Hamblen, TN
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 Hamblen in Tennessee · Population: 64,930
TRI sites such as Pioneer Plastics Corp; Clayton Supply Morristown I/ii; Trelleborg Coated Systems US Inc; SDWIS systems such as MORRISTOWN UTILITIES COMMIS.; RUSSELLVILLE WHITESBURG U.D. anchor Hamblen, TN's EPA extract. Derived burden score 29/100 (Low Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Pioneer Plastics Corp; Clayton Supply Morristown I/ii; Trelleborg Coated Systems US Inc are among the largest Form R filers reporting in Hamblen; no SDWIS system here carries an active health-based flag. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 29/100 (Low 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 Hamblen -- 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 Hamblen, TN: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+87.2%
14 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+48.3%
30.0 thousand lb → 44.5 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.
- Hamblen, TN's water releases rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 88 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hamblen, TN's land releases rose from 47 lb in 2022 to 88 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hamblen, TN's off-site transfers fell from 6.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hamblen, TN's air releases rose from 23.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (2)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| MORRISTOWN UTILITIES COMMIS. | 39,883 | 0 |
| RUSSELLVILLE WHITESBURG U.D. | 20,197 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (17)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pioneer Plastics Corp | 50.7K lbs |
| 2 | Clayton Supply Morristown I/ii | 34.1K lbs |
| 3 | Trelleborg Coated Systems US Inc | 24.4K lbs |
| 4 | Iatric Manufacturing Solutions LLC | 15.0K lbs |
| 5 | Otics USA | 14.4K lbs |
| 6 | Colgate Palmolive Co | 14.1K lbs |
| 7 | Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC | 2.3K lbs |
| 8 | Macdermid Printing Solutions | 2.2K lbs |
| 9 | Mahle Engine Components USA Inc | 1.0K lbs |
| 10 | Jtekt Automotive Tennessee Morristown | 584 lbs |
| 11 | Jeffrey Chain LP (operating As Renold Jeffrey) | 328 lbs |
| 12 | Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC | 188 lbs |
| 13 | Koch Foods LLC of Morristown Deboning | 119 lbs |
| 14 | Koch Foods of Morristown LLC | 0 lbs |
| 15 | Colortech Inc | 0 lbs |
| 16 | Colortech Inc | 0 lbs |
| 17 | Ready Mix USA Llc-Morristown Plant | 0 lbs |
Cities in Hamblen (2)
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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.