Crawford, AR
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.
Environmental data for Crawford in Arkansas · Population: 60,792
TRI sites such as Bekaert Corp; Tate&lyle Van Buren; Afco Steel LLC; SDWIS systems such as VAN BUREN WATERWORKS; CEDARVILLE WATERWORKS FBCC; HWY 71 WATER DISTRICT #1 PWA anchor Crawford, AR's EPA extract. Derived burden score 33/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Crawford include ALMA WATERWORKS; KIBLER WATER SYSTEM; DYER WATERWORKS, while Bekaert Corp leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 33/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Crawford -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Crawford, AR: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-9.1%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-9.1%
123.9 thousand lb → 112.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Crawford, AR's total reported releases fell from 123.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Crawford, AR's water releases rose from 52 lb in 2022 to 191 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Crawford, AR's off-site transfers fell from 77.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Crawford, AR's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (12)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| VAN BUREN WATERWORKS | 22,725 | 0 |
| CEDARVILLE WATERWORKS FBCC | 8,529 | 0 |
| HWY 71 WATER DISTRICT #1 PWA | 6,275 | 0 |
| ALMA WATERWORKS | 6,123 | 1 |
| OAK GROVE WATER ASSOCIATION | 2,963 | 0 |
| KIBLER WATER SYSTEM | 1,815 | 18 |
| LOCKE-FERN DOLLARD RD WW PFB | 1,135 | 0 |
| MOUNTAINBURG WATER AND SEWER | 1,052 | 0 |
| DYER WATERWORKS | 1,028 | 21 |
| REDHILL WATER ASSOCIATION | 475 | 0 |
| CHESTER WATER WORKS | 223 | 4 |
| RIVER CHASE WATER ASSOCIATION | 96 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (6)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bekaert Corp | 376.0K lbs |
| 2 | Tate&lyle Van Buren | 95.1K lbs |
| 3 | Afco Steel LLC | 3.1K lbs |
| 4 | Tyson Poultry Inc | 620 lbs |
| 5 | Apac- Central Inc. Preston Asphalt | 10 lbs |
| 6 | Gcc-Van Buren | 0 lbs |
Cities in Crawford (5)
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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.