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Where You Live
This section of the National Analysis looks at disposal and other releases of Toxics Release
Inventory (TRI) chemicals that occurred at various geographic levels throughout the United
States during 2017.
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As with any dataset, there are several factors to consider when using the TRI data. Key factors
associated with data presented are summarized in the Introduction. For more information see
Factors to Consider When Using Toxics Release Inventory Data.
States and Metropolitan Areas
For TRI purposes, "states" includes all U.S. territories. For 2017, all 56 states and territories had
facilities that reported releases to the TRI Program. Texas, Ohio, and California had the most
facilities that reported to TRI, and together accounted for 20% of total TRI-reporting facilities in
2017.
More than 80% of the United States' population and many of the industrial facilities that report
to the TRI Program are located in urban areas. "Metropolitan statistical areas" and "micropolitan
statistical areas" in the United States are defined by the Office of Management and Budget
(OMB) and consist of one or more socially and economically integrated adjacent counties, cities,
or towns.
Watersheds
A watershed is the land area that drains to a common waterway. Rivers, lakes, estuaries,
wetlands, streams, and oceans are catch basins for the land adjacent to them. Ground water
aquifers are replenished based on water flowing down through the land area above them.
Large aquatic ecosystems (LAEs) comprise multiple small watersheds and water resources
within a large geographic area. The Large Aquatic Ecosystems Council was created by the U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency in 2008 to focus on protecting and restoring the health of
critical aquatic ecosystems. Currently, there are 10 LAEs in this program.
Water pollution, surface runoff, contaminated sediment, discharges of chemicals, and air
emissions can affect the quality of the land, water, and living resources within an aquatic
ecosystem. Persistent, bioaccumulative and toxic chemicals can be especially problematic in
aquatic ecosystems because pollutants can accumulate in sediments and may bioaccumulate in
aquatic organisms and the tissues of fish and other wildlife within the food chain to
concentrations many times higher than in the water or air, which ultimately may cause
environmental health problems for humans and wildlife.
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Total Disposal or Other Releases within Large Aquatic
Ecosystems, 2017
Air
i Water
Land
Gulf of Mexico (337
mi
lion
lb)
Great Lakes (222
mi
lion
lb)
Columbia River Basin (97
mi
lion
lb)
Chesapeake Bay (35
mi
lion
lb)
San Francisco Bay Delta (16
mi
lion
lb)
Puget Sound - Georgia Basin (6
mi
lion
lb)
Long Island Sound (3
mi
lion
lb)
South Florida (2
mi
lion
lb)
Lake Champlain Basin (741 thousand lb)
Pacific Islands (512 thousand lb)
Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases
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0% 20% 40% 60%
Percent of Total
80%
100%
Total Disposal or Other Releases within Large Aquatic
Ecosystems per Square Mile, 2017
Gulf of Mexico
Great Lakes
Pacific Islands
Chesapeake Bay
Columbia River Basin
Puget Sound - Georgia Basin
San Francisco Bay Delta
South Florida
Long Island Sound
Lake Champlain Basin
500 1,000 1,500 2,000
Pounds perSq. Mile
2,500 3,000
3,500
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Tribal Communities
Under EPA policy, the Agency works with federally recognized tribes on a government-to-
government basis to protect the land, air, and water in Indjan.country and Alaska Native
villages and to support tribal assumption of program authority. Facilities located in Indian
country that meet TRI reporting requirements must indicate the appropriate three-digit Bureau
of Indian Affairs fBIAl tribal code on annual TRI reporting forms. These codes tell the EPA on
which tribal land the facility is located.
In 2017, there were 41 facilities located in the Indian country of 18 different federally
recognized tribes. These facilities collectively reported 31 million pounds of production-related
waste and 10 million pounds of releases (total disposal or other releases). Of the releases
reported, 96% of the TRI releases in Indian country occurred on site, and 90% of these
releases were disposal to land reported by electric utilities and metal mining facilities. In 2017,
these facilities primarily released metal compounds such as lead and barium. Lead is often
present in the mineral ore disposed of by metal mines, and barium is present in coal and oil
combusted at electric utilities.
The table below provides more details about various types of releases and waste management
reported by facilities on federally recognized tribal lands.
Quick Facts for 2017: Facilities on Tribal Lands
Measure
Value
Number of Facilities that Reported to TRI
41
Number of Tribes with TRI Facilities
18
Production-Related Waste Managed
30.84 million lb
Recycled
12.15 million lb
Energy Recovery
3.19 million lb
Treated
5.36 million lb
Disposed or Otherwise Released
10.14 million lb
Total Disposal or Other Releases
10.14 million lb
On-site
9.76 million lb
Air
0.60 million lb
Water
1.22 thousand lb
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Measure
Value
Land
9.16 million lb
Off-site
0.37 million lb
The interactive chart below lists the federally recognized tribes with at least one TRI-reporting
facility on their lands, and includes various data related to TRI releases by the facilities located
on those lands. Use the buttons in the top gray row to filter the data by industry sector,
chemical, and/or tribe. The blue dropdown button on the left allows you to view the data
differently by changing which chart is displayed. Visit the TRI for Tribal Communities Olik
dashboard to explore even more information about releases of chemicals on or near tribal
lands. Additional information about all TRI facilities is also available in the full 2017 TRI National
Analysis Olik dashboard.
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Select an Industry Sector
Select a Chemical
Select a Tribe
Select charts from this menu
Clear Selections
Releases by Tribe
Number of Facilities by Tribe Total Releases by Tribe, 2017
Releases by Facility
Releases by Chemical
Releases by Industry Sector
Releases by Media and Year
Total Releases for 18 Tribes: 10,143.007 lbs
Ute Indian Tribe of th...
49.555 Tohono O'Qdham N.„
Coeur D'Alene Tribe {p..
Navajo Nation, Arizon...
Puyallup Tribe of the P..
Tohono O'odham Nati...
Ute Indian Tribe of the..
Others
23.41
N avail
Navajo Nation, Arizona, New Mexico & Utah
Tribe: ¦ Navajo Nation, Arizona,
New Mexico & Utah
Releases (lbs): 2,373,268
Share: 23.4%
The interactive table below lists the federally recognized tribes that had at least one TRI-
reporting facility on their lands, along with the total releases reported by facilities, the number
of facilities, and a link to a fact sheet with more information about TRI facilities on each tribe's
land. Click on a column header to change the sorting of the table.
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Total Disposal or Other Releases on Tribal Lands by Tribe, 2017
Tribes with TRI Facilities Located on or Within 10 Miles of Their Tribal Lands in 2017
This table is interactive - click the column headers to change the sorting of the table.
Tribe Q.
Total Releases (lbs)
Number of Facilities
Fact Sheet
Q
Totals
10,143,007
41
Tohono O'odham Nation of Arizona
5,021.595
1
Link
Navajo Nation, Arizona. New Mexico & Utah
2.373,268
2
Link
Ute Indian Tribe of the Uintah & Ouray Reservation, Utah
1,911,791
1
Link
Puyallup Tribe of the Puyaliup Reservation
565,960
10
Link
Coeur D'Alene Tribe (previously listed as the Coeur D?Alene Tribe of the Coeur D'Alene
Reservation, Idaho)
117,441
2
Link
Confederated Tribes and Bands of the Yakama Nation
108,934
3
Link
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians
37,315
1
Link
Arapaho Tribe of the Wind River Reservation, Wyoming
2,741
1
Link
Saginaw Chippewa Indian Tribe of Michigan
2,437
1
Link
Colorado River Indian Tribes of the Colorado River Indian Reservation, Arizona and
California
766
1
Link
Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin
314
4
Link
Gila River Indian Community of the Gila River Indian Reservation, Arizona
290
7
Link
Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community of the Salt River Reservation, Arizona
118
1
Link
Tulalip Trides of Washington (previously listed as the Tulalip Tribes of the Tulatip
Reservation. Washington)
30
1
Link
Nez Perce Tribe (previously listed as Nez Perce Tribe of Idaho)
6
1
Link
Chickasaw Nation
2
1
Link
Suquamish Indian Trihe of the Port Madison Reservation
0
1
Link
Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma
0
2
Link
Additional resources for tribes are available on the TRI for Tribal Communities weboaae. The
webpage includes more detailed analyses of TRI data, links to other online tools, and Tribal
Program Manager contact information.
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