Colbert, AL
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. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Colbert in Alabama · Population: 57,648
TRI sites such as Lsb Chemical LLC; Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations; Wise Alloys LLC - Alloys Plant; SDWIS systems such as TUSCUMBIA WATER WORKS; SHEFFIELD UTILITIES, CITY OF SHEFFIELD; COLBERT COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM anchor Colbert, AL's EPA extract. Derived burden score 52/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Colbert total 5.3M lbs; health-flagged SDWIS rows include SHEFFIELD UTILITIES, CITY OF SHEFFIELD; COLBERT COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM; CHEROKEE WATER & GAS DEPARTMENT, while Lsb Chemical LLC leads TRI pounds. No AQS county monitors report here.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: Lsb Chemical LLC; Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations; Wise Alloys LLC - Alloys Plant. Named SDWIS systems: TUSCUMBIA WATER WORKS; SHEFFIELD UTILITIES, CITY OF SHEFFIELD; COLBERT COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM. Burden score 52/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Colbert, AL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-9.4%
15 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-9.4%
1.3 million lb → 1.1 million lb, every facility that filed
- Colbert, AL's total reported releases fell from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colbert, AL's land releases fell from 43.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 453 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colbert, AL's off-site transfers fell from 74.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Colbert, AL's water releases fell from 458.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 367.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (8)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| TUSCUMBIA WATER WORKS | 14,400 | 0 |
| SHEFFIELD UTILITIES, CITY OF SHEFFIELD | 13,758 | 5 |
| COLBERT COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM | 13,395 | 1 |
| SPRING VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY | 5,520 | 0 |
| HAWK PRIDE MT WATER SYSTEM | 4,035 | 0 |
| CHEROKEE WATER & GAS DEPARTMENT | 1,992 | 2 |
| LAGRANGE MOUNTAIN WATER AUTHORITY | 1,242 | 3 |
| LEIGHTON, WSB OF THE TOWN OF | 1,203 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (16)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lsb Chemical LLC | 3.0M lbs |
| 2 | Essity Professional Hygiene Na Barton Operations | 1.1M lbs |
| 3 | Wise Alloys LLC - Alloys Plant | 560.9K lbs |
| 4 | Wise Alloys-Alabama Reclamation Plant | 418.0K lbs |
| 5 | Mid-South Central Extrusion Die | 56.5K lbs |
| 6 | Messer LLC | 42.1K lbs |
| 7 | North American Lighting | 14.0K lbs |
| 8 | Harcros Chemicals Inc | 9.7K lbs |
| 9 | Hexpol Muscle Shoals | 8.3K lbs |
| 10 | Great Southern Wood - Tuscumbia Inc. | 2.7K lbs |
| 11 | Flexco Corp | 628 lbs |
| 12 | U.S. Tva Muscle Shoals | 543 lbs |
| 13 | Freightcar Alabama | 500 lbs |
| 14 | Occidental Chemical Corp | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Pilgrim's Pride Russellville (tuscumbia) Feed Mill | 0 lbs |
| 16 | Ready Mix USA LLC - Tuscumbia Plant | 0 lbs |
Cities in Colbert (5)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.