Washington, AL

Moderate Risk (35/100)

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 Washington in Alabama · Population: 15,270

Washington, AL is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 7 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 11 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 35/100 (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 3.1M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries 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
15,270
TRI Facilities
7
Water Systems
11
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
3.1M lbs

Water Systems (11)

System Population Violations
MCINTOSH WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY 3,060 0
WASHINGTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY 2,445 0
MILLRY WATER WORKS 2,217 0
CHATOM, THE UTILITIES BOARD OF THE TOWN 2,037 0
FRUITDALE WATER SYSTEM 1,809 0
LEROY WATER AUTHORITY 1,710 1
TIBBIE WATER & FIRE PROTECTION AUTHORITY 1,539 0
DEER PARK-VINEGAR BEND WATER & FPA 1,467 0
FRANKVILLE WATER & FIRE PRO AUTHORITY 945 0
ST STEPHENS WATER SYSTEM 735 0
HOBSON WATER SYSTEM 663 0

TRI Facilities (7)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Basf Corp 1.7M lbs
2 Tate & Lyle Sucralose LLC 537.4K lbs
3 Huntsman Advanced Materials LLC 405.2K lbs
4 Charles R Lowman Power Plant 284.8K lbs
5 Resin Solutions LLC - Chatom Facility 86.8K lbs
6 Olin Corp 57.7K lbs
7 Mmc Materials Gulf Coast LLC - McIntosh Plant 1 lbs

Cities in Washington (3)

Chatom
Pop: -
1 facilities · 4 water
Leroy
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Mc Intosh
Pop: -
5 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Washington, Alabama?
Washington, AL has an environmental risk score of 35/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 7 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 11 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Washington?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Washington, AL in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Washington?
Washington, AL has 7 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 3.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Washington?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Washington, AL. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Washington?
Washington, AL has 11 EPA-regulated water systems. 1 system has 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 Washington?
Environmental compliance in Washington, 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