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Essex, VT

Low Risk (20/100)

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 Essex in Vermont · Population: 5,972

Essex, VT is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 1 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facility, 10 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 20/100 (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 29 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
5,972
TRI Facilities
1
Water Systems
10
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
29 lbs

Water Systems (10)

System Population Violations
MOUNTAIN GREEN CONDOMINIUM 1,300 6
BRIGHTON WATER SYSTEM 1,200 0
BURKE MOUNTAIN WATER CO 1,058 4
CANAAN FIRE DISTRICT 1 970 2
LUNENBURG FIRE DISTRICT 2 400 5
CANAAN FD #2 350 0
LUNENBURG FIRE DISTRICT 1 250 6
AQUA HAVEN 150 6
GUILDHALL WATER SYSTEM 136 6
BLOOMFIELD WATER SYSTEM 50 2

TRI Facilities (1)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Ethan Allen Operations Inc Beecher Falls Div 29 lbs

Cities in Essex (1)

Beecher Falls
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Essex, Vermont? ▼
Essex, VT has an environmental risk score of 20/100 (Low Risk), based on 1 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 10 water systems on record. 8 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Essex? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Essex, VT in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Essex? ▼
Essex, VT has 1 TRI-reporting facility on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 29 lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Essex? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Essex, VT. 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 Essex? ▼
Essex, VT has 10 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 Essex? ▼
Environmental compliance in Essex, Vermont is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Vermont 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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