Wayne, MI
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Wayne in Michigan · Population: 1,773,767
TRI sites such as Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works; Wayne Disposal Inc; Eq Detroit Inc; SDWIS systems such as DETROIT CITY OF; DEARBORN; CANTON TOWNSHIP; NPL sites such as Carter Industrials, Inc.; DSC McLouth Steel Gibraltar Plant; Lower Ecorse Creek Dump anchor Wayne, MI's EPA extract. Derived burden score 95/100 (High Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Wayne total 128.1M lbs; health-flagged SDWIS rows include TAYLOR; DEARBORN HEIGHTS; REDFORD TOWNSHIP, while Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads TRI pounds. AQS median AQI 55 / peak 181 in 2024.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works; Wayne Disposal Inc; Eq Detroit Inc. Named SDWIS systems: DETROIT CITY OF; DEARBORN; CANTON TOWNSHIP. NPL sites on record: Carter Industrials, Inc.; DSC McLouth Steel Gibraltar Plant; Lower Ecorse Creek Dump. Burden score 95/100 (High Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Wayne, MI: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+29.9%
112 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+27.9%
15.1 million lb → 19.3 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 5 facilities filed for the first time and 6 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Wayne, MI's total reported releases rose from 14.8 million lb in 2022 to 19.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne, MI's land releases rose from 2.5 million lb in 2022 to 6.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne, MI's air releases rose from 1.6 million lb in 2022 to 1.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne, MI's chemicals reported fell from 119 in 2022 to 115 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
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 | 120 (33%) | 238 | 7 | 181 |
| 2023 | 70 (19%) | 272 | 19 | 226 |
| 2022 | 63 (17%) | 287 | 15 | 131 |
| 2021 | 86 (24%) | 275 | 4 | 118 |
| 2020 | 118 (32%) | 238 | 8 | 188 |
Source: 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 Michigan, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (52)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| DETROIT CITY OF | 633,218 | 0 |
| DEARBORN | 109,976 | 0 |
| CANTON TOWNSHIP | 99,627 | 0 |
| LIVONIA | 96,942 | 0 |
| WESTLAND | 85,420 | 0 |
| TAYLOR | 63,409 | 1 |
| DEARBORN HEIGHTS | 57,774 | 2 |
| REDFORD TOWNSHIP | 49,504 | 2 |
| LINCOLN PARK | 38,144 | 0 |
| BROWNSTOWN TOWNSHIP | 33,194 | 0 |
| NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP | 32,103 | 0 |
| SOUTHGATE | 30,047 | 0 |
| HAMTRAMCK | 28,433 | 3 |
| ALLEN PARK | 28,210 | 0 |
| GARDEN CITY | 27,625 | 0 |
| PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP | 27,524 | 0 |
| VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP | 27,359 | 0 |
| WYANDOTTE | 25,883 | 0 |
| INKSTER | 25,076 | 0 |
| ROMULUS | 23,989 | 0 |
| TRENTON | 18,544 | 0 |
| WAYNE | 17,713 | 0 |
| HURON TWP | 16,944 | 0 |
| GROSSE POINTE WOODS | 16,135 | 0 |
| HARPER WOODS | 14,236 | 2 |
| WOODHAVEN | 12,941 | 0 |
| MELVINDALE | 12,851 | 1 |
| RIVERVIEW | 12,486 | 0 |
| GROSSE POINTE PARK | 11,555 | 4 |
| GROSSE ILE TOWNSHIP | 10,788 | 1 |
| FLAT ROCK | 10,541 | 5 |
| GROSSE POINTE FARMS | 9,757 | 0 |
| SUMPTER TOWNSHIP | 9,576 | 0 |
| ECORSE | 9,305 | 0 |
| PLYMOUTH | 9,132 | 0 |
| HIGHLAND PARK | 8,977 | 0 |
| RIVER ROUGE | 7,224 | 4 |
| GROSSE POINTE, CITY OF | 5,421 | 0 |
| GIBRALTAR | 4,997 | 0 |
| BELLEVILLE | 3,964 | 2 |
| ROCKWOOD | 3,240 | 0 |
| GROSSE POINTE SHORES | 2,929 | 0 |
| HIDDEN LAKE ESTATES | 673 | 0 |
| COUNTRYSIDE VILLAGE | 490 | 0 |
| DEERFIELD PINES MOBILE HOME PARK | 308 | 0 |
| COUNTRY HOLIDAY ESTATES | 148 | 0 |
| WINDWARD OWNERS ASSOCIATION | 90 | 0 |
| TIMBER COUNTRY MOBILE HOME PARK | 75 | 0 |
| HARTLAND HILLS CONDOMINIUMS | 67 | 0 |
| MAPLEWOOD ESTATES MHC LLC | 37 | 4 |
| CLEAN WATER ASSOCIATION, INC. | 22 | 0 |
| GREAT LAKES WATER AUTHORITY | 0 | 11 |
TRI Facilities (50)
Superfund Sites (4)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Carter Industrials, Inc. | Deleted NPL Site | 37.79 |
| DSC McLouth Steel Gibraltar Plant | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Lower Ecorse Creek Dump | Deleted NPL Site | 0.00 |
| McLouth Steel Corp | NPL Site | 50.00 |
Cities in Wayne (40)
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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.