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Greene, TN

Moderate Risk (44/100)

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 Greene in Tennessee · Population: 70,919

Greene, TN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 22 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 5 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 44/100 (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 2.7M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries 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
70,919
TRI Facilities
22
Water Systems
5
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.7M lbs

Water Systems (5)

System Population Violations
CHUCKEY UTILITY DISTRICT 14,369 0
CROSS ANCHOR UTILITY DISTRICT 8,449 0
OLD KNOXVILLE HWY U.D. 8,296 0
NORTH GREENE UTILITIES, INC. 5,604 10
MOSHEIM UTILITY DISTRICT 2,270 0

TRI Facilities (22)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs 1.1M lbs
2 US Nitrogen LLC 476.8K lbs
3 Parker Hannifin Corp 396.4K lbs
4 Huf-North America 162.2K lbs
5 Scepter Greeneville Inc 143.4K lbs
6 Sumiriko Tennessee Inc. 105.1K lbs
7 John Deere Power Products 73.7K lbs
8 Artazn LLC 62.1K lbs
9 Oldcastle Building Envelope - Tennessee Facility 57.3K lbs
10 Sea Ray Boats 53.5K lbs
11 Miller/greeneville Plant 2 11.0K lbs
12 Meco Corp 4.9K lbs
13 American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC 4.5K lbs
14 Donaldson Co Inc 3.1K lbs
15 Miller/greeneville Inc. 2.7K lbs
16 La Quesera Mexicana 2.6K lbs
17 Crown Fixtures Inc Crowntonka 0 lbs
18 Crown Tonka Building 2 0 lbs
19 Ready Mix USA LLC - Greeneville Plant 0 lbs
20 Prowood LLC Mosheim 0 lbs
21 East Tennessee Forest Products 0 lbs
22 Ermco Components Inc. 0 lbs

Cities in Greene (4)

Afton
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Greeneville
Pop: -
15 facilities · 5 water
Midway
Pop: -
4 facilities · 0 water
Mosheim
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Greene, Tennessee? ▼
Greene, TN has an environmental risk score of 44/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 22 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 5 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Greene? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Greene, TN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Greene? ▼
Greene, TN has 22 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Greene? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Greene, TN. 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 Greene? ▼
Greene, TN has 5 EPA-regulated water systems. 1 system has 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 Greene? ▼
Environmental compliance in Greene, Tennessee is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Tennessee 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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