Buchanan, 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. 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 Buchanan in Virginia · Population: 19,857
TRI sites such as Jewell Coke Co LP; SDWIS systems such as BUCHANAN CO PSA; GRASSY CREEK-BCPSA; OSBORNE MOUNTAIN - BCPSA anchor Buchanan, VA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 39/100 (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 Buchanan include BUCHANAN CO PSA; GRASSY CREEK-BCPSA; OSBORNE MOUNTAIN - BCPSA, while Jewell Coke Co LP leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 39/100 (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 Buchanan -- 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.
Water Systems (6)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| BUCHANAN CO PSA | 19,326 | 14 |
| GRASSY CREEK-BCPSA | 440 | 17 |
| OSBORNE MOUNTAIN - BCPSA | 69 | 1 |
| SHORTT GAP - BCPSA | 64 | 3 |
| PAGE - BCPSA | 50 | 1 |
| BCPSA - KENNEL GAP | 0 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (1)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jewell Coke Co LP | 7.9M lbs |
Cities in Buchanan (2)
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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.