Barton, KS

Low Risk (27/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Barton in Kansas · Population: 25,275

Barton, KS is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 7 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 11 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 27/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 97.2K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 2 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

Population
25,275
TRI Facilities
7
Water Systems
11
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
97.2K lbs

Water Systems (11)

System Population Violations
GREAT BEND, CITY OF 14,580 0
HOISINGTON, CITY OF 2,657 0
ELLINWOOD, CITY OF 1,989 0
RUSSELL CO RWD 3 1,300 0
BARTON COUNTY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 1,000 0
CLAFLIN, CITY OF 553 0
BARTON CO RWD 2 368 13
SUNDOWNER, INC 220 2
BARTON HILLS ADDITION 176 0
OLMITZ, CITY OF 91 0
SUSANK, CITY OF 28 0

TRI Facilities (7)

# Facility Total Releases
1 McDonald Tank & Equipment Co Inc 89.1K lbs
2 Fuller Industries Inc 3.3K lbs
3 Superior Essex International Inc. 3.1K lbs
4 Doonan Specialized Trailer LLC 1.5K lbs
5 Kmw Ltd 185 lbs
6 Hampton Hydraulics LLC (great Bend Industries) 11 lbs
7 Nalco Company-Great Bend 0 lbs

Cities in Barton (2)

Great Bend
Pop: -
6 facilities · 4 water
Hoisington
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Barton, Kansas?
Barton, KS has an environmental risk score of 27/100 (Low Risk), based on 7 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 11 water systems on record. 2 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Barton?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Barton, KS in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Barton?
Barton, KS has 7 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 97.2K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Barton?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Barton, KS. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Barton?
Barton, KS has 11 EPA-regulated water systems. 2 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Barton?
Environmental compliance in Barton, Kansas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Kansas state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

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.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial