Environment
Independence High Magnet — Environment & Air Quality
Air quality, drinking-water safety and environmental hazards within 1–5 miles of Independence High Magnet in Independence, Louisiana.
Latest Air Quality Index
50
Good · monitor 18.4 km away
PM2.5 annual9.0 µg/m³
Water health violations 10yr3
TRI sites within 1 mi1
Air Quality
EPA AirNow + AQS · 2024
50
AQI latest — Good
50
AQI 7-day avg
0
Days unhealthy in last 90
9.0
PM2.5 annual µg/m³ (EPA NAAQS limit: 9.0)
Public Water System
INDEPENDENCE WATER SYSTEM · PWS LA1105012
3
Health-based violations (10yr)
0
Acute violations (10yr)
3,052
Population served
45 (health-based)
Most recent violation type
2025-12-17
Nearby Environmental Hazards
EPA Superfund (NPL), TRI release sites, brownfields (2024)
1
TRI sites within 1 mile
2
TRI sites within 5 miles
22.7 mi
Nearest Superfund (NPL)
MADISONVILLE CREOSOTE WORKS
14.3 mi
Nearest brownfield
WEYERHAEUSER COMPANY
Sources: school_air_quality + school_air_quality_daily (EPA AQS / AirNow), school_water_safety (EPA SDWIS), school_env_hazards (EPA NPL / TRI / Brownfields).