Jackson, IN
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 Jackson in Indiana · Population: 46,319
TRI sites such as Cerro Wire LLC; White River Seymour LLC; Nippon Steel Pipe America Inc.; SDWIS systems such as JACKSON COUNTY WATER UTILITY; CROTHERSVILLE UTILITIES; JACKSON COUNTY WATER - REDDINGTON; NPL sites such as Seymour Recycling Corp. anchor Jackson, IN's EPA extract. Derived burden score 37/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Cerro Wire LLC; White River Seymour LLC; Nippon Steel Pipe America Inc. are among the largest Form R filers reporting in Jackson; no SDWIS system here carries an active health-based flag. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 37/100 (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 Jackson -- 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 Jackson, IN: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-31.3%
11 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-31.3%
5.9 million lb → 4.1 million lb, every facility that filed
- Jackson, IN's total reported releases fell from 5.9 million lb in 2022 to 4.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson, IN's off-site transfers fell from 5.8 million lb in 2022 to 3.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson, IN's air releases rose from 126.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 150.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson, IN's water releases fell from 931 lb in 2022 to 795 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (5)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| JACKSON COUNTY WATER UTILITY | 13,667 | 0 |
| CROTHERSVILLE UTILITIES | 1,875 | 0 |
| JACKSON COUNTY WATER - REDDINGTON | 1,080 | 0 |
| MEDORA WATER DEPARTMENT | 873 | 0 |
| KULICH RENTALS INC. | 61 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (11)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cerro Wire LLC | 20.6M lbs |
| 2 | White River Seymour LLC | 562.8K lbs |
| 3 | Nippon Steel Pipe America Inc. | 48.9K lbs |
| 4 | Aisin USA Manufacturing Inc. Plant II | 41.8K lbs |
| 5 | Valeo N.a. Inc. | 23.1K lbs |
| 6 | O&k American Corp. | 13.6K lbs |
| 7 | Aisin USA Manufacturing Inc | 11.5K lbs |
| 8 | Andersons Inc | 8.7K lbs |
| 9 | Aisin Chemical Indiana LLC | 7.1K lbs |
| 10 | Aisin Drivetrain Inc. | 1.3K lbs |
| 11 | E&h Tubing Inc | 47 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour Recycling Corp. | NPL Site | 0.00 |
Cities in Jackson (4)
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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.