Buffalo, NE
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 Buffalo in Nebraska · Population: 50,323
TRI sites such as The Andersons Inc. - Gibbon; Eaton Corp; Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC; SDWIS systems such as KEARNEY, CITY OF; GIBBON, CITY OF; RAVENNA, CITY OF anchor Buffalo, NE's EPA extract. Derived burden score 40/100 (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 Buffalo include KEARNEY, CITY OF; GIBBON, CITY OF; RAVENNA, CITY OF, while The Andersons Inc. - Gibbon leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 40/100 (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 Buffalo -- 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 Buffalo, NE: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-26.4%
7 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-26.4%
142.8 thousand lb → 105.2 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Buffalo, NE's total reported releases fell from 142.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 105.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buffalo, NE's air releases fell from 114.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 79.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buffalo, NE's off-site transfers fell from 28.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Buffalo, NE's chemicals reported rose from 20 in 2022 to 21 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (16)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| KEARNEY, CITY OF | 34,000 | 3 |
| GIBBON, CITY OF | 1,878 | 3 |
| RAVENNA, CITY OF | 1,457 | 1 |
| SHELTON, VILLAGE OF | 1,059 | 1 |
| ELM CREEK, VILLAGE OF | 901 | 1 |
| BUFFALO CO SID 3 - GLENWOOD ESTATES | 400 | 0 |
| PLEASANTON, VILLAGE OF | 367 | 0 |
| AMHERST, VILLAGE OF | 295 | 0 |
| RIVERDALE, VILLAGE OF | 210 | 0 |
| SUNSET VIEW MOBILE HOME PARK | 200 | 2 |
| MILLER, VILLAGE OF | 136 | 0 |
| RIVERSIDE MOBILE HOME PARK | 122 | 0 |
| WEST SIDE TRAILER COURT | 100 | 0 |
| CLEARVIEW UTILITIES CORP | 69 | 0 |
| 1733 ESTATES ASSOCIATES | 50 | 2 |
| WOOD RIVER VALLEY MOBILE HOME PARK | 48 | 2 |
TRI Facilities (8)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Andersons Inc. - Gibbon | 516.6K lbs |
| 2 | Eaton Corp | 412.6K lbs |
| 3 | Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC | 112.3K lbs |
| 4 | Gibbon Packing LLC | 67.9K lbs |
| 5 | Baldwin Filters Inc | 4.2K lbs |
| 6 | West Pharmaceutical Services | 255 lbs |
| 7 | Chief Industries Inc - Agri/industrial Div | 0 lbs |
| 8 | Kearney Crete & Block Co | 0 lbs |
Cities in Buffalo (9)
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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.