Toxin Scout

Air quality and drinking water coverage in Del Rio, TX

Review government records associated with Del Rio, Texas.

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What the Del Rio records show

Water quality and PFAS
1 candidate water system shown.Source date: Violations as of Q1 2026
Air quality and emissions
No monitoring records returned in this report.
Land and cleanup records
No Superfund records returned in this report; No brownfield records returned in this report.
Infrastructure and incidents
No pipeline incident records returned in this report; 2 RMP facility records shown (earlier stored inventory, current location coverage unverified).

Water quality in Del Rio

Drinking water quality

Check your water bill for your utility name and confirm the reporting year. See EPA’s guide to finding your annual water quality report.

Drinking Water Compliance

Public water-system records for Del Rio, TX from EPA SDWIS.

Del Rio Utilities Commission

Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.

Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026

City listed in EPA records · Serves 36,506 people

Data from EPA SDWIS

PFAS (Forever Chemicals)No PFAS records shown for this report

Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026

EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems

Open data source: EPA UCMR5

DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report

Open data source: DoD PFAS
Rivers, lakes and groundwater

Impaired Water Bodies

1

EPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.

San Felipe Creek-Rio Grande

Not Supporting10.7% of assessed waters impaired

Reported: Nov 2026

Open data source: EPA ATTAINS

Health-relevant causes: Pathogens

Affected uses: Recreation

Data from EPA ATTAINS

Discharge
Discharge Permits (NPDES)No NPDES-permitted facility records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.

Water Quality MonitoringThis report includes 3 monitoring station records from the Water Quality Portal. It identified no recent results above an applicable comparison value. Some stations may lack recent or comparable results.

Reviewed: source records as of 2026

Open data source: Water Quality Portal

Air quality and emissions in Del Rio

Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.

Air Quality Assessment

EPA AirToxScreen — Estimated Cancer Risk

20estimated additional cancer cases per million people

Val Verde County

Assessment year: 2020

Open data source: EPA AirToxScreen
Lower risk7th percentile nationallyHigher risk

According to EPA, a cancer risk of 20-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 20 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.

Top modeled source groups

Waste disposalWildfires & prescribed burns

Data from EPA AirToxScreen

Nonattainment Status

No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.

EPA Air Quality MonitorsNo EPA air quality monitoring station records surfaced for this city report.
Open data source: AirNow
Facilities & Emissions
Air Quality Violations (CAA)No matching Clean Air Act-regulated facility records surfaced for this city report.

Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO

Reported Air Emissions (TRI)

2

TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.

U.S. Dod, USAF, Laughlin Afb

Reported: 2024

Open data source: View EPA TRI facility record
Naphthalene
9.01 lbs
Total air: 9.01 lbsFugitive: 0.01 lbsStack: 9.00 lbs

US Cbp Del Rio Border Patrol Sector Training Facility Tx1156

Reported: 2024

Open data source: View EPA TRI facility record
Lead
1.16 lbs
Total air: 1.16 lbsFugitive: 1.16 lbs

Land cleanup and hazardous waste records in Del Rio

Contaminated Sites
Superfund SitesNo matching Superfund site records surfaced for this report.

Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Brownfield Sites (EPA ACRES)No matching brownfield site records surfaced for this city report in the EPA ACRES database.

Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026

Open data source: Search EPA ECHO
Waste Facilities

Hazardous Waste — RCRA Handlers

2

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

Home Depot Store 6832
Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Active hazardous-waste handler record
Active handler·Last RCRA inspection: Nov 16, 2009
United Parcel Service
Open data source: EPA ECHO
Status: Active hazardous-waste handler record
Active handler

Underground Storage Tanks

No release reports shown in this group.

Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018

Data from EPA UST Finder

Onsite Waste Disposal (TRI Land Releases)

2

Toxics Release Inventory data — chemicals disposed on-site at reporting facilities.

Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution): 850 lbs disposed on-site (2024)

US Cbp Del Rio Border Patrol Sector Training Facility Tx1156

Open data source: View EPA TRI facility record
Lead: 2,676 lbs disposed on-site (2024)
Military & Industrial
Formerly Used Defense SitesNo USACE FUDS property records matched this report’s search area.
Open data source: USACE FUDS

MSHA Mine and Extraction Sites

No MSHA mine or extraction site records shown for this report.

Open data source: MSHA Data Retrieval
Hydraulic Fracturing WellsNo hydraulic fracturing well disclosure records surfaced for this city report.
Open data source: FracFocus Search
Radon Context

County radon potential

EPA Zone 3Lower radon potential

Val Verde County, TX

EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)

Open data source: EPA radon zone data

Val Verde County 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.

Find radon testing in TXZone classification per EPA Map of Radon Zones.

FEMA flood zones and infrastructure in Del Rio

FEMA Flood Zones

FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.

FEMA Flood Zone: X (0.2 Percent Annual Chance Flood Hazard)Non-SFHA

Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.

DFIRM Panel: 48465C
Chemical & Industrial Risk
Data as of Mar 2026

EPA Risk Management Program Records

Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.

EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.

Nuclear Facilities (NRC)No NRC-licensed nuclear facility records surfaced for this city report.
Open data source: NRC Reactor Map
Pipeline Incidents (PHMSA)No pipeline incident records surfaced for this city report in the PHMSA database.

Reviewed: 2000-present

Open data source: PHMSA incident data
Community Health

Community Health Indicators

Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.

Val Verde County, TexasPop. 47,606

County Health Rankings edition: 2024

Premature Death

County
9,276
State
7,875
National
7,972

Poor or Fair Health

County
27.2%
State
17.9%
National
14.2%

Poor Physical Health Days

County
4.5
State
3.3
National
3.3

Poor Mental Health Days

County
5.2
State
4.6
National
4.8

Adult Smoking

County
16.6%
State
13.3%
National
15.0%

Adult Obesity

County
40.6%
State
36.2%
National
34.0%

Air Pollution - Particulate Matter

County
8.0
State
8.6
National
7.3

Drinking water violation indicator

County
Yes
State
N/A
National
N/A

Diabetes Prevalence

County
15.9%
State
11.0%
National
9.6%

Life Expectancy

County
75.2
State
77.2
National
77.6

Environmental questions about Del Rio, Texas

Has PFAS been found in the water in Del Rio, Texas?

This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Del Rio.

Check with the utility that serves your address for its testing results.

EPA water testing results

What do EPA records say about tap water in Del Rio, Texas?

EPA drinking water records on this page list 24 violations for Del Rio Utilities Commission, including 1 marked active.

Check your water bill to identify the utility serving your address. Ask that utility about current drinking water advisories.

View on EPA SDWIS

What do annual air monitors show near Del Rio, Texas?

We don't have air monitoring measurements for Del Rio yet.

EPA air monitoring resultsCurrent air quality on AirNow

Is there radon in Del Rio, Texas?

The radon data for Del Rio covers Val Verde County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.

EPA Radon Zones data

Are there Superfund or brownfield sites near Del Rio, Texas?

No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.

EPA Superfund recordsEPA brownfield records

What is the life expectancy in Del Rio, Texas?

The county data for Del Rio reports a life expectancy of 75.2 years in Val Verde County, Texas.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Val Verde County health data

What does the data say about premature deaths in Del Rio, Texas?

The county data for Del Rio reports 9,276 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Val Verde County, Texas. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Val Verde County health data

Is there air pollution in Del Rio, Texas?

The county data for Del Rio lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.0 micrograms per cubic meter in Val Verde County, Texas.

The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.

Val Verde County health data