Logan, KY
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 Logan in Kentucky · Population: 27,731
TRI sites such as Logan Aluminum Inc; Russellville Engineered Castings Inc; Darling Ingredients Inc.; SDWIS systems such as EAST LOGAN WATER DISTRICT; RUSSELLVILLE MUN WATER WORKS; SOUTH LOGAN WATER ASSOCIATION; NPL sites such as Caldwell Lace Leather Co., Inc. anchor Logan, KY's EPA extract. Derived burden score 42/100 (Moderate 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 Logan include EAST LOGAN WATER DISTRICT; SOUTH LOGAN WATER ASSOCIATION; LEWISBURG WATER WORKS, while Logan Aluminum Inc leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 42/100 (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 Logan -- 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 Logan, KY: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-37.7%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-37.7%
498.1 thousand lb → 310.4 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Logan, KY's total reported releases fell from 498.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 310.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Logan, KY's off-site transfers fell from 2.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 689 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Logan, KY's water releases fell from 7.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Logan, KY's land releases fell from 224.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 81.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (6)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| EAST LOGAN WATER DISTRICT | 9,060 | 4 |
| RUSSELLVILLE MUN WATER WORKS | 8,613 | 0 |
| SOUTH LOGAN WATER ASSOCIATION | 5,198 | 4 |
| LEWISBURG WATER WORKS | 3,119 | 33 |
| AUBURN MUN WATER WORKS | 1,931 | 3 |
| ADAIRVILLE WATER WORKS | 787 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (6)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Logan Aluminum Inc | 1.8M lbs |
| 2 | Russellville Engineered Castings Inc | 99.4K lbs |
| 3 | Darling Ingredients Inc. | 93.3K lbs |
| 4 | Carpenter Co. | 21.4K lbs |
| 5 | Emerson Electric Co | 5.1K lbs |
| 6 | Champion Petfoods USA Inc | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Caldwell Lace Leather Co., Inc. | NPL Site | 34.21 |
Cities in Logan (5)
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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.