Hendry, FL
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 Hendry in Florida · Population: 40,798
TRI sites such as US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House; Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp; Austin Powder Co; SDWIS systems such as CLEWISTON, CITY OF; CITY OF LABELLE; SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC. anchor Hendry, FL'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.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Hendry include RIVERBEND ESTATES, while US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. 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 Hendry -- 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 Hendry, FL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+2.9%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+2.9%
812.5 thousand lb → 835.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Hendry, FL's total reported releases rose from 812.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 835.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hendry, FL's land releases rose from 68.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 102.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hendry, FL's chemicals reported rose from 10 in 2022 to 12 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hendry, FL's air releases fell from 743.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 733.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (4)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CLEWISTON, CITY OF | 9,643 | 0 |
| CITY OF LABELLE | 6,790 | 0 |
| SOUTH SHORE WATER ASSN., INC. | 4,498 | 0 |
| RIVERBEND ESTATES | 200 | 54 |
TRI Facilities (6)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House | 4.7M lbs |
| 2 | Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp | 106.4K lbs |
| 3 | Austin Powder Co | 370 lbs |
| 4 | Preferred-Labelle Block | 0 lbs |
| 5 | Wedgworth's Inc Clewiston | 0 lbs |
| 6 | Cemex Labelle | 0 lbs |
Cities in Hendry (2)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.