Wayne, MI

High Risk (60/100)

Environmental data for Wayne in Michigan

Wayne, MI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 50 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 60/100 (High Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 128.2M 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 55 and a peak AQI of 181 in 2024, with 33% 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
50
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
128.2M 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 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
2024 Good Air Quality: 33% of days
Unhealthy days: 8
Median AQI: 55

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 Michigan on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (50)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works 53.0M lbs
2 Wayne Disposal Inc 39.8M lbs
3 Eq Detroit Inc 14.0M lbs
4 US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works 5.6M lbs
5 Ford Motor Co Dearborn Truck Plant 2.1M lbs
6 Ees Coke Battery LLC 1.9M lbs
7 Dte Electric Co - Trenton Channel Power Plant 1.5M lbs
8 US Ecology Michigan Inc. 1.2M lbs
9 Fca US Jefferson North Assembly Plant 1.1M lbs
10 Republic Industrial & Energy Solutions LLC 1.1M lbs
11 Marathon Petroleum Co LP - Michigan Refining Div 780.1K lbs
12 Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant 745.2K lbs
13 Ajax Metal Processing Inc 728.6K lbs
14 Fitzgerald Finishing LLC 597.6K lbs
15 Flat Rock Metal Inc. 464.9K lbs
16 Cadon Plating Co. 278.0K lbs
17 Ppg Coatings Services Detroit 267.0K lbs
18 Carmeuse Lime Inc River Rouge Facility 225.0K lbs
19 Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom) 220.3K lbs
20 Dte Electric Company- River Rouge Power Plant 216.2K lbs
21 Atlas Tube- Plymouth Plant 216.1K lbs
22 Flat Rock Assembly Plant 186.3K lbs
23 Basf Corp 159.2K lbs
24 Detroit Assembly Complex Mack 154.3K lbs
25 General Motors Gm Va Factory Zero Assembly Plant 145.1K lbs
26 Fintex LLC 141.0K lbs
27 Bodycote Thermal Processing Inc. - Canton Haggerty 134.8K lbs
28 Cooper Heat Treating LLC 120.0K lbs
29 Life Technologies Corp 119.5K lbs
30 Gm - Romulus Engine Operations 107.6K lbs
31 V&s Detroit Galvanizing LLC 79.3K lbs
32 Magni Industries Inc. 77.6K lbs
33 Univar Solutions USA 72.2K lbs
34 Cygnet Automated Cleaning LLC 67.5K lbs
35 Solutia Inc 51.5K lbs
36 Tower Automotive Plymouth 51.4K lbs
37 American Jetway Corp 45.0K lbs
38 Kreher Wire Processing 40.8K lbs
39 American Jetway Corp 39.8K lbs
40 Unistrut International Corp 34.1K lbs
41 Highline Warren - Livonia 33.6K lbs
42 Ihc Llc. 31.2K lbs
43 W S Molnar Co 30.4K lbs
44 Edw C Levy Co - Plant 6 29.2K lbs
45 Eftec N.a. LLC 26.9K lbs
46 Air Products & Chemicals Inc/detroit Hydrogen Facility 23.8K lbs
47 Cygnet Automated Cleaning LLC 23.6K lbs
48 New Boston Rtm Inc. 20.8K lbs
49 Basf Corp 18.4K lbs
50 Windsor Machine & Stamping (us) Ltd 17.9K lbs

Cities in Wayne (22)

Detroit
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41 facilities · 2 water
Belleville
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5 facilities · 3 water
Dearborn
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7 facilities · 1 water
Flat Rock
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2 facilities · 1 water
Inkster
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1 facilities · 1 water
Livonia
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12 facilities · 2 water
New Boston
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1 facilities · 1 water
Plymouth
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10 facilities · 2 water
Romulus
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15 facilities · 1 water
Taylor
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3 facilities · 1 water
Trenton
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3 facilities · 1 water
Woodhaven
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3 facilities · 1 water
Wayne
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7 facilities · 1 water
Westland
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3 facilities · 4 water
Canton
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7 facilities · 2 water
Wyandotte
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2 facilities · 1 water
Riverview
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2 facilities · 1 water
Brownstown
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1 facilities · 0 water
River Rouge
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6 facilities · 1 water
Ecorse
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2 facilities · 1 water
Redford
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5 facilities · 1 water
Northville
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2 facilities · 3 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Wayne, Michigan?
Wayne, MI has an environmental risk score of 60/100 (High Risk), based on 50 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 Wayne?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Wayne, MI in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Wayne?
Wayne, MI has 50 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 128.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Wayne?
In 2024, Wayne, MI recorded a median AQI of 55 and a peak AQI of 181. 33% 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 Wayne?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Wayne, MI in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Wayne?
Environmental compliance in Wayne, Michigan is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Michigan 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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