Brooke, WV
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. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Brooke in West Virginia · Population: 22,053
TRI sites such as Mountain State Carbon LLC; Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant; Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closure Div; SDWIS systems such as FOLLANSBEE HOOVERSON HEIGHTS; WELLSBURG, CITY OF; FOLLANSBEE MUNICIPAL; NPL sites such as Follansbee anchor Brooke, WV's EPA extract. Derived burden score 56/100 (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 Brooke include FOLLANSBEE HOOVERSON HEIGHTS; WELLSBURG, CITY OF; FOLLANSBEE MUNICIPAL, while Mountain State Carbon LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 36 / peak 72 in 2024.
Burden score 56/100 (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 Brooke -- 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 Brooke, WV: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-57.6%
8 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-57.6%
201.7 thousand lb → 85.6 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.
- Brooke, WV's total reported releases fell from 201.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brooke, WV's water releases fell from 61.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brooke, WV's off-site transfers fell from 48.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brooke, WV's air releases fell from 92.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 277 (76%) | 89 | 0 | 72 |
| 2023 | 316 (87%) | 43 | 2 | 183 |
| 2022 | 321 (88%) | 42 | 0 | 76 |
| 2021 | 295 (81%) | 67 | 0 | 83 |
| 2020 | 318 (87%) | 48 | 0 | 78 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in West Virginia, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (7)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| FOLLANSBEE HOOVERSON HEIGHTS | 4,970 | 6 |
| WELLSBURG, CITY OF | 4,019 | 14 |
| FOLLANSBEE MUNICIPAL | 3,145 | 1 |
| WASHINGTON PIKE PSD | 2,967 | 0 |
| HAMMOND PSD | 2,186 | 7 |
| BEECH BOTTOM WATER DEPT | 610 | 0 |
| BROOKE COUNTY PSD | 240 | 5 |
TRI Facilities (11)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mountain State Carbon LLC | 2.1M lbs |
| 2 | Koppers Follansbee Tar Plant | 1.1M lbs |
| 3 | Crown Cork & Seal Co (usa) Inc Crown Closure Div | 632.6K lbs |
| 4 | Precoat Metals | 280.5K lbs |
| 5 | Trivium Packaging | 93.3K lbs |
| 6 | Wheeling-Nippon Steel | 33.0K lbs |
| 7 | Jupiter Aluminum - Beech Bottom | 20.1K lbs |
| 8 | Maple Manufacturing LLC | 1.4K lbs |
| 9 | Justrite Safety Group - Eagle Manufacturing Co | 81 lbs |
| 10 | Neo Industries (weirton) Inc. | 1 lbs |
| 11 | Sal Chemical Co Inc | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Follansbee | Deleted NPL Site | 33.77 |
Cities in Brooke (4)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.