Franklin, VT

Moderate Risk (39/100)

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 Franklin in Vermont · Population: 50,379

Franklin, VT is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 10 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 17 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 39/100 (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 237.2K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 15 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
50,379
TRI Facilities
10
Water Systems
17
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
237.2K lbs

Water Systems (17)

System Population Violations
ST ALBANS WATER DEPT 10,200 3
SWANTON VILLAGE WATER 4,000 1
RICHFORD WATER SYSTEM 3,000 3
ENOSBURG FALLS WATER SYSTEM 1,700 1
FAIRFAX WATER DEPT 1,550 3
MONTGOMERY WATER SYSTEM 530 5
SHELDON WATER SYSTEM 480 1
BAKERSFIELD FIRE DISTRICT 1 446 5
EAST BERKSHIRE FIRE DISTRICT 1 184 4
EAST FAIRFIELD FIRE DISTRICT 1 184 0
FAIRFIELD FIRE DISTRICT 2 126 3
DAIRY CENTER 109 0
FAIRFAX HEIGHTS WATER CO 100 1
HOMESTEAD ACRES MHP 81 2
FAIRFAX FIRE DISTRICT 1 80 1
COLONIAL ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSN 79 3
SUNSET TERRACE ESTATES 45 4

TRI Facilities (10)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Franklin Foods 185.6K lbs
2 St Albans Creamery LLC 40.6K lbs
3 Perrigo Nutritionals 4.2K lbs
4 Mylan Technologies Inc 3.3K lbs
5 Ben & Jerry's Homemade Inc St Albans 3.3K lbs
6 Kent Nutrition Group Inc 250 lbs
7 Westrock Converting LLC 30 lbs
8 Agway Inc St Albans Feed Mill 0 lbs
9 Cargill Feed & Nutrition Swanton 0 lbs
10 Mylan Technologies 0 lbs

Cities in Franklin (6)

Enosburg Falls
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Georgia
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Richford
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Saint Albans
Pop: -
5 facilities · 0 water
Sheldon Springs
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Swanton
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Franklin, Vermont?
Franklin, VT has an environmental risk score of 39/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 10 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 17 water systems on record. 15 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Franklin?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Franklin, VT in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Franklin?
Franklin, VT has 10 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 237.2K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Franklin?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Franklin, 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 Franklin?
Franklin, VT has 17 EPA-regulated water systems. 15 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 Franklin?
Environmental compliance in Franklin, 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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