Douglas, KS
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 Douglas in Kansas · Population: 119,547
TRI sites such as Lawrence Energy Center; O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments; Schlumberger Technology Corp Lawrence Technology Center; SDWIS systems such as LAWRENCE, CITY OF; UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS; EUDORA, CITY OF anchor Douglas, KS's EPA extract. Derived burden score 26/100 (Low Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Lawrence Energy Center; O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments; Schlumberger Technology Corp Lawrence Technology Center are among the largest Form R filers reporting in Douglas; no SDWIS system here carries an active health-based flag. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 26/100 (Low 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 Douglas -- 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 Douglas, KS: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-17.0%
9 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-17.0%
283.9 thousand lb → 235.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Douglas, KS's total reported releases fell from 283.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 235.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Douglas, KS's off-site transfers rose from 1.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Douglas, KS's air releases fell from 12.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Douglas, KS's land releases fell from 269.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 224.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (12)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| LAWRENCE, CITY OF | 95,256 | 0 |
| UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS | 35,000 | 0 |
| EUDORA, CITY OF | 6,449 | 0 |
| BALDWIN CITY, CITY OF | 4,882 | 0 |
| DOUGLAS CO RWD 4 | 3,000 | 0 |
| DOUGLAS CO RWD 5 | 2,500 | 0 |
| JEFFERSON CO RWD 13 | 2,115 | 0 |
| DOUGLAS CO RWD 1 | 1,400 | 0 |
| DOUGLAS CO RWD 2 | 1,163 | 0 |
| LECOMPTON, CITY OF | 592 | 0 |
| DOUGLAS CO RWD 6 | 360 | 0 |
| PUBLIC WHOLESALE WSD 25 | 1 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (10)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence Energy Center | 1.5M lbs |
| 2 | O.a. Both Corp DBA Schlenk Metallic Pigments | 46.9K lbs |
| 3 | Schlumberger Technology Corp Lawrence Technology Center | 6.8K lbs |
| 4 | Prosoco Inc | 2.5K lbs |
| 5 | Plant #20 | 2.1K lbs |
| 6 | Post Consumer Brands | 160 lbs |
| 7 | Pennys Concrete | 14 lbs |
| 8 | Adler Pelzer Automotive Systems Inc. | 0 lbs |
| 9 | Icl | 0 lbs |
| 10 | Trecora Specialties Chemical LLC | 0 lbs |
Cities in Douglas (4)
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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.