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Public environmental health records for water, air, land, infrastructure, incidents, and community indicators.
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Drinking water compliance, PFAS records, natural water body health, discharge permits, and water-quality monitoring records for Washington.
Public water-system records for Washington, DC from EPA SDWIS.
D.C. Water and Sewer Authority
Active health-based drinking-water issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 632,323 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
PFAS screening separates EPA UCMR5 drinking-water monitoring from nearby DoD PFAS investigation-site records; EPA samples shown are from Jul 2024.
Drinking Water PFAS Monitoring
EPA UCMR5 samples public water systems. These results are separate from nearby PFAS cleanup or investigation-site records.
PFAS detections below EPA limits.
Nearby PFAS Investigation Sites
DoD records are nearby site investigations, not Washington drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.
Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling
Air Force · Active
Suspected PFAS record
Remedial investigation planned
Washington Dc Comnavdist
Navy · Active
Known detection in the DoD source record
Remedial investigation underway
Estimated investigation end date: 2039-04
Washington Dc Navsecsta
Navy · Active
Suspected PFAS record
No further action after preliminary assessment/site inspection
No health-relevant impaired water body records surfaced within 10 km in EPA ATTAINS.
Data from EPA ATTAINS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
Reviewed: source records as of Jan 5005
Air quality data from EPA monitoring stations, facility emissions inventories, and area-level air-quality designations in this city.
District of Columbia County
Reported: Dec 2020
EPA national average is ~30 per million
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 40-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 40 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top local emission sources
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designates an area as nonattainment when air quality does not meet federal health-based standards (NAAQS) for a specific pollutant.
Washington: Ozone
NonattainmentModerate8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)
Original designation: Jun 2026
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
Washington Area
CO · Carbon Monoxide (1971 Standard)
Classification: Moderate <= 12.7ppm
Original designation: Nov 1990
Current design value: 1.8 ppm (2021-2022) · Meets NAAQS
Data from EPA Green Book
Beltsville
Annual mean: 0.0 ppm · EPA standard: 0.07 ppm
Annual standard context: 2 exceedance days recorded in the reporting period
Reported: Mar 2026
Pg Equestrian Center — Greater Upper Marlboro, Maryland
Annual mean: 0.0 ppm · EPA standard: 0.07 ppm
Annual standard context: 1 exceedance day recorded in the reporting period
Reported: Mar 2026
Aurora Hills Visitors Center — Arlington, Virginia
Annual mean: 18.2 ppb · EPA standard: 100 ppb
Reported: Mar 2026
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Allied Aviation Fueling Co Inc
Reported: 2024
Bladensburg Ready Mix Concrete Facility
Reported: 2024
Fort Myer Construction Plant 1
Reported: 2024
Contaminated sites, waste facilities, cleanup records, and industrial operations in this city.
Sites listed on the National Priorities List (NPL) where releases or threatened releases of hazardous substances may endanger public health or the environment, as designated under CERCLA.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO· 110071100594
Reported: Nov 2021
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO2 sites with active cleanup or investigation status
115 Riggs Road Ne, Ne Washington Dc
Reported: Feb 2026
117 Wayne Place S E, Washington Dc 20032
Reported: Feb 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
Active release reports
Reported: Dec 2021
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Formerly Used Defense Sites are properties previously owned by, leased to, or otherwise possessed by the United States and under the jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense. The FUDS program addresses environmental restoration at these properties.
Open data source: USACE FUDSReported: Jun 2026
Reported: Jun 2026
Reported: Jun 2026
District of Columbia County, DC
Reported: Mar 2026
District of Columbia is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
Flood-map status, chemical accident risk, nuclear facilities, pipeline incidents, and community health indicators in this city.
Risk Management Program facilities handle extremely hazardous substances (e.g., chlorine, ammonia, propane). EPA requires these facilities to plan for worst-case chemical releases.
No facility records with recent chemical accidents surfaced for this property within the last five years.
Data from EPA ECHO
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
Recent Incidents (last 5 years)
WASHINGTON GAS LIGHT CO
Reported: Jan 1, 2024
Property damage: $79,220
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
District of Columbia County, District of ColumbiaPop. 671,803
Reported: Mar 2026
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking Water Violations
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 8,976 | 8,976 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 12.8% | 12.8% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 2.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 11.3% | 11.3% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 24.5% | 24.5% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.9 | 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Drinking Water Violations | 1 | 1 | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 8.4% | 8.4% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 77.1 | 77.1 | 77.6 |