Environment
Central Elem — Environment & Air Quality
Air quality, drinking-water safety and environmental hazards within 1–5 miles of Central Elem in Columbus, Kansas.
Latest Air Quality Index
48
Good · monitor 19.6 km away
PM2.5 annual8.7 µg/m³
Water health violations 10yr0
TRI sites within 1 mi1
Air Quality
EPA AirNow + AQS · 2024
48
AQI latest — Good
48
AQI 7-day avg
3
Days unhealthy in last 90
8.7
PM2.5 annual µg/m³ (EPA NAAQS limit: 9.0)
50.5
Ozone annual ppb
Public Water System
COLUMBUS, CITY OF · PWS KS2002110
0
Health-based violations (10yr)
0
Acute violations (10yr)
2,882
Population served
66
Most recent violation type
2022-10-31
Nearby Environmental Hazards
EPA Superfund (NPL), TRI release sites, brownfields (2024)
1
TRI sites within 1 mile
2
TRI sites within 5 miles
8.9 mi
Nearest Superfund (NPL)
CHEROKEE COUNTY
0.6 mi
Nearest brownfield
CDL COLUMBUS BTA
Sources: school_air_quality + school_air_quality_daily (EPA AQS / AirNow), school_water_safety (EPA SDWIS), school_env_hazards (EPA NPL / TRI / Brownfields).