Lincoln, SD
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 Lincoln in South Dakota · Population: 68,286
TRI sites such as Showplace Wood Products; Poet Biorefining - Hudson; Omega Liner Co Inc.; SDWIS systems such as HARRISBURG; TEA; LINCOLN COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM anchor Lincoln, SD'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 Lincoln include WORTHING, while Showplace Wood Products 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 Lincoln -- 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 Lincoln, SD: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-6.9%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-6.9%
144.9 thousand lb → 134.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Lincoln, SD's total reported releases fell from 144.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 134.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lincoln, SD's air releases fell from 144.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 134.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (9)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| HARRISBURG | 10,297 | 0 |
| TEA | 7,381 | 0 |
| LINCOLN COUNTY RURAL WATER SYSTEM | 5,965 | 0 |
| SOUTH LINCOLN RURAL WATER SYSTEM | 5,250 | 0 |
| CANTON | 3,066 | 0 |
| LENNOX | 2,571 | 0 |
| BERESFORD | 2,359 | 0 |
| WORTHING | 939 | 7 |
| HUDSON | 332 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (5)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Showplace Wood Products | 227.8K lbs |
| 2 | Poet Biorefining - Hudson | 203.9K lbs |
| 3 | Omega Liner Co Inc. | 5.0K lbs |
| 4 | Wilson Trailer Co | 188 lbs |
| 5 | Harvard Integrations | 44 lbs |
Cities in Lincoln (7)
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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.