Dakota, NE
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 Dakota in Nebraska · Population: 21,331
TRI sites such as Empirical Foods (ssc); Tyson Fresh Meats Inc; Siouxland Ethanol LLC; SDWIS systems such as SOUTH SIOUX CITY, CITY OF; DAKOTA CITY, CITY OF; HOMER, VILLAGE OF anchor Dakota, NE's EPA extract. Derived burden score 30/100 (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 Dakota include HOMER, VILLAGE OF, while Empirical Foods (ssc) leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 30/100 (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 Dakota -- 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 Dakota, NE: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-20.6%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-20.6%
327.2 thousand lb → 259.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Dakota, NE's total reported releases fell from 327.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 259.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dakota, NE's off-site transfers fell from 249.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 178.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dakota, NE's air releases rose from 77.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 81.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (5)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTH SIOUX CITY, CITY OF | 14,043 | 0 |
| DAKOTA CITY, CITY OF | 2,081 | 0 |
| HOMER, VILLAGE OF | 532 | 1 |
| JACKSON, VILLAGE OF | 235 | 0 |
| HUBBARD, VILLAGE OF | 234 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (7)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Empirical Foods (ssc) | 1.1M lbs |
| 2 | Tyson Fresh Meats Inc | 372.8K lbs |
| 3 | Siouxland Ethanol LLC | 39.9K lbs |
| 4 | Ingredion | 11.1K lbs |
| 5 | Sioux City Foundry Co | 7 lbs |
| 6 | Siouxland Concrete Co | 0 lbs |
| 7 | Adm Animal Nutrition Inc | 0 lbs |
Cities in Dakota (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.