Beadle, SD
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 Beadle in South Dakota · Population: 19,279
TRI sites such as Huron Energy; Terex South Dakota Inc; Truenorth Steel - Huron; SDWIS systems such as HURON; WOLSEY; FORDHAM COLONY anchor Beadle, SD's EPA extract. Derived burden score 28/100 (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 Beadle include WOLSEY; HURON COLONY; SHAMROCK COLONY, while Huron Energy leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 28/100 (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 Beadle -- 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 Beadle, SD: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-8.6%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-8.6%
18.8 thousand lb → 17.2 thousand 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.
- Beadle, SD's total reported releases fell from 18.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Beadle, SD's land releases fell from 53 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Beadle, SD's air releases fell from 18.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Beadle, SD's chemicals reported fell from 12 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (6)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| HURON | 14,263 | 0 |
| WOLSEY | 459 | 1 |
| FORDHAM COLONY | 142 | 0 |
| HURON COLONY | 95 | 3 |
| RIVERSIDE COLONY | 80 | 0 |
| SHAMROCK COLONY | 75 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (7)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Huron Energy | 87.1K lbs |
| 2 | Terex South Dakota Inc | 945 lbs |
| 3 | Truenorth Steel - Huron | 304 lbs |
| 4 | Dakota Turkey Growers | 5 lbs |
| 5 | Hubbard Feeds Inc Huron | 0 lbs |
| 6 | Gcc-Huron | 0 lbs |
| 7 | Dakotaland Feeds LLC | 0 lbs |
Cities in Beadle (3)
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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.