Houston, AL
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 Houston in Alabama · Population: 107,628
TRI sites such as Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div; Covenant Steel Warehouse; Qualico Steel Co Inc; SDWIS systems such as TAYLOR WATER SYSTEM; HOUSTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY; ASHFORD WATER WORKS anchor Houston, AL'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 Houston include COTTONWOOD WATER WORKS, while Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div 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 Houston -- 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 Houston, AL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-4.2%
10 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-4.2%
72.8 thousand lb → 69.8 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Houston, AL's total reported releases fell from 72.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 69.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Houston, AL's off-site transfers rose from 6.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Houston, AL's air releases fell from 66.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (11)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| TAYLOR WATER SYSTEM | 9,339 | 0 |
| HOUSTON COUNTY WATER AUTHORITY | 4,902 | 0 |
| ASHFORD WATER WORKS | 3,816 | 0 |
| COTTONWOOD WATER WORKS | 3,570 | 1 |
| NEWTON, THE WW AND SB OF THE TOWN OF | 2,466 | 0 |
| NAPIER FIELD WATER SYSTEM | 2,382 | 0 |
| COWARTS WATER SYSTEM | 2,262 | 0 |
| KINSEY WATER SYSTEM | 2,010 | 0 |
| WEBB WATER SYSTEM | 1,521 | 0 |
| AVON WATER SYSTEM | 495 | 0 |
| GORDON, TOWN OF | 414 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (11)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dunbarton Corp Rediframe Div | 80.3K lbs |
| 2 | Covenant Steel Warehouse | 70.2K lbs |
| 3 | Qualico Steel Co Inc | 66.5K lbs |
| 4 | Wayne-Sanderson Farms LLC - Dothan Fresh Plant | 30.9K lbs |
| 5 | Apec | 434 lbs |
| 6 | Qsi | 350 lbs |
| 7 | Smartlam Na LLC | 2 lbs |
| 8 | Twitchell Technical Products LLC | 0 lbs |
| 9 | Ready Mix USA LLC - Dothan Plant | 0 lbs |
| 10 | Service Machine | 0 lbs |
| 11 | New Dairy Alabama LLC | 0 lbs |
Cities in Houston (10)
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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.
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