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Hutchinson, TX

Moderate Risk (53/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Hutchinson in Texas · Population: 20,413

Hutchinson, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 10 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 8 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 53/100 (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 22.2M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 5 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
20,413
TRI Facilities
10
Water Systems
8
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
22.2M lbs

Water Systems (8)

System Population Violations
BORGER MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM 12,419 0
TCW SUPPLY 2,220 1
CITY OF STINNETT 1,599 0
SKELLYTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM 394 1
MORSE WSC 140 1
SANFORD MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM 120 6
GRACED LAND EAST 66 0
CANADIAN RIVER MUNICIPAL WATER AUTHORITY 0 1

TRI Facilities (10)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Nutrien US LLC 11.6M lbs
2 Solvay Specialty Polymers USA 6.5M lbs
3 Philllips 66 Co Borger Refinery 2.7M lbs
4 Borger Carbon Black Plant 705.6K lbs
5 Orion Engineered Carbons Borger Plant 425.2K lbs
6 Chevron Phillips Chemical Co LP Borger Plant 303.1K lbs
7 Univar Solution USA Inc Borger 26.8K lbs
8 Johnson Tank Farm 2.6K lbs
9 Brenntag Southwest Inc Borger 677 lbs
10 Rock Creek Gas Plant 661 lbs

Cities in Hutchinson (1)

Borger
Pop: -
10 facilities · 3 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Hutchinson, Texas? ▼
Hutchinson, TX has an environmental risk score of 53/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 10 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 8 water systems on record. 5 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Hutchinson? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Hutchinson, TX in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Hutchinson? ▼
Hutchinson, TX has 10 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 22.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Hutchinson? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Hutchinson, TX. 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 Hutchinson? ▼
Hutchinson, TX has 8 EPA-regulated water systems. 5 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 Hutchinson? ▼
Environmental compliance in Hutchinson, Texas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Texas 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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