Natchitoches Parish, LA
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 Natchitoches Parish in Louisiana · Population: 37,047
TRI sites such as International Paper / Red River Mill; Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant; Chopin Mill; SDWIS systems such as CITY OF NATCHITOCHES WATER SYSTEM; NATCHITOCHES PARISH WWKS DISTRICT 2; TOWN OF CAMPTI WATER SYSTEM anchor Natchitoches Parish, LA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 41/100 (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 Natchitoches Parish include CITY OF NATCHITOCHES WATER SYSTEM; TOWN OF CAMPTI WATER SYSTEM; BELLWOOD WATER SYSTEM, while International Paper / Red River Mill leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 41/100 (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 Natchitoches Parish -- 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 Natchitoches Parish, LA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-11.0%
6 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-11.0%
1.4 million lb → 1.3 million lb, every facility that filed
- Natchitoches Parish, LA's total reported releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Natchitoches Parish, LA's land releases fell from 546.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 347.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Natchitoches Parish, LA's off-site transfers rose from 3.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Natchitoches Parish, LA's chemicals reported fell from 23 in 2022 to 21 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (14)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF NATCHITOCHES WATER SYSTEM | 27,693 | 12 |
| NATCHITOCHES PARISH WWKS DISTRICT 2 | 8,415 | 0 |
| TOWN OF CAMPTI WATER SYSTEM | 1,515 | 14 |
| BELLWOOD WATER SYSTEM | 1,032 | 240 |
| HAGEWOOD WATER SYSTEM | 1,017 | 10 |
| CRESTON WATER SYSTEM | 801 | 16 |
| BACKWOOD VILLAGE WATER SYSTEM | 783 | 74 |
| FRIENDSHIP WATER SYSTEM | 717 | 10 |
| VILLAGE OF PROVENCAL WATER SYSTEM | 705 | 25 |
| SANDY POINT 480 WATER SYSTEM | 654 | 191 |
| VILLAGE OF CLARENCE WATER SYSTEM | 642 | 43 |
| CHESTNUT-READHIMER WATER SYSTEM | 564 | 27 |
| VILLAGE OF SALINE WATER SYSTEM | 450 | 62 |
| SOUTHEAST BIENVILLE WATER SYSTEM | 348 | 4 |
TRI Facilities (6)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Paper / Red River Mill | 6.6M lbs |
| 2 | Pilgrim's Pride Corp Natchitoches Processing Plant | 301.5K lbs |
| 3 | Chopin Mill | 270.5K lbs |
| 4 | Alliance Compressors | 18.0K lbs |
| 5 | Weyerhaeuser Nr Co Natchitoches Plant | 8.5K lbs |
| 6 | Pilgrim's Natchitoches Feed Mill | 0 lbs |
Cities in Natchitoches Parish (7)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.