Pembina, ND

Low Risk (21/100)

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 Pembina in North Dakota · Population: 6,787

Pembina, ND is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 1 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facility, 9 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 21/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 511.7K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries 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
6,787
TRI Facilities
1
Water Systems
9
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
511.7K lbs

Water Systems (9)

System Population Violations
NORTHEAST RWD- NORTH VALLEY BRANCH 3,422 0
NORTHEAST RWD-LANGDON BRANCH 2,450 0
CAVALIER CITY OF 1,302 0
WALHALLA CITY OF 996 0
DRAYTON CITY OF 824 2
PEMBINA CITY OF 592 0
NECHE CITY OF 371 0
ST THOMAS CITY OF 331 0
MOUNTAIN CITY OF 92 0

TRI Facilities (1)

# Facility Total Releases
1 American Crystal Sugar Co 511.7K lbs

Cities in Pembina (1)

Drayton
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Pembina, North Dakota?
Pembina, ND has an environmental risk score of 21/100 (Low Risk), based on 1 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 9 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Pembina?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Pembina, ND in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Pembina?
Pembina, ND has 1 TRI-reporting facility on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 511.7K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Pembina?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Pembina, 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 Pembina?
Pembina, ND has 9 EPA-regulated water systems. 1 system has 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 Pembina?
Environmental compliance in Pembina, 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial