Franklin, VT
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 Franklin in Vermont · Population: 50,379
TRI sites such as Franklin Foods; St Albans Creamery LLC; Perrigo Nutritionals; SDWIS systems such as ST ALBANS WATER DEPT; SWANTON VILLAGE WATER; ENOSBURG FALLS WATER SYSTEM anchor Franklin, VT's EPA extract. Derived burden score 39/100 (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 Franklin include ST ALBANS WATER DEPT; SWANTON VILLAGE WATER; ENOSBURG FALLS WATER SYSTEM, while Franklin Foods leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 39/100 (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 Franklin -- 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 Franklin, VT: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-55.7%
8 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-55.7%
20.7 thousand lb → 9.2 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.
- Franklin, VT's total reported releases fell from 20.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Franklin, VT's off-site transfers fell from 19.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Franklin, VT's air releases rose from 592 lb in 2022 to 833 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Franklin, VT's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (17)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| ST ALBANS WATER DEPT | 10,200 | 3 |
| SWANTON VILLAGE WATER | 4,000 | 1 |
| ENOSBURG FALLS WATER SYSTEM | 1,700 | 1 |
| RICHFORD WATER SYSTEM | 1,700 | 5 |
| 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 | 2 |
| 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 (14)
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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.