Laurens, GA
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. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Laurens in Georgia · Population: 49,619
TRI sites such as Green Power Solutions of Georgia; Westrock Southeast LLC; Ykk Ap America Inc; SDWIS systems such as EAST DUBLIN; DEXTER; DUDLEY anchor Laurens, GA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 34/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Green Power Solutions of Georgia; Westrock Southeast LLC; Ykk Ap America Inc are among the largest Form R filers reporting in Laurens; no SDWIS system here carries an active health-based flag. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 34/100 (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 Laurens -- 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 Laurens, GA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-28.4%
7 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-28.4%
3.2 million lb → 2.3 million lb, every facility that filed
- Laurens, GA's total reported releases fell from 3.2 million lb in 2022 to 2.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Laurens, GA's off-site transfers fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Laurens, GA's land releases fell from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Laurens, GA's water releases fell from 565 lb in 2022 to 492 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (14)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| EAST DUBLIN | 4,536 | 0 |
| DEXTER | 2,097 | 0 |
| DUDLEY | 1,994 | 0 |
| RENTZ | 1,864 | 0 |
| CADWELL | 617 | 0 |
| MONTROSE | 246 | 0 |
| THUNDERING SPRINGS ASSOC.,INC. | 189 | 0 |
| HITCHITI MOBILE HOME PARK | 122 | 0 |
| HEART OF BUCKEYE | 95 | 0 |
| ST. CHARLES SUBDIVISION | 84 | 0 |
| PINEDALE ESTATES SUBDIVISION | 81 | 0 |
| VILLAGE COVE MOBILE HOME PARK | 76 | 0 |
| CLAXTON CROSSING APARTMENT | 67 | 0 |
| PLANTATION AT EVERGREEN | 57 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (7)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Power Solutions of Georgia | 6.6M lbs |
| 2 | Westrock Southeast LLC | 6.6M lbs |
| 3 | Ykk Ap America Inc | 317.7K lbs |
| 4 | Darling Ingredients Inc. | 156.9K lbs |
| 5 | West Fraser - Dudley Lumber Mill | 80.2K lbs |
| 6 | Rentz Cabinet Corp | 73.3K lbs |
| 7 | Steelfab of Dublin Georgia Inc | 3.0K lbs |
Cities in Laurens (7)
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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.