Brunswick, NC
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 Brunswick in North Carolina · Population: 145,889
TRI sites such as Cpi USA North Carolina LLC; American Distillation Inc; Adm Southport; SDWIS systems such as BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM; BRUNSWICK REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER H2GO; OAK ISLAND, TOWN OF; NPL sites such as Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp - Navassa; Potter's Septic Tank Service Pits anchor Brunswick, NC'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 Brunswick include BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM; BRUNSWICK REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER H2GO; THE VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND, while Cpi USA North Carolina LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
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 Brunswick -- 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 Brunswick, NC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-14.4%
7 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-14.4%
32.5 thousand lb → 27.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Brunswick, NC's total reported releases fell from 32.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brunswick, NC's land releases fell from 37 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brunswick, NC's water releases rose from 3.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Brunswick, NC's air releases fell from 25.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (10)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| BRUNSWICK COUNTY WATER SYSTEM | 151,357 | 6 |
| BRUNSWICK REGIONAL WATER AND SEWER H2GO | 45,748 | 3 |
| OAK ISLAND, TOWN OF | 26,924 | 0 |
| OCEAN ISLE BEACH, TOWN OF | 7,925 | 0 |
| HOLDEN BEACH, TOWN OF | 6,299 | 0 |
| THE VILLAGE OF BALD HEAD ISLAND | 3,291 | 1 |
| FIGURE 8 ISLAND | 999 | 2 |
| OCEAN AIRE ESTATES | 302 | 0 |
| TOWN OF ATKINSON | 301 | 0 |
| CHADWICK MHP | 90 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (9)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cpi USA North Carolina LLC | 9.9M lbs |
| 2 | American Distillation Inc | 95.1K lbs |
| 3 | Adm Southport | 22.9K lbs |
| 4 | Coatings & Adhesives Corp | 20.2K lbs |
| 5 | Carolina Pole Leland | 8.0K lbs |
| 6 | Victaulic Co - Leland Facility | 843 lbs |
| 7 | Argos Ready Mix Leland Concrete Plant | 1 lbs |
| 8 | S&w Supply Plant | 0 lbs |
| 9 | S&w Southport | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (2)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp - Navassa | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Potter's Septic Tank Service Pits | NPL Site | 29.14 |
Cities in Brunswick (11)
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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.