Jasper, 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 Jasper in Indiana · Population: 33,198
TRI sites such as Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station; Iroquois Bio-Energy Co LLC; Proform Finishing Products - Jasper; SDWIS systems such as RENSSELAER WATER DEPARTMENT; NORTHWEST JASPER REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT; REMINGTON WATER WORKS anchor Jasper, IN's EPA extract. Derived burden score 32/100 (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 Jasper include REMINGTON WATER WORKS, while Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 32/100 (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 Jasper -- 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 Jasper, IN: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-29.1%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-29.1%
1.4 million lb → 966.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Jasper, IN's total reported releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 966.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jasper, IN's off-site transfers rose from 31 lb in 2022 to 413 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jasper, IN's air releases fell from 790.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 553.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jasper, IN's land releases fell from 550.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 387.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (3)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| RENSSELAER WATER DEPARTMENT | 6,200 | 0 |
| NORTHWEST JASPER REGIONAL WATER DISTRICT | 4,054 | 0 |
| REMINGTON WATER WORKS | 1,182 | 5 |
TRI Facilities (7)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station | 8.3M lbs |
| 2 | Iroquois Bio-Energy Co LLC | 67.3K lbs |
| 3 | Proform Finishing Products - Jasper | 1.1K lbs |
| 4 | Chief Industries Inc Buildings Div | 104 lbs |
| 5 | Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC | 61 lbs |
| 6 | L&p Springs Manufacturing LLC | 9 lbs |
| 7 | Ozinga Ready-Mix Concrete-Wheatfield | 0 lbs |
Cities in Jasper (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.