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Craighead, AR

Moderate Risk (43/100)

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 Craighead in Arkansas · Population: 112,097

Craighead, AR is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 10 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 43/100 (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 545.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 5 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
112,097
TRI Facilities
17
Water Systems
10
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
545.0K lbs

Water Systems (10)

System Population Violations
JONESBORO WATER SYSTEM 79,889 0
BROOKLAND WATERWORKS 4,283 1
BUFFALO ISLAND REG WATER DIST 3,055 0
BONO WATERWORKS 2,550 2
LAKE CITY WATERWORKS 2,186 2
BAY WATERWORKS 1,938 0
CARAWAY WATERWORKS 1,432 3
MONETTE WATERWORKS 1,385 0
CASH WATERWORKS 342 0
BLACK OAK WATERWORKS 264 4

TRI Facilities (17)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Acme Brick Co Jonesboro 199.0K lbs
2 Crane Composites Inc 143.6K lbs
3 Riceland Foods Inc. - Jonesboro Div 76.6K lbs
4 Abb Installation Products Inc. 51.2K lbs
5 Colson Caster Corp 23.0K lbs
6 Colson Group USA LLC 18.4K lbs
7 Frito-Lay Inc 15.6K lbs
8 Nestle USA Inc. 13.5K lbs
9 Nice Pak Products Inc 2.2K lbs
10 Hytrol Conveyor Co Inc 977 lbs
11 Post Consumer Brands 700 lbs
12 Fmh Conveyors Americas 45 lbs
13 Camfil Air Pollution Control 20 lbs
14 Apex Tool Group 0 lbs
15 Mid South Sales Jonesboro 0 lbs
16 Razorback Concrete 113 0 lbs
17 Great Dane 0 lbs

Cities in Craighead (1)

Jonesboro
Pop: -
17 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Craighead, Arkansas? ▼
Craighead, AR has an environmental risk score of 43/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 17 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 10 water systems on record. 5 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Craighead? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Craighead, AR in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Craighead? ▼
Craighead, AR has 17 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 545.0K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Craighead? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Craighead, AR. 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 Craighead? ▼
Craighead, AR has 10 EPA-regulated water systems. 5 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 Craighead? ▼
Environmental compliance in Craighead, Arkansas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Arkansas 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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