Umatilla, OR
A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.
Environmental data for Umatilla in Oregon · Population: 80,087
Umatilla, OR is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 10 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 30 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 39/100 (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 1.5M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 10 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 38 and a peak AQI of 117 in 2024, with 74% 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.
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 | 272 (74%) | 90 | 4 | 117 |
| 2023 | 259 (71%) | 103 | 0 | 267 |
| 2022 | 244 (67%) | 118 | 3 | 141 |
| 2021 | 265 (73%) | 92 | 6 | 169 |
| 2020 | 273 (75%) | 85 | 0 | 738 |
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 real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Oregon, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (30)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| HERMISTON, CITY OF | 20,000 | 0 |
| PENDLETON, CITY OF | 16,996 | 1 |
| UMATILLA, CITY OF | 8,256 | 0 |
| MILTON-FREEWATER, CITY OF | 7,145 | 0 |
| STANFIELD, CITY OF | 2,115 | 0 |
| PILOT ROCK, CITY OF | 1,326 | 0 |
| CTUIR PWD MISSION | 1,310 | 1 |
| ATHENA, CITY OF | 1,238 | 4 |
| WESTON, CITY OF | 714 | 0 |
| ECHO, CITY OF | 632 | 0 |
| ADAMS WATER DEPT, CITY OF | 400 | 0 |
| VISTA HOME PARK | 300 | 0 |
| CHARLES TRACTS WATER COMPANY | 249 | 0 |
| UKIAH, CITY OF | 235 | 1 |
| HELIX, CITY OF | 190 | 2 |
| RIETH WATER DISTRICT | 150 | 0 |
| HERITAGE IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT | 125 | 0 |
| CHART SUBDIVISION | 125 | 1 |
| SHADY REST MOBILE COURT | 110 | 0 |
| HAT ROCK WATER COMPANY | 108 | 9 |
| NORTH HILL WATER CORPORATION | 100 | 3 |
| VINCENT WATER COMPANY | 90 | 1 |
| STANFIELD HUTTERIAN | 80 | 0 |
| GREEN MEADOWS WTR CORPORATION | 75 | 0 |
| MCKAY ACRES IMPROVEMENT DIST | 75 | 0 |
| POWER CITY WATER CO-OP | 70 | 0 |
| HALLS TRAILER COURT | 60 | 0 |
| STEWARTS ADDITION | 50 | 0 |
| BLACK MOUNTAIN WATER DISTRICT | 43 | 0 |
| DESIRE FOR HEALING, INC | 33 | 2 |
TRI Facilities (10)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lamb Weston Inc. | 1.4M lbs |
| 2 | Lakeside Foods Inc. | 104.8K lbs |
| 3 | American Rock Products Hermiston | 5.8K lbs |
| 4 | Lippert Components Inc. - Plant #27 | 5.8K lbs |
| 5 | US Army National Guard Rees Training Center Ranges | 5.4K lbs |
| 6 | Grain Craft | 0 lbs |
| 7 | Clayton Hermiston | 0 lbs |
| 8 | Chs Hermiston Feed | 0 lbs |
| 9 | Keystone Rv | 0 lbs |
| 10 | Keystone Rv | 0 lbs |
Cities in Umatilla (3)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.