Adams, NE
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Adams in Nebraska · Population: 31,034
TRI sites such as Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga); Agp Processing Inc; A-1 Fiberglass; SDWIS systems such as HASTINGS, CITY OF; KENESAW, VILLAGE OF; JUNIATA, VILLAGE OF; NPL sites such as Garvey Elevator; Hastings Ground Water Contamination; West Highway 6 & Highway 281 anchor Adams, NE's EPA extract. Derived burden score 53/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Adams include HASTINGS, CITY OF; PROSSER, VILLAGE OF, while Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga) leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 53/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Adams -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Adams, NE: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-16.4%
8 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-16.4%
1.8 million lb → 1.5 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Adams, NE's total reported releases fell from 1.8 million lb in 2022 to 1.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adams, NE's land releases fell from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adams, NE's off-site transfers fell from 823.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 579.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Adams, NE's water releases fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 949 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (6)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| HASTINGS, CITY OF | 24,927 | 9 |
| KENESAW, VILLAGE OF | 919 | 0 |
| JUNIATA, VILLAGE OF | 757 | 0 |
| ROSELAND, VILLAGE OF | 250 | 0 |
| HOLSTEIN, VILLAGE OF | 187 | 0 |
| PROSSER, VILLAGE OF | 76 | 85 |
TRI Facilities (9)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga) | 3.5M lbs |
| 2 | Agp Processing Inc | 3.4M lbs |
| 3 | A-1 Fiberglass | 252.7K lbs |
| 4 | Dutton-Lainson Co | 106.0K lbs |
| 5 | Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc | 73.6K lbs |
| 6 | U.S. Army National Guard Greenlief Training Site Ranges | 19.1K lbs |
| 7 | Eaton Corp Vehicle Group | 96 lbs |
| 8 | Thermo King Corp | 20 lbs |
| 9 | Flowserve Corp | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (3)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Garvey Elevator | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Hastings Ground Water Contamination | NPL Site | 42.24 |
| West Highway 6 & Highway 281 | NPL Site | 50.00 |
Cities in Adams (5)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.