Yavapai, AZ

Moderate Risk (33/100)

Environmental data for Yavapai in Arizona

Yavapai, AZ is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 8 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 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 19.2M 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 47 and a peak AQI of 115 in 2024, with 61% 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
8
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
19.2M 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 225 (61%) 139 2 115
2023 298 (82%) 66 0 87
2022 341 (93%) 24 0 87
2021 302 (91%) 29 0 64
2020 265 (80%) 65 1 119
2024 Good Air Quality: 61% of days
Unhealthy days: 2
Median AQI: 47

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 Arizona on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (8)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Freeport-McMoran Bagdad Inc 19.0M lbs
2 Lhoist Na of Arizona Inc - Nelson Plant 99.7K lbs
3 Drake Cement LLC 26.1K lbs
4 Phoenix Cement Co 13.6K lbs
5 Nestle Health Science US 3.9K lbs
6 Sturm Ruger & Co Inc 720 lbs
7 Martin Marietta Arizona LLC - Yavapai Plant 420 lbs
8 Martin Marietta Arizona LLC - Clarkdale Plant 48 lbs

Cities in Yavapai (6)

Prescott
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3 facilities · 21 water
Bagdad
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1 facilities · 1 water
Clarkdale
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2 facilities · 3 water
Paulden
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1 facilities · 1 water
Peach Springs
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1 facilities · 3 water
Dewey-humboldt
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0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Yavapai, Arizona?
Yavapai, AZ has an environmental risk score of 33/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 8 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 Yavapai?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Yavapai, AZ in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Yavapai?
Yavapai, AZ has 8 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 19.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Yavapai?
In 2024, Yavapai, AZ recorded a median AQI of 47 and a peak AQI of 115. 61% 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 Yavapai?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Yavapai, AZ in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Yavapai?
Environmental compliance in Yavapai, Arizona is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Arizona 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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