Environment in Louisville, KY

Air quality, water systems, and environmental sites

Water Systems

Source: EPA SDWIS

Water Systems

2

Pop. Served

764,909

Violations (5yr)

0

No violations

Greenhouse Gas Emitters

Source: EPA GHGRP (2023)

Facilities Reporting

20

Total CO₂e

11.5M MT

Top Emitter

Mill Creek

7.2M MT CO₂e

Total CO₂e vs Similar Cities (500k_1m)

FacilitySectorCO₂e (MT)
Mill Creek
Ppl Corp
Power Plants7,214,107
Cane Run
Ppl Corp
Power Plants1,806,075
KOSMOS CEMENT CO
Eagle Materials Inc
Minerals1,333,431
CHEMOURS LOUISVILLE WORKS
The Chemours Co
Chemicals486,171
AMERICAN SYNTHETIC RUBBER
Michelin North America Inc
Other161,361
FORD MOTOR COMPANY - FORD KENTUCKY TRUCK PLANT
Ford Motor Co
Other78,715
Carbide Industries LLC
Carbide Industries Llc
Metals50,321
LOU MED CENTER STEAM PLANT
Louisville Medical Center Inc
Power Plants48,263
FORD MOTOR COMPANY - FORD LOUISVILLE ASSEMBLY PLANT
Ford Motor Co
Other40,581
ROHM AND HAAS CHEMICALS LLC
Dow Inc
Other39,962
OUTER LOOP RECYCLING & DISPOSA
Waste Management Inc
Waste38,637
Heaven Hill Distilleries - Bernheim Distillery
Heaven Hill Distilleries Inc
Other30,343
Bakelite Synthetics
Bakelite Llc
Other30,049
Haier US Appliance Solutions, Inc.
Haier Smart Home Co Ltd
Other26,399
Clariant Corporation, Louisville Site, West Plant
Clariant Corp
Chemicals25,457
BROWN-FORMAN DISTILLERY (FORMERLY EARLY TIMES DISTILLERS CO)
Brown-Forman Corp
Other23,264
LG&E and KU Energy, LLC
Ppl Corp
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems22,019
Paddys Run
Ppl Corp
Power Plants15,913
LG&E and KU Energy, LLC - Subpart DD SF6
Ppl Corp
Other4,358
Texas Gas Transmission - Jeffersontown Station
Loews Corp
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems2,385

Data from EPA Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP). Includes facilities emitting 25,000+ metric tons CO₂e/year.

There are 2 water systems serving the area. 20 industrial facilities report greenhouse gas emissions totaling 11.5M metric tons of CO₂e.