Barnes, ND
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.
Environmental data for Barnes in North Dakota · Population: 10,794
TRI sites such as John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd; SDWIS systems such as VALLEY CITY CITY OF; BARNES RURAL WATER DISTRICT; TOWER CITY CITY OF anchor Barnes, ND's EPA extract. Derived burden score 17/100 (Low 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 Barnes include NOME CITY OF, while John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 17/100 (Low 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 Barnes -- 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 Barnes, ND: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-3.1%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-3.1%
1.2 thousand lb → 1.2 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Barnes, ND's total reported releases fell from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Barnes, ND's off-site transfers fell from 888 lb in 2022 to 847 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (11)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| VALLEY CITY CITY OF | 6,585 | 0 |
| BARNES RURAL WATER DISTRICT | 4,938 | 0 |
| TOWER CITY CITY OF | 253 | 0 |
| WIMBLEDON CITY OF | 216 | 0 |
| SANBORN CITY OF | 192 | 0 |
| LITCHVILLE CITY OF | 172 | 0 |
| ORISKA CITY OF | 118 | 0 |
| VERONA CITY OF | 85 | 0 |
| DAZEY CITY OF | 78 | 0 |
| NOME CITY OF | 62 | 1 |
| SIBLEY CITY OF | 30 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (1)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd | 27.9K lbs |
Cities in Barnes (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.