Environment in Detroit, MI

Air quality, water systems, and environmental sites

Water Systems

Source: EPA SDWIS

Water Systems

2

Pop. Served

633,218

Violations (5yr)

11

Greenhouse Gas Emitters

Source: EPA GHGRP (2023)

Facilities Reporting

11

Total CO₂e

2.1M MT

Top Emitter

DETROIT REFINERY

928.7K MT CO₂e

Total CO₂e vs Similar Cities (500k_1m)

FacilitySectorCO₂e (MT)
DETROIT REFINERY
Marathon Petroleum Corp
Refineries928,748
Air Products and Chemicals Inc./Detroit Hydrogen Facility Marathon Refinery
Air Products & Chemicals Inc
Chemicals386,199
DTE Energy Michcon LDC
Dte Energy Co
Petroleum and Natural Gas Systems327,667
BEACON HEATING
Detroit Thermal Llc
Power Plants135,765
GLWA Water Resource Recovery Facility
Great Lakes Water Authority
Other83,312
FCA JEFFERSON NORTH ASSEMBLY PLANT
Fca North America Holdings Llc
Other76,754
GENERAL MOTORS MLCG DETROIT-HAMTRAMCK ASSEM BLY CENTER
General Motors Co
Other33,967
WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY
Wayne State University
Other33,054
FCA Detroit Assembly Complex - Mack
Fca North America Holdings Llc
Other30,618
DETROIT DIESEL CORPORATION
Daimler Trucks North America Llc
Other23,631
Delray
Dte Energy Co
Power Plants14,141

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. 11 water quality violations have been reported in the past 5 years. 11 industrial facilities report greenhouse gas emissions totaling 2.1M metric tons of CO₂e.