Butler, KS
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 Butler in Kansas · Population: 67,916
TRI sites such as Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC; Sherwin-Williams Co; Valmont Newmark; SDWIS systems such as EL DORADO, CITY OF; AUGUSTA, CITY OF; BUTLER CO RWD 5; NPL sites such as Pester Refinery Co. anchor Butler, KS's EPA extract. Derived burden score 50/100 (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 Butler include EL DORADO, CITY OF; DOUGLASS, CITY OF; BUTLER CO RWD 2, while Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 50/100 (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 Butler -- 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 Butler, KS: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-28.6%
8 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-28.6%
459.8 thousand lb → 328.4 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Butler, KS's total reported releases fell from 459.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 328.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Butler, KS's air releases fell from 437.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 309.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Butler, KS's land releases fell from 241 lb in 2022 to 202 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Butler, KS's off-site transfers fell from 20.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (22)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| EL DORADO, CITY OF | 12,810 | 4 |
| AUGUSTA, CITY OF | 9,267 | 0 |
| BUTLER CO RWD 5 | 6,457 | 0 |
| ROSE HILL, CITY OF | 4,269 | 0 |
| BUTLER CO RWD 6 | 2,655 | 0 |
| BUTLER CO RWD 4 | 1,565 | 0 |
| DOUGLASS, CITY OF | 1,551 | 1 |
| BUTLER CO RWD 2 | 1,534 | 6 |
| BUTLER CO RWD 3 | 1,494 | 0 |
| BUTLER CO RWD 7 | 1,455 | 15 |
| TOWANDA, CITY OF | 1,445 | 2 |
| BENTON, CITY OF | 946 | 0 |
| BUTLER CO RWD 1 | 782 | 0 |
| LEON, CITY OF | 667 | 1 |
| WHITEWATER, CITY OF | 666 | 4 |
| POTWIN, CITY OF | 424 | 7 |
| BURNS, CITY OF | 232 | 3 |
| ELBING, CITY OF | 225 | 0 |
| CASSODAY, CITY OF | 111 | 8 |
| LATHAM, CITY OF | 101 | 4 |
| SIMMONS SUBDIVISION SANITATION SYSTEM | 75 | 11 |
| PUBLIC WHOLESALE WSD 8 | 1 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (8)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC | 1.8M lbs |
| 2 | Sherwin-Williams Co | 261.5K lbs |
| 3 | Valmont Newmark | 24.1K lbs |
| 4 | Barton Solvents Inc. el Dorado Branch | 21.5K lbs |
| 5 | D-J Engineering | 371 lbs |
| 6 | Bg Products el Dorado Manufacturing Facility | 230 lbs |
| 7 | International Cold Storage | 0 lbs |
| 8 | Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - el Dorado | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pester Refinery Co. | NPL Site | 30.16 |
Cities in Butler (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.