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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 Garland.
Public water-system records for Garland, TX from EPA SDWIS.
City of Garland
Active monitoring or reporting issue detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
Purchased or imported water record · Serves 248,822 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 Jan 2024 to Dec 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 Garland drinking-water detections. Record names come from the source database and can be broad.
No DoD PFAS investigation site records surfaced within the search radius.
No health-relevant impaired water body records surfaced within 10 km in EPA ATTAINS.
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
No NPDES-permitted facility records with violations surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
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.
Dallas County
Reported: Dec 2020
EPA national average is ~30 per million
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 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.
Dallas-Fort Worth: Ozone
NonattainmentSerious8-Hour Ozone (2015 Standard)
Original designation: Aug 2018
Health effects (EPA): Respiratory inflammation, aggravation of asthma, reduced lung function (EPA)
Data from EPA Green Book
Annual mean: 0.0 ppm · EPA standard: 0.07 ppm
Annual standard context: 11 exceedance days recorded in the reporting period
Reported: Mar 2026
Rockwall Heath
Annual mean: 0.0 ppm · EPA standard: 0.07 ppm
Annual standard context: 2 exceedance days recorded in the reporting period
Reported: Mar 2026
Convention Center — Dallas, Texas
Annual mean: 10.1 μg/m³ · EPA standard: 9 μg/m³
Reported: Mar 2026
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
No facility records with active violation or noncompliance flags surfaced in EPA ECHO.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Amtex Corp.
Reported: 2024
Andersen Regional Manufacturing
Reported: 2024
Arrow Fabricated Tubing Ltd
Reported: 2024
Contaminated sites, waste facilities, cleanup records, and industrial operations in this city.
Reviewed: source query run Jun 2026
Brownfield sites are properties where redevelopment is complicated by the presence of hazardous substances.
Open data source: Search EPA ECHO3 sites with active cleanup or investigation status
2441 Forest Lane, Garland
Reported: Feb 2026
1500 East Highway 66, Garland
Reported: Feb 2026
2050 Holford Road, Garland
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
No underground storage tank records with active/open release status surfaced within 2 miles.
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Dallas County, TX
Reported: Mar 2026
Dallas 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.
Flood-map status, chemical accident risk, nuclear facilities, pipeline incidents, and community health indicators in this city.
FEMA's National Flood Hazard Layer maps flood risk. Properties in a Special Flood Hazard Area are required to carry flood insurance if they have a federally backed mortgage.
Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
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.
No pipeline incident records surfaced for this city report in the last 5 years.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Dallas County, TexasPop. 2,600,840
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 | 8,010 | 7,875 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 19.9% | 17.9% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 15.8% | 13.3% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 35.1% | 36.2% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 9.6 | 8.6 | 7.3 |
| Drinking Water Violations | 0 | 1 | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 12.1% | 11.0% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 77.3 | 77.2 | 77.6 |