Benton, AR
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 Benton in Arkansas · Population: 294,541
TRI sites such as American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant; Gates Corp; Bekaert Corp; SDWIS systems such as BENTONVILLE WATER UTILITIES; BELLA VISTA POA; CENTERTON WATERWORKS anchor Benton, AR's EPA extract. Derived burden score 48/100 (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 Benton include BELLA VISTA POA; CENTERTON WATERWORKS; SILOAM SPRINGS WATERWORKS, while American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 48/100 (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 Benton -- 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 Benton, AR: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-31.7%
18 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-33.2%
742.0 thousand lb → 495.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Benton, AR's total reported releases fell from 725.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 495.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benton, AR's land releases fell from 245.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 70.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benton, AR's water releases fell from 144.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 107.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Benton, AR's air releases fell from 88.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 80.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (25)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| BENTONVILLE WATER UTILITIES | 51,250 | 0 |
| BELLA VISTA POA | 39,419 | 10 |
| CENTERTON WATERWORKS | 27,243 | 10 |
| SILOAM SPRINGS WATERWORKS | 21,430 | 5 |
| PEA RIDGE WATERWORKS | 12,795 | 0 |
| GENTRY WATERWORKS | 7,910 | 20 |
| CAVE SPRINGS WATERWORKS | 5,365 | 65 |
| GRAVETTE WATERWORKS | 4,900 | 0 |
| HIGHFILL WATER DEPARTMENT | 3,970 | 9 |
| DECATUR WATERWORKS | 2,468 | 0 |
| BENTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY5 | 1,813 | 0 |
| LOST BRIDGE VILL WAT-SEW DISTS | 1,010 | 21 |
| GARFIELD WATERWORKS | 758 | 12 |
| BENTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY4 | 673 | 0 |
| SULPHUR SPRINGS WATERWORKS | 580 | 4 |
| OAKHILLS SURB IMPROVMENT DIST | 133 | 0 |
| LEISURE HILLS MOBILE HOME PARK | 113 | 90 |
| OLD BELLA VISTA POA | 83 | 13 |
| CHRISTIAN ASSOC OF TABLE ROCK LAKE | 80 | 0 |
| GLEN ACRES | 68 | 2 |
| PINE TOP WATER FACILITIES BOARD | 55 | 0 |
| BEAVER WATER DISTRICT | 54 | 0 |
| BENTON-WASHINGTON REGIONAL PWA | 30 | 21 |
| SOUTHERN HILLS WATER SYSTEM | 25 | 0 |
| MADISON CO REGIONAL WATER | 4 | 2 |
TRI Facilities (22)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant | 1.6M lbs |
| 2 | Gates Corp | 724.4K lbs |
| 3 | Bekaert Corp | 184.8K lbs |
| 4 | Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc | 122.9K lbs |
| 5 | Simmons Prepared Foods- Benton County | 120.0K lbs |
| 6 | Mac Holdings Inc DBA Mid-America Cabinets | 87.1K lbs |
| 7 | Tyson Poultry, Inc. /tyson Distribution Center | 48.9K lbs |
| 8 | Cobb-Vantress Inc. Feed Mill | 9.1K lbs |
| 9 | Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix | 5.6K lbs |
| 10 | Simmons Decatur Processing South | 1.7K lbs |
| 11 | Standard Materials Group Inc.-Centerton | 1.0K lbs |
| 12 | Preformed Line Products Co | 833 lbs |
| 13 | Kennametal Inc.-Rogers | 274 lbs |
| 14 | Standard Materials Group Inc.-Rogers | 107 lbs |
| 15 | Tyson Poultry Inc. - Tor | 56 lbs |
| 16 | Standard Materials Group Inc. -Siloam Springs | 18 lbs |
| 17 | Apac-Central Inc. Sharps Asphalt | 3 lbs |
| 18 | Standard Materials Group Inc.- Portable Rm 5036 | 0 lbs |
| 19 | Simmons-Decatur Feedmil | 0 lbs |
| 20 | Kennametal Inc.-Rogers | 0 lbs |
| 21 | Webb Wheel Products Inc | 0 lbs |
| 22 | City of Bella Vista Street Dept | 0 lbs |
Cities in Benton (15)
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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.