Jefferson, NE
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 Jefferson in Nebraska · Population: 7,155
TRI sites such as Loveland Products Inc; Endicott Clay Products Co Inc; SDWIS systems such as FAIRBURY, CITY OF; LITTLE BLUE NRD RWD 1; PLYMOUTH, VILLAGE OF anchor Jefferson, NE's EPA extract. Derived burden score 38/100 (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 Jefferson include FAIRBURY, CITY OF; LITTLE BLUE NRD RWD 1; PLYMOUTH, VILLAGE OF, while Loveland Products Inc leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 38/100 (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 Jefferson -- 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 Jefferson, NE: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+76.7%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+76.7%
54.6 thousand lb → 96.5 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Jefferson, NE's total reported releases rose from 54.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 96.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jefferson, NE's land releases fell from 54 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jefferson, NE's air releases rose from 54.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 96.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jefferson, NE's chemicals reported rose from 9 in 2022 to 10 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (10)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| FAIRBURY, CITY OF | 3,707 | 4 |
| LITTLE BLUE NRD RWD 1 | 1,580 | 1 |
| PLYMOUTH, VILLAGE OF | 400 | 1 |
| DILLER, VILLAGE OF | 269 | 0 |
| DAYKIN, VILLAGE OF | 153 | 3 |
| ENDICOTT, VILLAGE OF | 132 | 0 |
| JANSEN, VILLAGE OF | 99 | 6 |
| HARBINE, VILLAGE OF | 65 | 0 |
| REYNOLDS, VILLAGE OF | 60 | 0 |
| STEELE CITY, VILLAGE OF | 60 | 52 |
TRI Facilities (2)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loveland Products Inc | 264.6K lbs |
| 2 | Endicott Clay Products Co Inc | 235.1K lbs |
Cities in Jefferson (8)
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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.