Chisago, MN

Moderate Risk (31/100)

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 Chisago in Minnesota · Population: 57,434

Chisago, MN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 7 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 14 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 31/100 (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 185.4K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 3 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
57,434
TRI Facilities
7
Water Systems
14
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
185.4K lbs

Water Systems (14)

System Population Violations
North Branch 6,190 0
Lindstrom 4,938 0
Chisago City 3,745 0
Rush City 3,339 4
Stacy 1,593 8
Shafer 1,165 0
Taylors Falls 1,067 0
Harris 400 0
Center City 305 0
River Bend Mobile Home Park, Inc. 100 0
Stonegate Co-op, Inc. 90 0
Shorewood Park 85 7
Peaceful Valley Mobile Home Park 50 0
Shady Oaks Mobile Home Park 40 0

TRI Facilities (7)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Andersen Extrusion North Branch 89.8K lbs
2 Sunrise Fiberglass of Minnesota LLC 68.4K lbs
3 Zinpro Corp 27.2K lbs
4 Forterra Pipe & Precast - Stacy 1 lbs
5 Knife River Central Minnesota Asphalt Plant 5 1 lbs
6 Plastech Corp 0 lbs
7 Rosenbauer Motors LLC 0 lbs

Cities in Chisago (5)

North Branch
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Rush City
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Stacy
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Wyoming
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Harris
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Chisago, Minnesota?
Chisago, MN has an environmental risk score of 31/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 7 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 14 water systems on record. 3 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Chisago?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Chisago, MN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Chisago?
Chisago, MN has 7 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 185.4K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Chisago?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Chisago, MN. 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 Chisago?
Chisago, MN has 14 EPA-regulated water systems. 3 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 Chisago?
Environmental compliance in Chisago, Minnesota is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Minnesota 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