Jasper, MO

Moderate Risk (41/100)

Environmental data for Jasper in Missouri

Jasper, MO is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 30 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilityies, 0 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 41/100 (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 2.7M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 41 and a peak AQI of 99 in 2024, with 81% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).

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.

TRI Facilities
30
Water Systems
0
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.7M lbs

Air Quality History (2020–2024)

EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy (SG) Max AQI
2024 289 (81%) 70 0 99
2023 288 (79%) 73 4 119
2022 283 (78%) 79 1 108
2021 298 (83%) 62 0 93
2020 320 (87%) 46 0 82
2024 Good Air Quality: 81% of days
Median AQI: 41

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)

For detailed air quality monitoring data, pollutant breakdowns, and metro-level AQI trends, see Air Quality in Missouri on PlainAirData.

TRI Facilities (30)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC 1.5M lbs
2 Able Manufacturing & Assembly LLC 358.6K lbs
3 Precision / Master Made Paints 350.0K lbs
4 Leggett & Platt Inc 137.6K lbs
5 Empire District Electric Co Asbury Generating Station 87.8K lbs
6 Ebv Explosives Environmental Co 64.2K lbs
7 Dyno Nobel Inc - Carthage Plant 46.6K lbs
8 Jasper Products 32.5K lbs
9 Schreiber Foods Inc. - Fairview Plant 21.5K lbs
10 Eaglepicher Technologies LLC 21.2K lbs
11 General Mills 15.1K lbs
12 Stern Williams 11.9K lbs
13 Tamko Building Products LLC 10.9K lbs
14 Thermal Engineering International 9.4K lbs
15 Ajinomoto Foods N.a. 3.0K lbs
16 Lozier Corp 3.0K lbs
17 Leggett & Platt 1.8K lbs
18 Modine Manufacturing Co 369 lbs
19 Joplin Concrete Co 16 lbs
20 Blevins Asphalt Construction Co Inc 0 lbs
21 Ducommun Labarge Technologies,inc. 0 lbs
22 Amcor Packaging Inc. 0 lbs
23 Pcs Phosphate Joplin 0 lbs
24 Adm Milling Co Carthage Flour Mill 0 lbs
25 Ajinomoto Foods N.a. 0 lbs
26 Cardinal Scale Manufacturing 0 lbs
27 Joplin Mo Stockpile 0 lbs
28 Butterball LLC - Carthage Processing Plant 0 lbs
29 Schreiber Foods Inc 0 lbs
30 Olin Winchester LLC 0 lbs

Cities in Jasper (6)

Joplin
Pop: —
19 facilities · 31 water
Carthage
Pop: —
10 facilities · 2 water
Asbury
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Webb City
Pop: —
1 facilities · 2 water
Carterville
Pop: —
1 facilities · 1 water
Jasper County
Pop: —
0 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Jasper, Missouri?
Jasper, MO has an environmental risk score of 41/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 30 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 0 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Jasper?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Jasper, MO in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Jasper?
Jasper, MO has 30 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Jasper?
In 2024, Jasper, MO recorded a median AQI of 41 and a peak AQI of 99. 81% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Jasper?
No EPA-regulated water systems are currently recorded for Jasper, MO in the SDWIS database.
What environmental agencies cover Jasper?
Environmental compliance in Jasper, Missouri is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Missouri 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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