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.

Medford, WI Water Quality, EPA Sites & Air Quality Data

Environmental Reporti

Water Systemsi

1community / 85 total

Water Compliancei

Clean

TRI Facilitiesi

433.9K lbs reported

Active NPDESi

7/ 12 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 (47)

Non-Transient (2)

Community (1)

Historical Violations (Over 5 Years Ago)

MEDFORD WATERWORKS

2 violationsLatest: 2018-07-01

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

Total Reported Releasesi

33.9K lbs

PHILLIPS PLASTICS CO PRECISION DECORATING939 S WHELEN AVE PO BOX 70303 chemicals|TRI

WEATHER SHIELD MANUFATURING INC CUSTOM PRODUCTS DIV615 N 8TH ST2 chemicals|TRI

HURD WINDOWS & DOORS MEDFORD PLANT520 S WHELEN AVE1 chemical|TRI

NESTLE PIZZA DIV - MEDFORD940 S WHELEN AVE1 chemical|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

MEDFORD CITY OF603 SOUTH WHELEN AVENUEPOTW|EPA

ALTER METAL RECYCLING DBA RELIABLE RECYCLING510 W ALLMAN STMinor Discharge|EPA

PROPERTY PRESERVATION, INC SITENORTH SIDE OF STH 64 AT INTERSECTION WITH JOAN STRMinor Discharge|EPA

NESTLE PIZZA DIVISION940 S WHELEN AVEMinor Discharge|EPA

XCEL ENERGYTRANSMISSION LINE ALONG CTH M, CASTLE RD, CTH QMinor Discharge|EPA

FORE DEVELOPMENT + INVESTMENT GROUP SITEWEST SIDE OF PEPS DRIVEMinor Discharge|EPA

CITY OF MEDFORD SITEPEPS DRIVE/PERKINS STREETMinor Discharge|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.

DOBERSTEIN LUMBER & FENCEW 6617 HIGHWAY 64, P.O.BOX 191In Progress|EPA

DOBERSTEIN LUMBERTAYLOR COUNTYIn Progress|

FORMER HAMM'S S&B UPHOLSTERY749 SOUTH WHELEN AVENUEIn Progress|

SCRAP PROCESSING CO., INC.510 W ALLMANIn Progress|EPA

Superfund Sitesi

EPA Superfund

Superfund sites are the nation's most seriously contaminated locations. They are placed on the National Priorities List (NPL) and receive long-term federal cleanup funding. Most communities have none.

Scrap Processing Co., Inc.

Deleted NPL Site

EPA