Butler, KS

Moderate Risk (45/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Butler in Kansas · Population: 67,916

Butler, KS is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 8 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 22 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 45/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 2.1M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 12 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

Population
67,916
TRI Facilities
8
Water Systems
22
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.1M lbs

Water Systems (22)

System Population 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

Cities in Butler (3)

Andover
Pop: -
2 facilities · 0 water
Augusta
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
El Dorado
Pop: -
5 facilities · 4 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Butler, Kansas?
Butler, KS has an environmental risk score of 45/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 8 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 22 water systems on record. 12 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Butler?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Butler, KS in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Butler?
Butler, KS has 8 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Butler?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Butler, KS. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Butler?
Butler, KS has 22 EPA-regulated water systems. 12 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Butler?
Environmental compliance in Butler, Kansas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Kansas state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

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.

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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial