Monroe, TN
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. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Monroe in Tennessee · Population: 47,054
TRI sites such as Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing USA Inc; Mastercraft Boat Co; Sea Ray Boats Tellico Facility; SDWIS systems such as MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT; TELLICO AREA SERVICES SYSTEM; SWEETWATER UTILITY BOARD anchor Monroe, TN'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 Monroe include SWEETWATER UTILITY BOARD; TELLICO PLAINS WATER DEPT; LAUREL MTN LAKES WATER ASSOC., while Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing USA 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 Monroe -- 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 Monroe, TN: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+5.9%
13 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+7.9%
1.2 million lb → 1.3 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Monroe, TN's total reported releases rose from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Monroe, TN's land releases rose from 14 lb in 2022 to 339 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Monroe, TN's off-site transfers rose from 50.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 59.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Monroe, TN's chemicals reported fell from 17 in 2022 to 15 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (6)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| MADISONVILLE WATER DEPT | 15,087 | 0 |
| TELLICO AREA SERVICES SYSTEM | 14,836 | 0 |
| SWEETWATER UTILITY BOARD | 13,597 | 2 |
| TELLICO PLAINS WATER DEPT | 7,759 | 4 |
| LAUREL MTN LAKES WATER ASSOC. | 259 | 5 |
| MOUNTAIN SIDE ESTATES | 121 | 2 |
TRI Facilities (14)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing USA Inc | 2.6M lbs |
| 2 | Mastercraft Boat Co | 1.5M lbs |
| 3 | Sea Ray Boats Tellico Facility | 1.2M lbs |
| 4 | Oldcastle Infrastructure | 218.4K lbs |
| 5 | Gemtron Corp | 138.9K lbs |
| 6 | Ikon Boats LLC | 47.6K lbs |
| 7 | Glasmasters | 25.0K lbs |
| 8 | Ngk Metals Corp | 24.6K lbs |
| 9 | Merritt Precision LLC | 12.6K lbs |
| 10 | Mastermelt America | 7.1K lbs |
| 11 | Avient Corp | 1.2K lbs |
| 12 | Vestal Manufacturing Enterprises Inc. | 211 lbs |
| 13 | Culpeper of Sweetwater LLC | 9 lbs |
| 14 | Arrow Recycling | 0 lbs |
Cities in Monroe (4)
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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.