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.

Buffalo, TX Water Quality, EPA Sites & Air Quality Data

Environmental Reporti

Water Systemsi

3community / 13 total

Water Violationsi

TRI Facilitiesi

Active NPDESi

15/ 63 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

Transient (8)

Community (3)

Non-Transient (2)

Recent Violations (Last 5 Years)

SUNSHINE ESTATES

6 violationsLatest: 2024-10-01

EPA

RED TOP PARK

2 violationsLatest: 2024-10-17

EPA

Historical Violations (Over 5 Years Ago)

BUFFALO PWS

2 violationsLatest: 2008-04-01

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

MERIT CORTE 73 N|TRI

PETIT JEAN POULTRYHWY 73 N|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

SPRING HILL ESTATES 6TH ADDITIONASPEN STREETConstruction Stormwater|EPA

DALLAS COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT1011 MAIN STREETConstruction Stormwater|EPA

BUFFALO HEAD STARTHWY 65POTW|EPA

NEMO SAND & GRAVEL QUARRYRT 3 BOX 381Industrial Stormwater|EPA

DOLLAR GENERAL #25913 BUFFALO MO810 HWY 32Construction Stormwater|EPA

THE DURHAM COMPANY - BUFFALO LOCATIONLAT: 37.6651 N, LONG: -93.0100 WConstruction Stormwater|EPA

MERRITTS CAMPGROUND WWTPRT 3 BOX 524Minor Discharge|EPA

TURNER MEAT PROCESSING500 BLOCK RED TOP RD.Construction Stormwater|EPA

BRENTON KROPF4522 S. 250TH RD.Construction Stormwater|EPA

NEMO SAND & GRAVEL QUARRYRT 3 BOX 381Industrial Stormwater|EPA

CONCO CO BUFFALO QUARRY22 ENGLE RDIndustrial Stormwater|EPA

JORDAN TRUPP22 WHITE PALACE LANEConstruction Stormwater|EPA

SHROCKS COUNTRY BUTCHERING25 WILDLIFE ROADIndustrial Stormwater|EPA

SHADY LANE MHP WWTPHIGHWAY 65Minor Discharge|EPA

BUFFALO PUBLIC SAFETY TRAINING CENTER911 TRUMAN RDConstruction Stormwater|EPA

Cleanup Sites (Brownfields)i

EPA Brownfields

Former industrial or commercial properties where contamination has been found. "Remedy Complete" means cleanup is finished. "Construction Complete" means cleanup infrastructure is built but monitoring continues. "In Progress" means the site is still being investigated or cleaned up.

BUFFALO SENIOR CENTER303 N. MAPLE STREETIn Progress|

BUFFALO GAS STATION100-104 N. CEDARIn Progress|