Fayette, WV
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 Fayette in West Virginia · Population: 39,987
TRI sites such as Wva Manufacturing LLC; Maple Eagle LLC; SDWIS systems such as GAULEY RIVER PSD; KANAWHA FALLS PSD; DANESE PSD; NPL sites such as Shaffer Equipment/Arbuckle Creek Area anchor Fayette, WV's EPA extract. Derived burden score 43/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Fayette include GAULEY RIVER PSD; KANAWHA FALLS PSD; DANESE PSD, while Wva Manufacturing LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 43/100 (Moderate 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 Fayette -- 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 Fayette, WV: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-6.0%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-6.0%
463.1 thousand lb → 435.5 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Fayette, WV's total reported releases fell from 463.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 435.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fayette, WV's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fayette, WV's air releases fell from 462.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 435.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fayette, WV's off-site transfers fell from 304 lb in 2022 to 293 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (8)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| GAULEY RIVER PSD | 3,944 | 5 |
| KANAWHA FALLS PSD | 2,547 | 9 |
| DANESE PSD | 2,294 | 2 |
| RAINELLE WATER DEPT | 1,381 | 36 |
| PAX WATER COMPANY | 762 | 7 |
| MEADOW BRIDGE TOWN OF | 692 | 3 |
| RAINELLE WATER TREATMENT PLANT 2 | 290 | 0 |
| BELLWOOD COMMUNITY FACIL IMP | 87 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (2)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Wva Manufacturing LLC | 2.6M lbs |
| 2 | Maple Eagle LLC | 4.8K lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Shaffer Equipment/Arbuckle Creek Area | NPL Site | 50.54 |
Cities in Fayette (9)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.