Harris, GA
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. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Harris in Georgia · Population: 35,509
TRI sites such as Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley; SDWIS systems such as HARRIS COUNTY WATER SYSTEM; WEST POINT; CALLAWAY GARDENS RESORTS, INC. anchor Harris, GA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 21/100 (Low Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley is among the largest Form R filers reporting in Harris; no SDWIS system here carries an active health-based flag. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 21/100 (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 Harris -- 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 Harris, GA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+47.8%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+47.8%
675.3 thousand lb → 997.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Harris, GA's total reported releases rose from 675.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 997.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Harris, GA's air releases fell from 4.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 187 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Harris, GA's water releases rose from 671.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 997.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (11)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| HARRIS COUNTY WATER SYSTEM | 22,922 | 0 |
| WEST POINT | 5,800 | 0 |
| CALLAWAY GARDENS RESORTS, INC. | 2,685 | 0 |
| HAMILTON | 2,211 | 0 |
| PINE MOUNTAIN | 2,135 | 0 |
| PINE MOUNTAIN VALLEY | 1,209 | 0 |
| WAVERLY HALL | 746 | 0 |
| SHILOH | 504 | 0 |
| PINE MOUNTAIN CLUB CHALETS | 280 | 0 |
| CHEROKEE CLUB RESORT | 97 | 0 |
| HARRIS COUNTY WATER WORKS- SKY MEADOWS | 65 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (1)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Koch Foods of Pine Mountain Valley | 3.8M lbs |
Cities in Harris (6)
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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.