Mcminn, TN

Moderate Risk (37/100)

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 Mcminn in Tennessee · Population: 54,135

Mcminn, TN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 11 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 5 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 37/100 (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 7.2M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 0 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 32 and a peak AQI of 89 in 2024, with 79% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).

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
54,135
TRI Facilities
11
Water Systems
5
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
7.2M lbs

Air Quality History (2020–2024)

EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.

Year Good Moderate Unhealthy (SG) Max AQI
2024 281 (79%) 75 0 89
2023 238 (67%) 115 2 114
2022 233 (65%) 124 0 73
2021 250 (69%) 110 0 90
2020 280 (78%) 78 0 89
2024 Good Air Quality: 79% of days
Median AQI: 32

Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)

For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Tennessee, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.

Water Systems (5)

System Population Violations
ETOWAH UTILITIES 12,851 0
NIOTA WATER SYSTEM 3,932 0
RICEVILLE UTILITY DISTRICT 3,843 0
ENGLEWOOD WATER DEPT 3,742 0
CALHOUN-CHARLESTON U.D. 2,895 0

TRI Facilities (11)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 3.5M lbs
2 Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations 2.7M lbs
3 Abb Installation Products Inc. 451.5K lbs
4 Johns Manville 361.3K lbs
5 Dynasty Spas 209.9K lbs
6 Denso Manufacturing Athens Tennessee Inc 15.7K lbs
7 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Mayfield Dairy 2.1K lbs
8 Evonik Corp 523 lbs
9 Lambcon Ready Mix 100 lbs
10 Mills Products LLC 0 lbs
11 Midlab Inc. 0 lbs

Cities in Mcminn (3)

Athens
Pop: -
7 facilities · 1 water
Calhoun
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Etowah
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Mcminn, Tennessee?
Mcminn, TN has an environmental risk score of 37/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 11 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 5 water systems on record. No water systems have current health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Mcminn?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Mcminn, TN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Mcminn?
Mcminn, TN has 11 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 7.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Mcminn?
In 2024, Mcminn, TN recorded a median AQI of 32 and a peak AQI of 89. 79% of monitored days had "Good" air quality (AQI 0–50). Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County.
Is the drinking water safe in Mcminn?
Mcminn, TN has 5 EPA-regulated water systems. No health-based violations are currently on record. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental agencies cover Mcminn?
Environmental compliance in Mcminn, Tennessee is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Tennessee 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial