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Hamblen, TN

Low Risk (29/100)

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 Hamblen in Tennessee · Population: 64,930

Hamblen, TN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 2 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 29/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 159.4K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry 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
64,930
TRI Facilities
17
Water Systems
2
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
159.4K lbs

Water Systems (2)

System Population Violations
MORRISTOWN UTILITIES COMMISSION 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 (1)

Morristown
Pop: -
17 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Hamblen, Tennessee? ▼
Hamblen, TN has an environmental risk score of 29/100 (Low Risk), based on 17 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 2 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Hamblen? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Hamblen, TN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Hamblen? ▼
Hamblen, TN has 17 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 159.4K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Hamblen? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Hamblen, 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 Hamblen? ▼
Hamblen, TN has 2 EPA-regulated water systems. No health-based violations are currently on record. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Hamblen? ▼
Environmental compliance in Hamblen, 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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