Franklin, WA
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 Washington · Population: 97,676
TRI sites such as Pasco Processing LLC; Lamb Weston Inc. Connell Plant; Lamb Weston Inc Pasco Plant; SDWIS systems such as PASCO WATER DEPARTMENT; CONNELL CITY OF; Basin City Water Sewer District; NPL sites such as Pasco Sanitary Landfill anchor Franklin, WA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 49/100 (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 CONNELL CITY OF; Basin City Water Sewer District; Great Basin Water Burbank, while Pasco Processing LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 20 / peak 75 in 2024.
Burden score 49/100 (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, WA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+7.6%
8 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+109.2%
79.4 thousand lb → 166.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Franklin, WA's total reported releases rose from 79.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Franklin, WA's off-site transfers rose from 30.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Franklin, WA's land releases fell from 10.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Franklin, WA's air releases fell from 38.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 313 (90%) | 34 | 0 | 75 |
| 2023 | 270 (88%) | 32 | 2 | 255 |
| 2022 | 269 (82%) | 56 | 0 | 170 |
| 2021 | 297 (93%) | 23 | 0 | 84 |
| 2020 | 313 (93%) | 15 | 0 | 284 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Washington, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (25)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| PASCO WATER DEPARTMENT | 115,102 | 0 |
| CONNELL CITY OF | 5,150 | 1 |
| Basin City Water Sewer District | 1,740 | 2 |
| Great Basin Water Burbank | 656 | 10 |
| Great Basin Water Kiona | 520 | 0 |
| MESA WATER DEPARTMENT | 495 | 0 |
| KAHLOTUS CITY OF | 262 | 0 |
| Clark Addition Water System | 189 | 0 |
| RANGEVIEW | 122 | 6 |
| SCOOTENAY WATER ASSN INC | 120 | 0 |
| Eltopia Water Association | 100 | 0 |
| Great Basin Water Sunrise | 100 | 0 |
| NORTH SLOPE ESTATES PROPERTY | 97 | 5 |
| Hi-Point Housing | 96 | 0 |
| Canyon Farm Camp | 96 | 0 |
| Graystone WS | 94 | 0 |
| CLEARWATER DOMESTIC WATER ASSN | 78 | 0 |
| RIVER RIDGE ESTATES | 77 | 0 |
| PREDATOR RIDGE | 66 | 0 |
| J & B Orchards - South | 63 | 0 |
| SUNSET DOMESTIC WATER ASSN | 60 | 0 |
| LAKEVIEW | 50 | 4 |
| KEPPS ACRES ASSOCIATION | 35 | 0 |
| NORTH 16 DOMESTIC WATER ASSN | 29 | 0 |
| WAGON WHEEL ESTATE | 25 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (10)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pasco Processing LLC | 398.0K lbs |
| 2 | Lamb Weston Inc. Connell Plant | 205.4K lbs |
| 3 | Lamb Weston Inc Pasco Plant | 136.0K lbs |
| 4 | Tidewater Terminal Co Snake River Terminal | 39.8K lbs |
| 5 | Tesoro Logistics Pasco Terminal | 15.8K lbs |
| 6 | Verdesian Life Sciences | 10.9K lbs |
| 7 | American Rock Products Pasco | 8.0K lbs |
| 8 | Simplot Frozen Vegetables LLC | 375 lbs |
| 9 | Safety-Kleen Systems Pasco (pas) | 84 lbs |
| 10 | Ergon Asphalt & Emulsions Inc. - Pasco | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Pasco Sanitary Landfill | NPL Site | 44.46 |
Cities in Franklin (5)
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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.