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Lawrence, SD

Moderate Risk (41/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Lawrence in South Dakota · Population: 26,574

Lawrence, SD is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 4 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 26 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 41/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 8.0M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 12 water systems carry 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
26,574
TRI Facilities
4
Water Systems
26
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
8.0M lbs

Water Systems (26)

System Population Violations
SPEARFISH 12,193 0
LEAD 2,982 0
DEADWOOD 1,156 0
WHITEWOOD 879 0
MOUNTAIN PLAINS 2 HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 268 2
SAINT ONGE SEWER & WATER CO 255 0
LANTERN ESTATES 192 0
WALNUT PARK 180 10
PARADISE WATER COMPANY LLC 178 2
SPEARFISH VALLEY MOBILE ESTATES 163 2
WHITEWOOD FOREST ACRES 160 0
DEER MOUNTAIN SANITARY DISTRICT 125 4
KEN'S TRAILER COURT 110 0
WESTFIELD ADDITION 104 0
WESTVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 103 0
LOURIE LANE HOMEOWNERS ASSOC 75 2
RIVERSIDE MOBILE HOME COURT 75 3
MEADOW CREST SANITARY DISTRICT 63 32
DEBERG WELL USERS ASSOCIATION 54 1
SUNRISE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION 50 3
SPRING CREEK PRESERVE 35 0
TWO BIT RANCH ESTATES 30 0
REYNOLDS COURT 28 9
CENTENNIAL HILLS HOME ASSOCIATION 25 0
BICENTENNIAL TRAILER COURT 23 6
LEAD-DEADWOOD SANITARY DISTRICT 0 0

TRI Facilities (4)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Wharf Resources 8.0M lbs
2 Ridley Block Operations 0 lbs
3 Hills Products Group 0 lbs
4 Wheeler Lumber L.L.C. 0 lbs

Cities in Lawrence (2)

Lead
Pop: -
1 facilities · 3 water
Whitewood
Pop: -
3 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Lawrence, South Dakota? ▼
Lawrence, SD has an environmental risk score of 41/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 4 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 26 water systems on record. 12 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Lawrence? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Lawrence, SD in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Lawrence? ▼
Lawrence, SD has 4 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 8.0M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Lawrence? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Lawrence, SD. 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 Lawrence? ▼
Lawrence, SD has 26 EPA-regulated water systems. 12 systems have 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 Lawrence? ▼
Environmental compliance in Lawrence, South Dakota is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the South Dakota 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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