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Marietta Environment Facts

Air Quality, Water Quality, Climate and more


Marietta
Air Quality
Washington County
. Good Days Moderate Days Unhealthy for Sensitive Persons Days Unhealthy Days Very Unhealthy Days
2017 219 26 0 0 0
2016 189 25 0 0 0
2015 182 32 1 0 0
2014 191 11 0 0 0
2013 207 8 0 0 0




Marietta
Water Quality
Muskingum Watershed
. % Good % Threatened % Impaired
2014 na na na
2012 na na na
2010 0 0 100
2008 0 0 100
2006 51 0 49
2004 81 0 19
2002 42 0 58




Marietta
Recreation
. # of Parks # of Parks
(99 City Avg)
National Parks, Historic Sites, etc.
(managed by National Park Service)
Friendship Hill National Historic Site, First Ladies National Historic Site plus 1 more 7
National Campgrounds, Lodges, etc.
(other federal agency-managed sites)
11 26
State Parks, Sites, etc. 10 11



Marietta Climate
(1971-2000)
. . 99 City Avg
January - Avg Low Temp 21 F 27 F
January - Avg Daily Temp 30 F 37 F
July - Avg Daily Temp 74 F 74 F
July - Avg High Temp 85 F 86 F
Avg Annual Precipitation 42 in 35 in



Marietta Elevation
580 feet GPTR 99 City Average
1,652 feet



Marietta
Natural Hazards
. Risk Level 99 City Average
Total Hazard Risk Lower Moderate
Earthquake .3% 10.9%
Tsunami No Risk No Risk
Hurricane 0 10
Flood Very High Very High
Tornado Low Low
Volcano No Risk No Risk
Wildfire Low Low



Marietta
Man-Made Hazards (Nuclear)
Nuclear Power Stations
(# Reactors)
Distance from City GPTR 99 City
Average
Beaver Valley (2) 105 miles 50% of cities are within 100 miles of at least one nuclear station



Marietta
Heating and Cooling Degree Days
(avg annual)
. . 99 City Avg
Total Degree Days 6,223 5,915
HDD 5,343 4,662
CDD 880 1,253



EPA Hazardous Material Cleanup Sites
(Marietta Area)
Marietta Area EPA Cleanup Sites


Legend:
Small green circles (older style maps) or multi-colored circles (newer style maps: click here for legend) indicate 1)Superfund Sites 2)Federal Facilities 3)RCRA Corrective Action Sites and 4)Brownfields Properties (EPA hazardous material cleanup sites defined at Environment link)

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