Gaston, NC
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 Gaston in North Carolina · Population: 231,485
TRI sites such as American & Efird LLC Plant 05 & 15; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - Allen Steam Station; Livent USA Corp; SDWIS systems such as MOUNT HOLLY, CITY OF; BELMONT, CITY OF; DALLAS, TOWN OF; NPL sites such as Davis Park Road TCE; Hemphill Road TCE; Jadco-Hughes Facility anchor Gaston, NC's EPA extract. Derived burden score 78/100 (High 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 Gaston include DALLAS, TOWN OF; CHERRYVILLE, CITY OF; BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF, while American & Efird LLC Plant 05 & 15 leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 78/100 (High 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 Gaston -- 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 Gaston, NC: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+81.9%
22 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+82.2%
180.6 thousand lb → 329.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 3 facilities filed for the first time and 2 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Gaston, NC's total reported releases rose from 180.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 328.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gaston, NC's water releases rose from 9 lb in 2022 to 29 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gaston, NC's off-site transfers rose from 64.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 203.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Gaston, NC's land releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (21)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| MOUNT HOLLY, CITY OF | 19,200 | 0 |
| BELMONT, CITY OF | 17,477 | 0 |
| DALLAS, TOWN OF | 8,212 | 35 |
| CHERRYVILLE, CITY OF | 6,353 | 2 |
| BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF | 5,730 | 27 |
| STANLEY, TOWN OF | 5,453 | 2 |
| RANLO, TOWN OF | 4,511 | 2 |
| LOWELL, CITY OF | 3,837 | 1 |
| BELMONT ABBEY COLLEGE | 1,325 | 0 |
| MCADENVILLE, TOWN OF | 930 | 0 |
| HIGH SHOALS, CITY OF | 729 | 5 |
| MCADENVILLE CROSSROADS | 470 | 0 |
| SPENCER MOUNTAIN VILLAGE | 442 | 0 |
| WINDSOR HEIGHTS MHP | 178 | 0 |
| RAGAN VILLAGE WATER ASSOC | 100 | 1 |
| COUNTRYSIDE ESTATES MHP | 99 | 0 |
| HICKORY GROVE MHP | 69 | 0 |
| ALLEN MHP LLC | 64 | 3 |
| WINDY HILL MHP | 58 | 0 |
| DELLINGER`S MHP | 53 | 0 |
| FOREST ESTATES MHP (SC4660112) | 40 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (28)
Superfund Sites (4)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Davis Park Road TCE | NPL Site | 33.50 |
| Hemphill Road TCE | NPL Site | 50.00 |
| Jadco-Hughes Facility | NPL Site | 42.00 |
| North Belmont PCE | NPL Site | 50.00 |
Cities in Gaston (13)
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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.