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Henderson, NC

Moderate Risk (45/100)

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 Henderson in North Carolina · Population: 117,387

Henderson, NC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 18 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 18 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 45/100 (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 1.2M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 10 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
117,387
TRI Facilities
18
Water Systems
18
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
1.2M lbs

Water Systems (18)

System Population Violations
HENDERSONVILLE, CITY OF 79,278 0
FLETCHER ACADEMY INC 790 0
CLEAR CREEK MEADOWS S/D 124 3
OAK CREST RETIREMENT ESTATES 98 0
COUNTRY PLACE 97 0
HOLLY TREE S/D 95 0
ACONY BELL COMMUNITY 82 0
THE BOULDERS 80 2
KNOLL RIDGE MHP 75 0
FRUITLAND MHP 75 1
OLETA FALLS S/D 75 1
WIND SHADOWS CIRCLE MHP 72 5
CRAB CREEK VALLEY S/D 60 1
FAIRFIELD APARTMENTS 56 2
JETER MOUNTAIN MHP 54 0
JAY MAR TRAILER PARK 50 2
MOUNTAIN VIEW ASSISTED LIVING 44 2
SILENT SPRINGS PARK 25 1

TRI Facilities (18)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Wilsonart LLC 554.7K lbs
2 Blue Ridge Metals Corp 280.8K lbs
3 Upm Raflatac Inc 130.8K lbs
4 Linamar Light Metals-Mr 78.3K lbs
5 Coats Na Hendersonville Plant 57.8K lbs
6 Continental Automotive Systems Inc. 37.2K lbs
7 Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC 12.7K lbs
8 Agi Shorewood Group (multi Packagaing Solutions) 11.5K lbs
9 Current Lighting Solutions LLC 421 lbs
10 Haynes Wire Co 115 lbs
11 Mma Manufacturing 62 lbs
12 Borgwarner Thermal Systems Inc 60 lbs
13 Carolina Ready Mix & Builders Supply LLC 6 lbs
14 Southern Concrete Materials-Fletcher Plant 4 lbs
15 Southern Concrete Materials-Precast Div 2 lbs
16 Southern Concrete Materials-Hendersonville Plant 2 lbs
17 Southern Concrete Materials-Naples Facility 0 lbs
18 Southern Concrete Materials-Mills River Plant 0 lbs

Cities in Henderson (4)

East Flat Rock
Pop: -
3 facilities · 0 water
Fletcher
Pop: -
8 facilities · 1 water
Mills River
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
Hendersonville
Pop: -
4 facilities · 14 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Henderson, North Carolina? ▼
Henderson, NC has an environmental risk score of 45/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 18 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 18 water systems on record. 10 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Henderson? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Henderson, NC in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Henderson? ▼
Henderson, NC has 18 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Henderson? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Henderson, NC. 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 Henderson? ▼
Henderson, NC has 18 EPA-regulated water systems. 10 systems have 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 Henderson? ▼
Environmental compliance in Henderson, North Carolina is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the North Carolina 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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