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Desha, AR

Moderate Risk (40/100)

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 Desha in Arkansas · Population: 11,041

Desha, AR is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 4 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 9 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 40/100 (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 6.0M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 8 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
11,041
TRI Facilities
4
Water Systems
9
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
6.0M lbs

Water Systems (9)

System Population Violations
MC GEHEE WATERWORKS 3,849 0
DERMOTT WATERWORKS 2,604 17
KELSO-ROHWER WATER ASSOCIATION 563 3
ARKANSAS CITY WATERWORKS 376 31
WKMM RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION 310 4
TILLAR WATERWORKS 225 9
REED WATERWORKS 209 7
WATSON WATERWORKS 166 23
PICKENS WATERWORKS 49 69

TRI Facilities (4)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Clearwater Paper Corp 6.0M lbs
2 Saf-Holland 858 lbs
3 Saf-Holland Inc Dumas 725 lbs
4 Central Wire (dumas Division) 0 lbs

Cities in Desha (2)

Dumas
Pop: -
3 facilities · 3 water
Arkansas City
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Desha, Arkansas? ▼
Desha, AR has an environmental risk score of 40/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 4 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 9 water systems on record. 8 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Desha? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Desha, AR in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Desha? ▼
Desha, AR has 4 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 6.0M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Desha? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Desha, 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 Desha? ▼
Desha, AR has 9 EPA-regulated water systems. 8 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 Desha? ▼
Environmental compliance in Desha, 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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