Kandiyohi, MN
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 Kandiyohi in Minnesota · Population: 43,757
TRI sites such as Bushmills Ethanol Inc; Jennie-O Turkey Store Willmar; Purina Animal Nutrition LLC - Willmar; SDWIS systems such as Willmar; Glacial Lakes Sanitary Sewer/Water Dist; New London anchor Kandiyohi, MN's EPA extract. Derived burden score 30/100 (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 Kandiyohi include Spicer; Lake Lillian; Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park, while Bushmills Ethanol Inc leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 30/100 (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 Kandiyohi -- 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 Kandiyohi, MN: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-46.3%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-46.3%
34.8 thousand lb → 18.7 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Kandiyohi, MN's total reported releases fell from 34.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kandiyohi, MN's air releases fell from 34.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (16)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Willmar | 21,045 | 0 |
| Glacial Lakes Sanitary Sewer/Water Dist | 1,335 | 0 |
| New London | 1,319 | 0 |
| Spicer | 1,225 | 1 |
| Atwater | 1,133 | 0 |
| Raymond | 799 | 0 |
| Kandiyohi | 560 | 0 |
| Prinsburg | 511 | 0 |
| Pennock | 492 | 0 |
| Lake Lillian | 236 | 45 |
| Blomkest | 161 | 0 |
| Sunray Glacial Waters INC | 90 | 0 |
| Roseland Coop Well | 70 | 0 |
| Big Sauk Lake Mobile Home Park | 68 | 1 |
| North Roseland Water Association | 60 | 0 |
| Lighthouse at Spicer | 36 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (7)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bushmills Ethanol Inc | 99.1K lbs |
| 2 | Jennie-O Turkey Store Willmar | 0 lbs |
| 3 | Purina Animal Nutrition LLC - Willmar | 0 lbs |
| 4 | Jennie O Turkey Store Atwater Feedmill | 0 lbs |
| 5 | Farm Service Elevator | 0 lbs |
| 6 | Trouw Nutrition USA LLC | 0 lbs |
| 7 | Relco | 0 lbs |
Cities in Kandiyohi (10)
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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.