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Mountrail, ND

Moderate Risk (41/100)

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 Mountrail in North Dakota · Population: 9,567

Mountrail, ND is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 5 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 41/100 (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 357.9K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 5 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
9,567
TRI Facilities
5
Water Systems
10
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
357.9K lbs

Water Systems (10)

System Population Violations
NEW TOWN, CITY OF 2,528 0
LITTLE SHELL 1,500 0
FOUR BEARS WATER SYSTEM 1,200 6
STANLEY CITY OF 1,138 0
MANDAREE WATER PLANT 1,034 0
WHITE SHIELD WATER TREATMENT PLANT 952 18
PARSHALL, CITY OF 903 9
PARSHALL-LUCKY MOUND 720 3
TWIN BUTTES WATER PLANT 621 11
ROSS CITY OF 97 0

TRI Facilities (5)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Andeavor Field Services LLC - Robinson Lake Gas Plant 303.4K lbs
2 Aux Sable Midstream 30.8K lbs
3 Palermo Product Terminal 21.4K lbs
4 Cicada Logistics 1.9K lbs
5 Andeavor Field Services LLC - Stanley Compressor Station 397 lbs

Cities in Mountrail (3)

New Town
Pop: -
2 facilities · 7 water
Palermo
Pop: -
2 facilities · 0 water
Stanley
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Mountrail, North Dakota? ▼
Mountrail, ND has an environmental risk score of 41/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 5 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 10 water systems on record. 5 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Mountrail? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Mountrail, ND in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Mountrail? ▼
Mountrail, ND has 5 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 357.9K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Mountrail? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Mountrail, ND. 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 Mountrail? ▼
Mountrail, ND has 10 EPA-regulated water systems. 5 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 Mountrail? ▼
Environmental compliance in Mountrail, North Dakota is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the North Dakota 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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