Kossuth, IA

Low Risk (25/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Kossuth in Iowa · Population: 14,610

Kossuth, IA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 7 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 20 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 25/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 239.0K 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
14,610
TRI Facilities
7
Water Systems
20
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
239.0K lbs

Water Systems (20)

System Population Violations
ALGONA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES 5,487 0
BUFFALO CENTER MUNI WATER DEPT 857 0
BANCROFT WATER SUPPLY 711 0
SWEA CITY WATER SUPPLY 584 0
WHITTEMORE MUNI WATER SUPPLY 522 0
TITONKA WATER SUPPLY 511 0
BURT WATER SUPPLY 418 0
WESLEY WATER SUPPLY 390 0
LU VERNE WATER SUPPLY 258 0
FENTON MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY 254 0
RAKE WATER SUPPLY 186 0
LONE ROCK WATER SUPPLY 146 0
HAVELOCK WATER SUPPLY 130 0
OAK LAKE MAINTENANCE, INC. 128 0
LEDYARD WATER SUPPLY 121 0
WOODLYN HILLS 80 0
SOUTHDALE HOME OWNERS ASSN 70 0
OAK SHORES 55 0
PLOVER WATER SUPPLY 50 7
OTTOSEN WATER SUPPLY 41 0

TRI Facilities (7)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Brandfx LLC 115.5K lbs
2 Valero Lakota Plant 62.1K lbs
3 Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester 54.2K lbs
4 A.i. Processors 7.0K lbs
5 Murphy Brown LLC Algona Feed Mill 150 lbs
6 Snap-On Tools Manufacturing Co 77 lbs
7 Standard Nutrition Co 0 lbs

Cities in Kossuth (5)

Lakota
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water
Algona
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
Bancroft
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Swea City
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Whittemore
Pop: -
1 facilities · 12 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Kossuth, Iowa?
Kossuth, IA has an environmental risk score of 25/100 (Low Risk), based on 7 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 20 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Kossuth?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Kossuth, IA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Kossuth?
Kossuth, IA has 7 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 239.0K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Kossuth?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Kossuth, IA. 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 Kossuth?
Kossuth, IA has 20 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 Kossuth?
Environmental compliance in Kossuth, Iowa is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Iowa 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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