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Dekalb, IN

Moderate Risk (56/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Dekalb in Indiana · Population: 43,584

Dekalb, IN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 25 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 56/100 (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 5.2M 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
43,584
TRI Facilities
25
Water Systems
12
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
5.2M lbs

Water Systems (12)

System Population Violations
AUBURN WATER DEPARTMENT 12,800 0
GARRETT WATER UTILITY 6,390 0
BUTLER WATER DEPARTMENT 2,700 0
PIONEER WATER L.L.C. 2,076 0
ASHLEY WATER DEPARTMENT 983 0
ST. JOE WATER DEPARTMENT 460 4
BLUE RIDGE MOBILE HOME PARK 300 2
CORUNNA WATER UTILITY 255 0
BEN MAR CHATEAU 166 2
GOLDEN ACRES MOBILE HOME PARK 112 9
GRATE PROPERTIES MHC 66 0
OR-AN TRAILER COURT 55 9

TRI Facilities (25)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div 3.1M lbs
2 Therma-Tru Corp 975.4K lbs
3 Contitech USA Inc. 473.3K lbs
4 Nucor Vulcraft Group Saint Joe Div 340.4K lbs
5 New Millennium Building Systems LLC 106.4K lbs
6 Ashley Industrial Molding Inc 64.9K lbs
7 Scot Industries 42.6K lbs
8 Griffith Rubber Mills of Garrett Inc 22.7K lbs
9 Nucor Building Systems 22.3K lbs
10 Ball Brass & Aluminum Foundry 16.8K lbs
11 Metal Technologies Auburn LLC 14.0K lbs
12 Aludyne N.a. LLC (auburn) 7.9K lbs
13 Dekalb Metal Finishing 7.5K lbs
14 Griffith Rubber Mills - Lee St 5.6K lbs
15 Heidtman Steel Products Inc. 4.1K lbs
16 Nipg Waterloo 2.2K lbs
17 Butler Mill Service Co 1.8K lbs
18 Fxi Inc. - Auburn 895 lbs
19 Multimatic Indiana Inc. 291 lbs
20 Tower Automotive 137 lbs
21 Parker Hannifin Corp Cylinder Div Ashley In 40 lbs
22 Trin Inc 1 lbs
23 Oldcastle Lawn & Garden 0 lbs
24 C & a Tool Engineering Inc-Auburn 0 lbs
25 Group Dekko Inc 0 lbs

Cities in Dekalb (6)

Ashley
Pop: -
4 facilities · 1 water
Auburn
Pop: -
9 facilities · 2 water
Butler
Pop: -
6 facilities · 0 water
Garrett
Pop: -
3 facilities · 2 water
Saint Joe
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Waterloo
Pop: -
3 facilities · 5 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Dekalb, Indiana? ▼
Dekalb, IN has an environmental risk score of 56/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 25 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 12 water systems on record. 5 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Dekalb? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Dekalb, IN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Dekalb? ▼
Dekalb, IN has 25 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 5.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Dekalb? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Dekalb, IN. 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 Dekalb? ▼
Dekalb, IN has 12 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 Dekalb? ▼
Environmental compliance in Dekalb, Indiana is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Indiana 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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