Mcpherson, KS

Moderate Risk (39/100)

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 Mcpherson in Kansas · Population: 30,130

Mcpherson, KS is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 10 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 12 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 39/100 (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 1.7M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 3 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
30,130
TRI Facilities
10
Water Systems
12
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
1.7M lbs

Water Systems (12)

System Population Violations
MCPHERSON, CITY OF 13,944 0
LINDSBORG, CITY OF 3,496 0
MOUNDRIDGE, CITY OF 1,958 0
INMAN, CITY OF 1,316 0
GALVA, CITY OF 870 5
CANTON, CITY OF 699 10
MCPHERSON CO RWD 4 636 0
MARQUETTE, CITY OF 596 1
MCPHERSON CO RWD 6 500 0
MCPHERSON CO RWD 2 186 0
WINDOM, CITY OF 93 0
MCPHERSON CO RWD 3 28 0

TRI Facilities (10)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Chs McPherson Refinery - Sru 810.0K lbs
2 Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra 381.9K lbs
3 Viega Logistics Facility 290.8K lbs
4 Johns Manville 232.3K lbs
5 Cargill Animal Nutrition 2.4K lbs
6 Ics Inc 547 lbs
7 Certainteed LLC 477 lbs
8 Chemstar Products 103 lbs
9 Moridge Manufacturing Inc 98 lbs
10 Oneok Hydrocarbon LP McPherson Butane Isomerization Plant 0 lbs

Cities in Mcpherson (3)

Moundridge
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Mcpherson
Pop: -
8 facilities · 3 water
Mc Pherson
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Mcpherson, Kansas?
Mcpherson, KS has an environmental risk score of 39/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 10 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 12 water systems on record. 3 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Mcpherson?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Mcpherson, KS in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Mcpherson?
Mcpherson, KS has 10 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Mcpherson?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Mcpherson, KS. 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 Mcpherson?
Mcpherson, KS has 12 EPA-regulated water systems. 3 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 Mcpherson?
Environmental compliance in Mcpherson, Kansas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Kansas 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