Walker, TX

Moderate Risk (33/100)

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 Walker in Texas · Population: 78,292

Walker, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 6 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 51 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 33/100 (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 51.1K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 22 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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.

Population
78,292
TRI Facilities
6
Water Systems
51
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
51.1K lbs

Water Systems (51)

System Population Violations
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE 48,522 0
SANTA FE UTILITY 8,265 0
TDCJ BETO UNIT 8,148 1
TDCJ COFFIELD UNIT 7,965 8
RIVERSIDE SUD 6,492 82
TDCJ CHASE FIELD 5,595 1
TDCJ RAMSEY AREA 5,119 2
TDCJ JESTER UNIT 3 3,365 1
TDCJ WAINWRIGHT UNIT 3,148 1
TDCJ FERGUSON UNIT 3,043 8
TDCJ MEMORIAL UNIT 2,501 1
DODGE OAKHURST WSC 2 2,500 3
WALKER COUNTY SUD D 2,184 0
OAK HOLLOW SUBDIVISION 1,980 0
PHELPS SUD 1,900 5
HIGH MEADOWS RANCH WATER SUPPLY 1,827 0
WALKER COUNTY SUD B CRABBS PRAIRIE 1,815 0
WALKER COUNTY SUD C 1,674 0
RANCH CREST SUBDIVISION 1,623 0
TDCJ PACK UNIT 1,597 72
WATERWOOD MUD 1 1,494 0
WALKER COUNTY SUD A 1,458 0
TDCJ LUTHER UNITS 1,431 4
CITY OF NEW WAVERLY 1,125 1
MONTEBELLO UTILITY 1,068 0
LIBERTY COUNTY UTILITIES 1,008 0
YAUPON COVE 1,000 0
B & J WATER CO 675 0
DOS AGUAS 669 0
PEACH CREEK PLANTATION WATER SYSTEM 534 0
WALKER COUNTY SUD F 447 1
POWDER MILL ESTATES 342 0
WATSON LAKES WSC 330 0
SHOREWOOD FOREST WATER SYSTEM 312 1
GREEN RICH SHORES AND STERLING ISLAND SU 275 16
PINE GROVE ESTATES WATER SYSTEM 243 0
POE BRACEWELL WATER SYSTEM 220 0
DEEP RIVER PLANTATION 195 7
LAKE LIVINGSTON HEIGHTS WSC 150 47
OAKS OF ROSEHILL 132 0
TWIN OAKS MHP HARRIS 105 0
TIMBER SWITCH WATER PLANT 105 0
BELL WATER 92 2
CIELO SUBDIVISION 51 0
EMERALD ESTATES 48 102
BEAU VIEW UTILITIES 45 1
HIGHWAY 90 ESTATES 39 0
EMORY GLEN WATER SYSTEM 0 0
TRA LIVINGSTON REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY 0 0
TRA TRINITY COUNTY REGIONAL 0 0
TRA HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY 0 0

TRI Facilities (6)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Gardner Glass Products Inc 38.8K lbs
2 Exxonmobil Huntsville Polyolefin Thermoset Resin Plant 8.2K lbs
3 Liquid Minerals Group New Waverly Plant 2.7K lbs
4 Ufp New Waverly 785 lbs
5 Weatherford International Huntsville Manufacturing 574 lbs
6 Txi-Huntsville Ready Mix 0 lbs

Cities in Walker (2)

Huntsville
Pop: -
5 facilities · 24 water
New Waverly
Pop: -
1 facilities · 24 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Walker, Texas?
Walker, TX has an environmental risk score of 33/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 6 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 51 water systems on record. 22 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Walker?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Walker, TX in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Walker?
Walker, TX has 6 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 51.1K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Walker?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Walker, TX. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit PlainAirData.com.
Is the drinking water safe in Walker?
Walker, TX has 51 EPA-regulated water systems. 22 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Walker?
Environmental compliance in Walker, Texas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Texas 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