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Cleveland, NC

Moderate Risk (52/100)

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 Cleveland in North Carolina · Population: 100,170

Cleveland, NC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 23 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 12 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 52/100 (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 2.2M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 8 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
100,170
TRI Facilities
23
Water Systems
12
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.2M lbs

Water Systems (12)

System Population Violations
KINGS MOUNTAIN, TOWN OF 14,784 5
BOILING SPRINGS, TOWN OF 4,769 1
GROVER, TOWN OF 805 4
LAWNDALE, TOWN OF 660 0
DON`S MHP 112 1
CHAPEL GROVE MHP 110 0
THE BROW CONDOMINIUMS 96 1
MAGNOLIA MHP 94 0
FOREST HILL MHP 89 1
COUNTRY TIME INN 59 0
MELTON MHP 43 1
WOODLAND MEADOWS 25 3

TRI Facilities (23)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Cormetech Inc. 695.4K lbs
2 Ames Copper Group LLC 528.7K lbs
3 Metalsamerica 525.9K lbs
4 Albemarle 118.3K lbs
5 Curtiss-Wright 103.2K lbs
6 Volvo - Kings Mountain Operations 96.2K lbs
7 Electric Glass Fiber America LLC 62.6K lbs
8 Cna Holdings Llc-Shelby 57.8K lbs
9 Kings Mountain International Inc. 32.1K lbs
10 Parker Hannifin - Gpd 2.0K lbs
11 Eaton Corp Transmission Div 524 lbs
12 Abb Motors & Mechanical Inc 410 lbs
13 Greenheck Fan Corp - Shelby Campus 26 lbs
14 Ksm Castings USA Inc 20 lbs
15 Greenheck Fan Corp - Kings Mountain 13 lbs
16 Concrete Supply Co - Kings Moutain 2 lbs
17 Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Shelby (plant #106) 0 lbs
18 Concrete Supply Co - Shelby 0 lbs
19 General Shale Brick Inc Plant 44 0 lbs
20 Robert Bosch Tool Corp 0 lbs
21 Kendrion(shelby) In 0 lbs
22 Blachford Rp Corp 0 lbs
23 Cleveland County Generating Facility 0 lbs

Cities in Cleveland (3)

Kings Mountain
Pop: -
12 facilities · 6 water
Grover
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
Shelby
Pop: -
10 facilities · 3 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Cleveland, North Carolina? ▼
Cleveland, NC has an environmental risk score of 52/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 23 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 12 water systems on record. 8 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Cleveland? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Cleveland, NC in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Cleveland? ▼
Cleveland, NC has 23 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Cleveland? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Cleveland, NC. 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 Cleveland? ▼
Cleveland, NC has 12 EPA-regulated water systems. 8 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 Cleveland? ▼
Environmental compliance in Cleveland, North Carolina is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the North Carolina 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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