Independence, AR
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 Independence in Arkansas · Population: 38,120
TRI sites such as Independence Steam Electric Station; Futurefuel Chemical Co; Ozark Mountain Poultry Batesville Processing; SDWIS systems such as SOUTHSIDE PUB WATER AUTHORITY; ROCK MOORE WATER AUTHORITY; PFEIFFER WATER AUTHORITY anchor Independence, AR's EPA extract. Derived burden score 45/100 (Moderate 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 Independence include PFEIFFER WATER AUTHORITY; CUSHMAN WATER SYSTEM; OZARK ACRES WATER ASSOCIATION, while Independence Steam Electric Station leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 45/100 (Moderate 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 Independence -- 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 Independence, AR: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-14.3%
9 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-14.3%
1.1 million lb → 945.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Independence, AR's total reported releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 945.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Independence, AR's off-site transfers fell from 109.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 82.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Independence, AR's water releases rose from 3.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Independence, AR's land releases fell from 693.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 561.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (13)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHSIDE PUB WATER AUTHORITY | 9,108 | 0 |
| ROCK MOORE WATER AUTHORITY | 3,462 | 0 |
| PFEIFFER WATER AUTHORITY | 3,343 | 3 |
| DOTA PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY | 2,722 | 0 |
| BETHESDA WATER ASSOCIATION | 1,430 | 0 |
| CUSHMAN WATER SYSTEM | 1,423 | 1 |
| NEWARK WATERWORKS | 1,091 | 0 |
| OZARK ACRES WATER ASSOCIATION | 830 | 4 |
| EAST PRAIRIE COUNTY PWA | 545 | 4 |
| MAGNESS WATER ASSOCIATION | 391 | 0 |
| OIL TROUGH WATERWORKS | 235 | 0 |
| ALICIA WATER SYSTEM | 146 | 0 |
| DEER RUN WATER COMPANY | 119 | 63 |
TRI Facilities (9)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Independence Steam Electric Station | 3.5M lbs |
| 2 | Futurefuel Chemical Co | 1.4M lbs |
| 3 | Ozark Mountain Poultry Batesville Processing | 383.6K lbs |
| 4 | Arkansas Lime Co | 214.1K lbs |
| 5 | Peco Foods Inc - Batesville Processing | 14.4K lbs |
| 6 | Custom Craft Poultry LLC | 1.2K lbs |
| 7 | Lacroix Precision Optics | 537 lbs |
| 8 | Omp Farms LLC | 0 lbs |
| 9 | Peco Foods Inc - Newark Feed Mill | 0 lbs |
Cities in Independence (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.