What environmental databases are included?

This page aggregates data from eight EPA databases: Safe Drinking Water (SDWIS), Superfund/NPL sites, Toxic Release Inventory (TRI), Air Quality Index (AQI), Leaking Underground Storage Tanks (LUST), NPDES water discharge permits, RCRA hazardous waste, and Brownfields.

What does the Air Quality Index (AQI) mean?

AQI is measured on a scale from 0 to 500. Values under 50 are 'Good,' 51-100 is 'Moderate,' and above 100 is 'Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups.' AQI is measured at the county level since air quality monitoring stations are sparse. Your town shares its county's AQI reading.

What is a Superfund site?

A Superfund site is a location contaminated by hazardous waste that has been placed on the EPA's National Priorities List (NPL) for long-term cleanup. These sites pose serious risks to human health and the environment. Cleanup can take decades and cost hundreds of millions of dollars.

Hildebran, NC Water Quality, EPA Sites & Air Quality Data

Environmental Reporti

Water Systemsi

10community / 21 total

Water Violationsi

TRI Facilitiesi

Active NPDESi

2/ 7 total

Drinking Wateri

SDWIS

Public water systems registered to serve this area. Community systems (CWS) provide water to residents year-round. Transient systems serve places like gas stations or restaurants. Violations indicate a system failed to meet federal drinking water standards.

Community Systemsi

Active Systemsi

Recent Violationsi

Community (10)

Transient (10)

Non-Transient (1)

Recent Violations (Last 5 Years)

ICARD TOWNSHIP WATER CORP

2 violationsLatest: 2024-10-17

EPA

BURKE CO-AIRPORT RHODHISS

7 violationsLatest: 2021-01-01

EPA

Historical Violations (Over 5 Years Ago)

BURKE COUNTY OMARA

4 violationsLatest: 2019-07-01

EPA

BURKE CO. WATER-SOUTH

4 violationsLatest: 2019-07-01

EPA

BURKE CO-MINERAL SPRINGS

6 violationsLatest: 2019-07-01

EPA

RIVERWOOD S/D

2 violationsLatest: 2001-01-01

EPA

BURKE CO-MUSIC MOUNTAIN

9 violationsLatest: 2019-07-01

EPA

Toxic Release Inventory (TRI)i

TRI

Factories, refineries, and other industrial facilities that use or store hazardous chemicals are required to report their releases annually to the EPA. Being listed here does not mean a violation occurred — it means the facility is transparently tracking its chemical usage.

Reporting Facilitiesi

With Chemical Datai

DREXEL HERITAGE FURNITURE INDUSTRIES INC PLANT 43104 1ST ST NW3 chemicals|TRI

IMPACT FURNITURE COTEX'S FISH CAMP RD|TRI

LEXINGTON FURNITURE INDUSTRIES PLANT 10100 1ST ST NW|TRI

Wastewater & Stormwater Permits (NPDES)i

NPDES

Under the Clean Water Act, any facility that discharges wastewater or stormwater into rivers, lakes, or streams must hold an NPDES permit. "Effective" means the permit is currently active and the facility is authorized to discharge under its permit conditions.

Active Permitsi

Expired / Terminatedi

GEIGER INTERNATIONAL INC218 CLINE PARK DRMinor Discharge|EPA

KLEEN TECH110 3RD ST NEMinor Discharge|EPA