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Mcleod, MN

Moderate Risk (30/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Mcleod in Minnesota · Population: 36,771

Mcleod, MN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 12 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 10 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 30/100 (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 1.3M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries 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
36,771
TRI Facilities
12
Water Systems
10
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
1.3M lbs

Water Systems (10)

System Population Violations
Hutchinson 14,590 0
Glencoe 5,607 0
Winsted 2,226 0
Lester Prairie 1,904 0
Silver Lake 850 0
Brownton 722 0
Stewart 482 6
Plato 319 0
Biscay 113 0
Northview Court 60 0

TRI Facilities (12)

# Facility Total Releases
1 3M Co-Hutchinson 1.1M lbs
2 Azz Galvanizing Services-Winsted 63.3K lbs
3 Plato Woodwork Inc 58.7K lbs
4 Lallemand Bio-Ingredients USA LLC 51.6K lbs
5 Awi Manufacturing Inc 170 lbs
6 Adm Animal Nutrition 0 lbs
7 Miller Manufacturing Co 0 lbs
8 Seneca Foods 0 lbs
9 Hutchinson Technology Inc 0 lbs
10 Knife River Glencoe Ready Mix 0 lbs
11 Knife River Hutchinson Ready Mix 0 lbs
12 Resonetics 0 lbs

Cities in Mcleod (4)

Glencoe
Pop: -
4 facilities · 2 water
Hutchinson
Pop: -
5 facilities · 2 water
Plato
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Winsted
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Mcleod, Minnesota? ▼
Mcleod, MN has an environmental risk score of 30/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 12 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 10 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Mcleod? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Mcleod, MN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Mcleod? ▼
Mcleod, MN has 12 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.3M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Mcleod? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Mcleod, MN. 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 Mcleod? ▼
Mcleod, MN has 10 EPA-regulated water systems. 1 system has 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 Mcleod? ▼
Environmental compliance in Mcleod, Minnesota is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Minnesota 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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