Bedford, VA
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 Bedford in Virginia · Population: 80,254
TRI sites such as Gp Big Island LLC; Wheelabrator Abrasives Inc; Custom Truck One Source; SDWIS systems such as BEDFORD REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY (BRWA); MONTVALE WATER, INC.; PARK PLACE anchor Bedford, VA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 41/100 (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 Bedford include BEDFORD REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY (BRWA); KNOLL WOODS/IVY ACRES; STEWARTSVILLE CONSECUTIVE, while Gp Big Island LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 41/100 (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 Bedford -- 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 Bedford, VA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+10.6%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+10.6%
460.1 thousand lb → 509.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Bedford, VA's total reported releases rose from 460.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 508.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bedford, VA's water releases rose from 29.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 87.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bedford, VA's chemicals reported rose from 9 in 2022 to 10 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bedford, VA's air releases fell from 372.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 361.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (18)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| BEDFORD REGIONAL WATER AUTHORITY (BRWA) | 38,794 | 6 |
| MONTVALE WATER, INC. | 698 | 0 |
| PARK PLACE | 501 | 0 |
| MOUNTAIN VIEW SHORES | 490 | 0 |
| KNOLL WOODS/IVY ACRES | 360 | 2 |
| STEWARTSVILLE CONSECUTIVE | 340 | 1 |
| LOMA RICA WATER COMPANY | 200 | 0 |
| TIMBER RIDGE SUBDIVISION | 110 | 0 |
| LYNVILLE ON THE LAKE | 90 | 2 |
| WOODHAVEN NURSING HOME | 75 | 2 |
| VALLEY MILLS CROSSING | 70 | 0 |
| NININGER WATERWORKS | 62 | 0 |
| PARADISE POINT ESTATES | 60 | 2 |
| FAIRFIELD MOBILE HOME PARK | 60 | 0 |
| BLUE RIDGE COMMUNITY | 45 | 1 |
| STALLION RUN ESTATES | 35 | 1 |
| HARBOR RIDGE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC | 30 | 0 |
| SMITH MOUNTAIN LAKE WTP | 0 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (4)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gp Big Island LLC | 2.4M lbs |
| 2 | Wheelabrator Abrasives Inc | 479.9K lbs |
| 3 | Custom Truck One Source | 3.1K lbs |
| 4 | Prowood LLC Moneta | 0 lbs |
Cities in Bedford (6)
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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.