Douglas, KS

Compiled by PlainEnviro Editorial, Environmental Data Editorial Team · July 13, 2026

Low Risk (26/100)

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 Douglas in Kansas · Population: 119,547

Douglas, KS is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 10 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 26/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 1.6M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 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

119,547

TRI Facilities

Water Systems

Superfund Sites

Total Releases

1.6M lbs

Water Systems (12)

System	City	Source	Population	Health
LAWRENCE, CITY OF	Lawrence	Surface Water	95,256	–
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS	Lawrence	Surface Water	35,000	–
EUDORA, CITY OF	Eudora	Groundwater	6,449	–
BALDWIN CITY, CITY OF	Baldwin City	Surface Water	4,882	–
DOUGLAS CO RWD 4	Baldwin City	Surface Water	3,000	–
DOUGLAS CO RWD 5	Lawrence	Surface Water	2,500	–
JEFFERSON CO RWD 13	Lawrence	Groundwater	2,115	–
DOUGLAS CO RWD 1	Lawrence	Surface Water	1,400	–
DOUGLAS CO RWD 2	Lawrence	Surface Water	1,163	–
LECOMPTON, CITY OF	Lecompton	Surface Water	592	–
DOUGLAS CO RWD 6	Lecompton	Surface Water	360	–
PUBLIC WHOLESALE WSD 25	Lawrence	Groundwater	1	–

TRI Facilities (10)

#	Facility	City	Industry	Total Releases
1	Lawrence Energy Center	Lawrence	Electric Utilities	1.5M lbs
2	O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments	Lawrence	Paper	46.9K lbs
3	Schlumberger Technology Corp Lawrence Technology Center	Lawrence	Primary Metals	6.8K lbs
4	Prosoco Inc	Lawrence	Chemicals	2.5K lbs
5	Plant #20	Lawrence	Nonmetallic Mineral Product	2.1K lbs
6	Post Consumer Brands	Lawrence	Food	160 lbs
7	Pennys Concrete	Lawrence	Nonmetallic Mineral Product	14 lbs
8	Adler Pelzer Automotive Systems Inc.	Eudora	Plastics and Rubber	0 lbs
9	Icl	Lawrence	Chemicals	0 lbs
10	Trecora Specialties Chemical LLC	Lawrence	Chemicals	0 lbs

Cities in Douglas (2)

Eudora

Pop: -

1 facilities · 1 water

Lawrence

Pop: -

9 facilities · 7 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Douglas, Kansas? ▼

Douglas, KS has an environmental risk score of 26/100 (Low Risk), based on 10 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 12 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.

Are there Superfund sites in Douglas? ▼

No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Douglas, KS in the EPA database.

How many toxic release facilities are in Douglas? ▼

Douglas, KS has 10 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.6M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.

What is the air quality in Douglas? ▼

Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Douglas, KS. 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 Douglas? ▼

Douglas, KS has 12 EPA-regulated water systems. No health-based violations are currently on record. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.

What environmental agencies cover Douglas? ▼

Environmental compliance in Douglas, Kansas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Kansas 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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