Jefferson, AR

Moderate Risk (43/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Jefferson in Arkansas · Population: 65,780

Jefferson, AR is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 7 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 43/100 (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 23.9M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

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.

Population
65,780
TRI Facilities
17
Water Systems
7
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
23.9M lbs

Water Systems (7)

System Population Violations
HARDIN WATER ASSOCIATION 4,600 0
REDFIELD WATERWORKS 2,823 0
JEFFERSON PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY 2,551 0
LADD WATER ASSOCIATION 1,773 0
ALTHEIMER WATERWORKS 765 0
ARSENAL WATER SYSTEM 600 0
WABBASEKA WATERWORKS 286 12

TRI Facilities (17)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Suzano Packaging 15.3M lbs
2 American Kraft Paper Industries LLC 4.4M lbs
3 White Bluff Generating Plant 2.2M lbs
4 Planter Cotton Oil Mill 1.6M lbs
5 National Ctr for Toxicological Research 255.8K lbs
6 Tyson Poultry Inc Pine Bluff Jefferson Parkway Plant 79.3K lbs
7 Mauser Usa, LLC 59.2K lbs
8 Kiswire Pine Bluff Inc 28.5K lbs
9 Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc 6.6K lbs
10 Wheeling Machine Pine Bluff 6.1K lbs
11 Flint Group Packaging Inks N.a. Corp 3.3K lbs
12 U.S. Army Pine Bluff Arsenal 61 lbs
13 Pine Bluff Portable 130 0 lbs
14 Stant Manufacturing 0 lbs
15 Tyson Poultry Inc. - Pine Bluff Feed Mill 0 lbs
16 Mid South Sales 0 lbs
17 Doman Lumber 0 lbs

Cities in Jefferson (4)

Pine Bluff
Pop: -
10 facilities · 5 water
White Hall
Pop: -
4 facilities · 1 water
Jefferson
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Redfield
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Jefferson, Arkansas?
Jefferson, AR has an environmental risk score of 43/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 17 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 7 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Jefferson?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Jefferson, AR in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Jefferson?
Jefferson, AR has 17 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 23.9M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Jefferson?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Jefferson, AR. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.
Is the drinking water safe in Jefferson?
Jefferson, AR has 7 EPA-regulated water systems. 1 system has reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Jefferson?
Environmental compliance in Jefferson, Arkansas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Arkansas 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial