Itasca, MN
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 Itasca in Minnesota · Population: 45,141
TRI sites such as Boswell Energy Center; Blandin Paper Co; Minnesota Diversified Industries - Gr; SDWIS systems such as Grand Rapids; Coleraine; Keewatin anchor Itasca, MN'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 Itasca include Taconite, while Boswell Energy Center 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 Itasca -- 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 Itasca, MN: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-3.0%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-3.0%
2.7 million lb → 2.6 million lb, every facility that filed
- Itasca, MN's total reported releases fell from 2.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Itasca, MN's off-site transfers fell from 18.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Itasca, MN's air releases fell from 81.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 51.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Itasca, MN's water releases fell from 5.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (16)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Rapids | 11,346 | 0 |
| Coleraine | 1,997 | 0 |
| Keewatin | 1,068 | 0 |
| Cohasset Municipal Water System | 1,000 | 0 |
| Nashwauk | 971 | 0 |
| Deer River | 942 | 0 |
| Bovey | 821 | 0 |
| Marble | 699 | 0 |
| LaPrairie | 653 | 0 |
| Taconite | 644 | 2 |
| Bigfork | 397 | 0 |
| Calumet | 332 | 0 |
| Warba | 162 | 0 |
| Lakeview Terrace | 100 | 0 |
| River Road Community | 80 | 0 |
| Deer Run Mobile Resort | 25 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (3)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boswell Energy Center | 11.9M lbs |
| 2 | Blandin Paper Co | 78.3K lbs |
| 3 | Minnesota Diversified Industries - Gr | 0 lbs |
Cities in Itasca (13)
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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.