Ventura, CA

Moderate Risk (36/100)

Environmental data for Ventura in California

Ventura, CA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 29 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 36/100 (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 374.4K 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 50 and a peak AQI of 176 in 2024, with 52% 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
29
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
374.4K 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 191 (52%) 160 14 176
2023 220 (60%) 133 12 136
2022 171 (47%) 183 11 140
2021 157 (43%) 198 10 122
2020 185 (51%) 155 21 174
2024 Good Air Quality: 52% of days
Unhealthy days: 15
Median AQI: 50

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 California on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (29)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Baxalta US Inc 118.1K lbs
2 The Procter & Gamble Paper Product Co 72.4K lbs
3 New-Indy Oxnard LLC 61.0K lbs
4 Performance Materials Corp DBA Toray Performance Composite 53.5K lbs
5 Parker Hannifin Corp 20.3K lbs
6 U.S. Navy Nbvc Naval Air Station Point Mugu 12.6K lbs
7 Southern Counties Oil Co. LP D.b.a. Sc Fuels 12.0K lbs
8 Skyworks Solutions Inc. 9.5K lbs
9 Pti Technologies Inc 4.7K lbs
10 Pac Foundries 3.0K lbs
11 Aluminum Precision Products Inc. 2.7K lbs
12 Meggitt Safety Systems Inc 2.3K lbs
13 Valex Corp 1.9K lbs
14 Performance Materials Corp DBA Toray Performance Composite 493 lbs
15 Kavlico/sensata 89 lbs
16 Teledyne Imaging Sensors 24 lbs
17 Pentair Water Pool & Spa 10 lbs
18 Magnuson Superchargers 5 lbs
19 Arcosa Lightweight Frazier Park Plant 4 lbs
20 Vulcan Materials-Saticoy 0 lbs
21 Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Ventura 0 lbs
22 National Ready Mix Concrete Co . 0 lbs
23 Benchmark Electronics Manufacturing Solutions(moorpark) Inc 0 lbs
24 Cemex Oxnard Plant 0 lbs
25 Associated Ready Mixed Concrete Inc. 0 lbs
26 Naval Construction Battalion Port Hueneme 0 lbs
27 Cemex Construction Materials LP 0 lbs
28 Cemex Simi Valley Plant 0 lbs
29 Psi Bearings 0 lbs

Cities in Ventura (11)

Thousand Oaks
Pop: —
1 facilities · 2 water
Newbury Park
Pop: —
2 facilities · 0 water
Ventura
Pop: —
3 facilities · 6 water
Camarillo
Pop: —
3 facilities · 8 water
Moorpark
Pop: —
3 facilities · 5 water
Oxnard
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9 facilities · 13 water
Port Hueneme
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2 facilities · 3 water
Point Mugu
Pop: —
1 facilities · 3 water
Santa Paula
Pop: —
1 facilities · 5 water
Simi Valley
Pop: —
3 facilities · 3 water
Frazier Park
Pop: —
1 facilities · 4 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Ventura, California?
Ventura, CA has an environmental risk score of 36/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 29 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 Ventura?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Ventura, CA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Ventura?
Ventura, CA has 29 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 374.4K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Ventura?
In 2024, Ventura, CA recorded a median AQI of 50 and a peak AQI of 176. 52% 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 Ventura?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Ventura, CA in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Ventura?
Environmental compliance in Ventura, California is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the California 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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