Tuscaloosa, AL

Moderate Risk (43/100)

Environmental data for Tuscaloosa in Alabama

Tuscaloosa, AL is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 25 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 43/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 11.2M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 37 and a peak AQI of 125 in 2024, with 89% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

TRI Facilities
25
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
11.2M lbs

Air Quality History (2020–2024)

EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy (SG) Max AQI
2024 318 (89%) 39 2 125
2023 255 (70%) 110 0 87
2022 240 (86%) 40 0 87
2021 246 (88%) 34 0 90
2020 247 (89%) 31 0 97
2024 Good Air Quality: 89% of days
Unhealthy days: 2
Median AQI: 37

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)

For detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in Alabama on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (25)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Inc 8.7M lbs
2 Hunt Refining Co a Corp 921.3K lbs
3 Mercedes-Benz U.S. International Inc. 905.2K lbs
4 Smp Automotive Systems Alabama 215.0K lbs
5 Phifer Inc 175.0K lbs
6 Motherson Electroplating US LLC 64.4K lbs
7 Abraservice LLC 61.9K lbs
8 Southern Heat Exchanger Corp 60.1K lbs
9 Elk Co of Texas LLC 45.0K lbs
10 Ascorium N.a. Inc. 30.5K lbs
11 Michelin N.a. Inc 18.1K lbs
12 Hero Bx Alabama 12.7K lbs
13 Merichem Technologies LLC Catalyst Plant 6.3K lbs
14 Peco Foods Inc - Tuscaloosa Processing 5.1K lbs
15 Cox Wood of Alabama 1.6K lbs
16 Warrior Met Coal LLC 1.5K lbs
17 Hanna Steel Corp 1.5K lbs
18 Tms International LLC 1.3K lbs
19 Southern Heat Exchanger Corp 953 lbs
20 Black Warrior Roofing 770 lbs
21 Ashton Lewis - Sullivan Inc. 256 lbs
22 Warrior Asphalt Inc. 43 lbs
23 Warrior Roofing Manufacturing Inc 21 lbs
24 Ready Mix USA Llc-Tuscaloosa Facility 0 lbs
25 Gaylord Chemical Co LLC 0 lbs

Cities in Tuscaloosa (6)

Woodstock
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1 facilities · 0 water
Tuscaloosa
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16 facilities · 3 water
Brookwood
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1 facilities · 0 water
Cottondale
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1 facilities · 0 water
Northport
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4 facilities · 2 water
Vance
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1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Tuscaloosa, Alabama?
Tuscaloosa, AL has an environmental risk score of 43/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 25 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Tuscaloosa?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Tuscaloosa, AL in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Tuscaloosa?
Tuscaloosa, AL has 25 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 11.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Tuscaloosa?
In 2024, Tuscaloosa, AL recorded a median AQI of 37 and a peak AQI of 125. 89% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Tuscaloosa?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Tuscaloosa, AL in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Tuscaloosa?
Environmental compliance in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Alabama state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial