Noble, IN

Moderate Risk (55/100)

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 Noble in Indiana · Population: 47,417

Noble, IN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 26 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 55/100 (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 4.1M 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
47,417
TRI Facilities
26
Water Systems
10
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
4.1M lbs

Water Systems (10)

System Population Violations
KENDALLVILLE WATER DEPARTMENT 10,300 0
LIGONIER WATER WORKS 4,405 0
AVILLA WATER DEPARTMENT 2,700 0
ALBION WATER & SEWER 2,349 1
TURKEY CREEK REGIONAL SEWER DISTRICT 593 0
CROMWELL WATER WORKS 550 1
EAGLES NEST ESTATES 350 0
ROME CITY HOUSING AUTH. - WARRENER COURT 94 1
LEISURE LANE MOBILE HOME PARK 31 1
PINE MEADOWS ESTATE 21 1

TRI Facilities (26)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Aluminum Recovery Technology Inc 2.0M lbs
2 Structural Composites of India Na Inc 892.8K lbs
3 Creative Liquid Coatings Inc. 530.7K lbs
4 Wabash Ligonier DBA Tower Structural Laminating 444.5K lbs
5 Precision Tank & Equipment 99.7K lbs
6 Graphic Packaging International LLC 68.5K lbs
7 Ashley Industrial Molding Inc 52.0K lbs
8 Colwell Inc 15.2K lbs
9 Vibracoustic North America LP 9.0K lbs
10 Tenneco 5.0K lbs
11 Linamar Indiana Plant 1 3.9K lbs
12 Linamar Avilla 1.8K lbs
13 Bushe Performance Group DBA Mobex Global - Plant 6 1.8K lbs
14 Linamar Indiana Plant 2 1.1K lbs
15 Lippert Components Plant 151 684 lbs
16 Parker Hannifin Fluid System Connectors Div 598 lbs
17 Dexter Axle 249 lbs
18 Tenneco 56 lbs
19 Mahoney Foundries Inc 7 lbs
20 Hendrickson Truck Suspension S Ystems Plant 3 5 lbs
21 Taylor Made Systems 0 lbs
22 Hendrickson Truck Suspension S Ystems Plant 1 0 lbs
23 Exterior Door Ligonier 0 lbs
24 Ti Fluid Systems 0 lbs
25 Star of the West Milling Co 0 lbs
26 Accel International Holdings LLC 0 lbs

Cities in Noble (4)

Albion
Pop: -
5 facilities · 1 water
Kendallville
Pop: -
10 facilities · 1 water
Ligonier
Pop: -
9 facilities · 2 water
Avilla
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Noble, Indiana?
Noble, IN has an environmental risk score of 55/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 26 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 Noble?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Noble, IN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Noble?
Noble, IN has 26 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 4.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Noble?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Noble, IN. 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 Noble?
Noble, IN 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 Noble?
Environmental compliance in Noble, Indiana is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Indiana 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