Jackson, WV
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.
Environmental data for Jackson in West Virginia · Population: 27,753
TRI sites such as Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC; Armstrong World Industries Inc Millwood Wv; Hartley Oil Co Inc; SDWIS systems such as SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY P S D; RIPLEY CITY OF; RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS; NPL sites such as Ravenswood PCE Ground Water Plume anchor Jackson, WV's EPA extract. Derived burden score 41/100 (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 Jackson include SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY P S D; RIPLEY CITY OF; RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS, while Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 41/100 (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, WV: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+6.1%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+6.1%
54.7 thousand lb → 58.1 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Jackson, WV's total reported releases rose from 54.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 58.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson, WV's water releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 837 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson, WV's chemicals reported rose from 7 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jackson, WV's air releases rose from 52.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 56.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (6)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY P S D | 6,070 | 8 |
| RIPLEY CITY OF | 5,420 | 4 |
| RAVENSWOOD MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS | 5,047 | 9 |
| COTTAGEVILLE PSD | 3,230 | 2 |
| NORTHERN JACKSON COUNTY PSD | 2,506 | 0 |
| SOUTHERN JACKSON COUNTY PSD ROUTE 33 | 170 | 7 |
TRI Facilities (4)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Constellium Rolled Products Ravenswood LLC | 218.8K lbs |
| 2 | Armstrong World Industries Inc Millwood Wv | 64.3K lbs |
| 3 | Hartley Oil Co Inc | 170 lbs |
| 4 | Star Plastics Inc. | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Ravenswood PCE Ground Water Plume | NPL Site | 50.00 |
Cities in Jackson (6)
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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.