Vigo, IN
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Environmental data for Vigo in Indiana · Population: 106,201
Vigo, IN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 7 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 40/100 (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 1.1M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 3 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 47 and a peak AQI of 112 in 2024, with 56% 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 | 204 (56%) | 161 | 1 | 112 |
| 2023 | 182 (50%) | 175 | 6 | 232 |
| 2022 | 203 (56%) | 160 | 2 | 115 |
| 2021 | 172 (47%) | 193 | 0 | 99 |
| 2020 | 223 (61%) | 142 | 1 | 112 |
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 Indiana, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (7)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SULLIVAN-VIGO RURAL WATER CORP. | 2,765 | 0 |
| KNIGHTSVILLE WATER WORKS | 1,523 | 1 |
| SISTERS OF PROVIDENCE/ST. MARY OF WOODS | 900 | 0 |
| TRAILS EDGE APTS | 260 | 1 |
| MORRIS MOBILE HOME ESTATES | 75 | 0 |
| ROCKY ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK | 50 | 0 |
| LEISURE ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK | 49 | 2 |
TRI Facilities (17)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Amcor Flexibles N.a. | 973.9K lbs |
| 2 | Sony Dadc | 25.6K lbs |
| 3 | Ampacet Corp | 22.9K lbs |
| 4 | Hydrite Chemical Co. | 21.7K lbs |
| 5 | Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute | 21.1K lbs |
| 6 | Brenntag Mid-South Inc. | 12.7K lbs |
| 7 | Unison Engine Components Terre Haute | 8.6K lbs |
| 8 | Gartland Foundry Co Inc | 5.9K lbs |
| 9 | Vp Racing Fuels Inc. | 4.8K lbs |
| 10 | General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 67 | 4.5K lbs |
| 11 | Steel Dynamics Heartland LLC | 3.6K lbs |
| 12 | Geon Performance Solutions LLC | 858 lbs |
| 13 | Danisco USA Inc | 526 lbs |
| 14 | Lenex Steel Co | 256 lbs |
| 15 | Pyrolyx USA Indiana | 20 lbs |
| 16 | Novelis Corp | 0 lbs |
| 17 | Great Dane Trailers | 0 lbs |
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.