Kossuth, IA
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 Kossuth in Iowa · Population: 14,610
TRI sites such as Brandfx LLC; Valero Lakota Plant; Ag Processing Inc.-Algona Methyl Ester; SDWIS systems such as ALGONA MUNICIPAL UTILITIES; BUFFALO CENTER MUNI WATER DEPT; BANCROFT WATER SUPPLY anchor Kossuth, IA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 25/100 (Low 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 Kossuth include PLOVER WATER SUPPLY, while Brandfx LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 25/100 (Low 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 Kossuth -- 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 Kossuth, IA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-13.4%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-17.4%
50.9 thousand lb → 42.0 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Kossuth, IA's total reported releases fell from 48.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kossuth, IA's air releases fell from 47.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 41.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kossuth, IA's off-site transfers fell from 638 lb in 2022 to 594 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (20)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | 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 (10)
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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.