Kenton, KY
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 Kenton in Kentucky · Population: 169,817
TRI sites such as Interplastic Corp-Fort Wright; A O Smith Corp Protective Coatings Div; Camco Chemical Co. Inc.; SDWIS systems such as SEYMOUR WATER PLANT, LP; WOODLAND ACRES MHP; DRY FORK POINTE MHP anchor Kenton, KY'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 Kenton include SEYMOUR WATER PLANT, LP, while Interplastic Corp-Fort Wright 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 Kenton -- 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 Kenton, KY: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+40.0%
10 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+40.0%
28.3 thousand lb → 39.6 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Kenton, KY's total reported releases rose from 28.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kenton, KY's off-site transfers rose from 9.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kenton, KY's air releases fell from 18.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (4)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SEYMOUR WATER PLANT, LP | 1,560 | 2 |
| WOODLAND ACRES MHP | 464 | 0 |
| DRY FORK POINTE MHP | 230 | 0 |
| RIVERSIDE 25 LLC | 49 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (10)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Interplastic Corp-Fort Wright | 111.3K lbs |
| 2 | A O Smith Corp Protective Coatings Div | 52.5K lbs |
| 3 | Camco Chemical Co. Inc. | 8.7K lbs |
| 4 | Mplx Terminals LLC - Covington Ky Terminal | 7.6K lbs |
| 5 | Iofina Chemical Inc. | 855 lbs |
| 6 | Esco Group LLC | 363 lbs |
| 7 | Diversey | 199 lbs |
| 8 | Holcim Solutions & Products | 40 lbs |
| 9 | Ronan Engineering Co | 1 lbs |
| 10 | Thyssenkrupp Rothe Erde USA Inc. | 0 lbs |
Cities in Kenton (3)
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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.