Iredell, NC

Moderate Risk (52/100)

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 Iredell in North Carolina · Population: 191,800

Iredell, NC is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 30 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 10 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 52/100 (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 631.6K 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
191,800
TRI Facilities
30
Water Systems
10
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
631.6K lbs

Water Systems (10)

System Population Violations
MOORESVILLE TOWN OF 52,509 0
TROUTMAN, TOWN OF 9,562 1
DAVIDSON DOWNES 240 2
HAWKS RIDGE S/D 152 1
DONNA-LYNN MHP 122 1
GLORIA ACRES MHP 122 0
MIDWAY ROAD MHP 102 0
WOODS HALL MHP 81 0
REEDY CREEK MHP 64 1
SPRING LAKE MH S/D 61 0

TRI Facilities (30)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Tyson Farms Inc. 500.5K lbs
2 Southern States Coop Inc 40.4K lbs
3 Hexpol Compounding Nc Inc. 29.4K lbs
4 J C Steele & Sons Inc 21.9K lbs
5 Cardinal Fg Flat Glass Plant 17.4K lbs
6 Sherwin-Williams Co 7.9K lbs
7 Clark Equipment DBA Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment 3.0K lbs
8 Ngk Ceramics USA Inc 2.8K lbs
9 Abt Inc 2.5K lbs
10 Denso Manufacturing North Carolina Inc. - Statesville Plant 2.1K lbs
11 Keystone Powdered Metal Co 1.6K lbs
12 Crossroads Coatings Inc 1.5K lbs
13 Kewaunee Scientific Corp. 395 lbs
14 Somers Lumber & Manufacturing Inc. 206 lbs
15 Mack Molding Co 60 lbs
16 Concrete Supply Co-Mooresville Plant 13 lbs
17 Lpfp-Statesville Branch 0118 10 lbs
18 Concrete Supply Co LLC - Sherwin Williams Temp Pla 3 lbs
19 Argos Ready Mix Mooresville Concrete Plant 0 lbs
20 Argos Ready Mix Statesville Concrete Plant 0 lbs
21 Bluedot-Readi-Mix-Statesville (plant #103) 0 lbs
22 Concrete Supply Co Llc-Statesville 0 lbs
23 Maclean Curtis LLC 0 lbs
24 Avient Colorants USA LLC - Mooresville Facility 0 lbs
25 Accuma Corp 0 lbs
26 Amesburytruth 0 lbs
27 Purina Animal Nutrition LLC - Statesville 0 lbs
28 Statesville Brick Co 0 lbs
29 Bestway South Inc 0 lbs
30 Mountaire Farms Inc.- Statesville Feed Mill 0 lbs

Cities in Iredell (6)

Mooresville
Pop: -
6 facilities · 3 water
Troutman
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Statesville
Pop: -
19 facilities · 8 water
Harmony
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Stony Point
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Union Grove
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Iredell, North Carolina?
Iredell, NC has an environmental risk score of 52/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 30 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 10 water systems on record. 5 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Iredell?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Iredell, NC in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Iredell?
Iredell, NC has 30 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 631.6K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Iredell?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Iredell, 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 Iredell?
Iredell, NC has 10 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 Iredell?
Environmental compliance in Iredell, 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial