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Massachusetts Environmental Profile

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's 2023 Toxics Release Inventory, Safe Drinking Water Information System, and Superfund National Priorities List, this is Massachusetts's (MA) full public environmental-compliance record - toxic releases, drinking-water systems, and Superfund sites in one place.

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MA regulatory profile by statute

Violation/site counts mapped to the EPA statutes this portal tracks

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What this shows Counts are mapped to statute as a structural proxy and reflect reported activity, not toxicity-weighted or population-adjusted risk. Clean Air Act (Title V) permit data is not currently ingested by this portal, so air-permit compliance is not shown here.

Source EPA SDWIS / Superfund

TRI Facilities

450

EPCRA Section 313 reporters

Water Systems

564

SDWIS regulated

Superfund Sites

41

32 active NPL

Total Releases

18.3M lbs

TRI cumulative disclosure

Compliance Snapshot - MA

Sites with no recorded health violations 76.7%
Sites with at least one open violation 23.3%

Massachusetts consolidates three federal EPA datasets into one statewide environmental profile: 450 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities reporting under EPCRA Section 313, 564 community water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and 41 sites on the Superfund National Priorities List.

TRI facilities in MA have cumulatively disclosed 18.3M lbs of toxic chemical releases, while SDWIS records show 1,106 total violations across the state's regulated water systems, of which 236 systems carry an active health-based violation (MCL exceedance or treatment-technique failure). Activity clusters in counties such as Worcester, Middlesex, Essex, which account for the highest combined facility, water-system, and Superfund presence.

Every figure reflects the public regulatory record as filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is not weighted for toxicity, geographic footprint, or population exposure. A state can rank high in any individual metric because of industrial history, naturally occurring contaminants in source water, or simply the number of reporting facilities, not because current residents face unsafe conditions. Drill into any county or water system below for the full disclosure record.

What does this state's environmental record show?

TRI Facilities
450
Water Systems
564
Superfund Sites
41
Total Violations
1,106
Total Releases
18.3M lbs
Health Violations
236
water systems

Largest Polluters

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# Facility Total Releases
1 Solutia Inc 2.5M lbs
2 Callaway Golf Ball Operations Inc 1.5M lbs
3 Rousselot Peabody Inc. 1.2M lbs
4 Metalor Technologies USA 1.0M lbs
5 Chemgenes Corp 630.6K lbs
6 Wollaston Alloys 614.2K lbs
7 Ideal Tape Co 564.7K lbs
8 Charter Next Generation - Turners Falls 460.5K lbs
9 Duncan Galvanizing Corp. 455.2K lbs
10 Acushnet Co Ball Plant II 446.8K lbs
11 Kovalus Separation Solutions Inc. 436.5K lbs
12 Thermo Fisher Scientific 414.2K lbs
13 Nyacol Nanotechnologies Inc 354.6K lbs
14 Acushnet Co Ball Plant III 315.8K lbs
15 Nasoya Foods USA Llc. 292.9K lbs
16 Westfield Electroplating Co 264.1K lbs
17 US Tsubaki Automotive LLC 227.1K lbs
18 Clean Harbors of Braintree Inc. 189.2K lbs
19 Supercon Inc 186.9K lbs
20 Skyworks Solutions Inc 179.4K lbs

Water Quality

Systems with Health Violations

Water System Population Violations
TWIN OAKS MHP MIDLAND 234 65
CHERRY VALLEY/ ROCHDALE WATER DISTRICT 3,696 48
BOUMIL GROVE CONDOS 72 35
RAYMOND WOODS TOWNHOUSES 50 32
SPRINGFIELD WATER AND SEWER COMMISSION 167,954 27
LONGMEADOW WATER DEPT 15,815 26
MOUNT ST MARYS ABBEY 60 26
MONROE WATER DISTRICT 55 23
BELLINGHAM DPW WATER SEWER DIVISION 16,061 23
DARTMOUTH WATER DIVISION 24,630 22
COUNTRY MANOR 66 21
HANOVER WATER DEPT 14,984 21
MADDEN ESTATES 50 20
PLAINVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT 8,805 20
SWANSEA WATER DISTRICT 17,375 20
SOMERSET WATER DEPARTMENT 18,303 18
THREE RIVERS M H COMMUNITY 63 15
RUTLAND WATER DEPARTMENT 5,605 14
CHESTER WATER DEPT 750 12
EAST LONGMEADOW DPW WATER DEPT 16,161 12

Cities with Water Issues

Agawam
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Belchertown
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Chicopee
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East Longmeadow
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Northampton
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Palmer
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South Hadley
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Ware
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Westfield
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Wilbraham
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Springfield
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Pittsfield
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Lee
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North Adams
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Greenfield
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South Deerfield
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Fitchburg
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Devens
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Gardner
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Leominster
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Superfund Sites (41)

Site Name Status HRS Score
Atlas Tack Corp. NPL Site 42.60
Baird & McGuire NPL Site 66.35
BJAT LLC NPL Site 41.91
Blackburn and Union Privileges NPL Site 50.00
Cannon Engineering Corp. (CEC) Deleted NPL Site 39.89
Charles-George Reclamation Trust Landfill NPL Site 47.20
Creese & Cook Tannery (Former) NPL Site 60.57
Fort Devens NPL Site 42.24
Fort Devens-Sudbury Training Annex Deleted NPL Site 35.57
GE - Housatonic River Proposed NPL Site 70.71
Groveland Wells NPL Site 40.74
Hanscom Field/Hanscom Air Force Base NPL Site 50.00
Hatheway and Patterson Company Deleted NPL Site 56.60
Haverhill Municipal Landfill NPL Site 30.29
Hocomonco Pond NPL Site 44.80
Industri-Plex NPL Site 72.42
Iron Horse Park NPL Site 42.93
Lower Neponset River NPL Site 50.00
Materials Technology Laboratory (USARMY) Deleted NPL Site 48.57
Microfab, Inc. (Former) NPL Site 50.00
Natick Laboratory Army Research, Development, and Engineering Center NPL Site 50.00
Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant NPL Site 50.00
New Bedford Site NPL Site -
Norwood PCBs Deleted NPL Site 29.43
Nuclear Metals, Inc. NPL Site 58.31
Nyanza Chemical Waste Dump NPL Site 69.22
Olin Chemical NPL Site 50.00
Otis Air National Guard Base/Camp Edwards NPL Site 45.92
Plymouth Harbor/Cannon Engineering Corp. Deleted NPL Site 54.82
PSC Resources NPL Site 38.66
Re-Solve, Inc. NPL Site 47.71
Rose Disposal Pit NPL Site 33.03
Salem Acres Deleted NPL Site 34.94
Shpack Landfill Deleted NPL Site 29.45
Silresim Chemical Corp. NPL Site 42.72
South Weymouth Naval Air Station NPL Site 50.00
Sullivan's Ledge NPL Site 32.77
Sutton Brook Disposal Area NPL Site 57.12
W.R. Grace & Co., Inc. (Acton Plant) NPL Site 59.31
Walton & Lonsbury Inc. NPL Site 58.30
Wells G&H NPL Site 42.71

Counties (16 total)

County Facilities
Worcester 81
Middlesex 83
Essex 57
Bristol 65
Norfolk 43
Hampden 48
Plymouth 18
Berkshire 10
Hampshire 13
Barnstable 7
Franklin 10
Suffolk 13
Dukes 0
Nantucket 2
Middlesex, Worcester 0
Norfolk, Suffolk 0

Largest Cities

Agawam
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2 facilities · 1 water systems
Belchertown
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2 facilities · 4 water systems
Chicopee
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11 facilities · 2 water systems
Easthampton
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
East Longmeadow
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4 facilities · 1 water systems
Hatfield
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Holyoke
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3 facilities · 1 water systems
Ludlow
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2 facilities · 0 water systems
Monson
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Northampton
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4 facilities · 2 water systems
Florence
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1 facilities · 0 water systems
Palmer
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3 facilities · 2 water systems
South Hadley
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2 facilities · 3 water systems
Three Rivers
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Ware
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2 facilities · 2 water systems
Westfield
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5 facilities · 2 water systems
West Springfield
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4 facilities · 2 water systems
Wilbraham
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2 facilities · 1 water systems
Springfield
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9 facilities · 3 water systems
Indian Orchard
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1 facilities · 0 water systems

Frequently Asked Questions

How many polluting facilities are in Massachusetts? ▼
Massachusetts has 450 facilities that report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). These facilities have collectively reported 18.3M lbs in total toxic chemical releases. TRI data is self-reported annually by facilities that manufacture, process, or use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts.
Does Massachusetts have Superfund sites? ▼
Yes, Massachusetts has 41 sites on the EPA Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). Superfund sites are contaminated locations identified for long-term cleanup under the EPA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
Is the water safe in Massachusetts? ▼
Massachusetts has 564 EPA-regulated water systems. 236 water 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 data is available for Massachusetts? ▼
PlainEnviro provides three categories of EPA environmental data for Massachusetts: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data covering 450 industrial facilities, Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data for 564 water systems, and Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) data for 41 contaminated sites.
How does Massachusetts compare to other states environmentally? ▼
Massachusetts has 450 TRI facilities with 18.3M lbs in total releases, 41 Superfund sites, and 1,106 water system violations on record. State-level environmental comparisons depend on many factors including industrial activity, population, and geographic size. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL databases.

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About This Data

This page aggregates environmental data from three EPA programs for Massachusetts: the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for industrial chemical releases, the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) for water quality, and the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) for hazardous waste cleanup sites.

PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. Numbers reflect reported data and may not capture all environmental activity. For specific health or environmental concerns, contact your state environmental agency.

What to do with Massachusetts's data

Use this state profile as a starting point, then drill into the specific dataset that matters to you.

  • Check the 450 TRI facilities reporting in Massachusetts for the largest reported releases near a specific county. View facilities
  • 236 water systems in the state have a recorded health-based violation, check if yours is one of them. Check water systems
  • See how Massachusetts compares to other states on releases, water violations, and Superfund sites. State rankings

Reported data reflects what facilities and agencies disclose to the EPA; it is not a complete measure of environmental risk or a substitute for local guidance.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, this state profile is drawn from PlainEnviro's database of more than 25,000 EPA-tracked facilities, the Safe Drinking Water Information System, and the Superfund National Priorities List, compiled since federal reporting began under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act in October 1986; see our methodology for full source citations and refresh cadence.

Every figure on PlainEnviro is rendered directly from EPA environmental compliance data, no number is typed in by an editor. State environmental figures are computed directly from EPA data. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.