Environment
Ward (E. W.) Elementary — Environment & Air Quality
Air quality, drinking-water safety and environmental hazards within 1–5 miles of Ward (E. W.) Elementary in Downey, California.
Latest Air Quality Index
56
Moderate · monitor 6.1 km away
PM2.5 annual12.6 µg/m³
Water health violations 10yr2
TRI sites within 1 mi1
Air Quality
EPA AirNow + AQS · 2024
56
AQI latest — Moderate
56
AQI 7-day avg
3
Days unhealthy in last 90
12.6
PM2.5 annual µg/m³ (EPA NAAQS limit: 9.0)
48.3
Ozone annual ppb
24.3
NO₂ annual ppb
Public Water System
DOWNEY - CITY, WATER DEPT. · PWS CA1910034
2
Health-based violations (10yr)
0
Acute violations (10yr)
110,556
Population served
2B (health-based)
Most recent violation type
2018-02-01
Nearby Environmental Hazards
EPA Superfund (NPL), TRI release sites, brownfields (2024)
1
TRI sites within 1 mile
178
TRI sites within 5 miles
3.0 mi
Nearest Superfund (NPL)
SOUTHERN AVENUE INDUSTRIAL AREA
0.9 mi
Nearest brownfield
SOUTH GATE FORMER RANCHO MARKET SITE
Sources: school_air_quality + school_air_quality_daily (EPA AQS / AirNow), school_water_safety (EPA SDWIS), school_env_hazards (EPA NPL / TRI / Brownfields).