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Niagara Water Quality Report

19 cities ranked · Average grade: A · New York

Avg Score
93.3
Cities Ranked
19
Health Violations
0
PFAS Detected
2
Live Water Alerts for New York →
93.3
County avg score
19
Cities ranked
100%
A or B grade
0%
D or F grade
0
Health violations
2
PFAS detected

How Niagara cities scored

100%
A
19
100%
Excellent
B
0
0%
Good
C
0
0%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
0
0%
Failing

County vs New York average

A
Niagara
93.3/100
B+
New York avg
80.7/100
▲ 12.6 pts above state average

Water quality across Niagara

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

New York city water quality map
3
Superfund sites in Niagara
131
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Niagara

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Niagara, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 131 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
GM COMPONENTS HOLDINGS LLC
Transportation Equipment · GENERAL MOTORS LLC
LOCKPORT, NY14094
Manganese128
SOMERSET OPERATING CO LLC
Electric Utilities · RIESLING POWER LLC
BARKER, NY14012
Lead And Lead Compounds3
CANDLELIGHT CABINETRY OPCO LLC
Furniture · COTTON BAY LLC
LOCKPORT, NY14094
ATI SPECIALTY MATERIALS-LOCKPORT PLANT
Primary Metals · ATI INC
LOCKPORT, NY14094
MILWARD ALLOYS INC
Primary Metals · NA
LOCKPORT, NY14094

+ 5 more facilities

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

Superfund sites in Niagara

Superfund sites nearby

Federally tracked hazardous-waste sites within Niagara on the EPA National Priorities List.

Source: EPA Superfund National Priorities List

All 19 cities in Niagara

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Lockport (T)
A+
99
21K 0 Zero violations
2 Royalton (T)
A+
99
12K 0 Zero violations
3 Niagara (T)
A+
99
8K 0 Zero violations
4 Royalton (T)
A+
99
4K 0 Zero violations
5 Wheatfield (T)
A+
98.8
18K 0 Zero violations
6 Niagara Falls (C)
A+
97.6
58K 28
7 Newfane (T)
A+
97.5
9K 1
8 North Tonawanda (C)
A+
96.8
32K 0 Zero violations
9 Somerset (T)
A+
96
3K 0 Zero violations
10 Lockport (C)
A
92
21K 0 Zero violations
11 Wilson (V)
A
92
1K 2
12 Middleport (V)
A
90.4
2K 33
13 Barker (V)
A-
89
577 0 Zero violations
14 Porter (T)
A-
88.7
9K 1 Unresolved
15 Porter (T)
A-
88.7
7K 1 Unresolved
16 Cambria (T)
A-
88.3
6K 4 Unresolved
17 Wilson (T)
A-
87.6
6K 1 Unresolved
18 Lewiston (V)
A-
87.2
19K 1 Unresolved
19 Pendleton (T)
A-
85.6
6K 1 Unresolved
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