Pembina, ND
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.
Environmental data for Pembina in North Dakota · Population: 6,787
TRI sites such as American Crystal Sugar Co; SDWIS systems such as NORTHEAST RWD- NORTH VALLEY BRANCH; NORTHEAST RWD-LANGDON BRANCH; CAVALIER CITY OF anchor Pembina, ND's EPA extract. Derived burden score 21/100 (Low 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 Pembina include DRAYTON CITY OF, while American Crystal Sugar Co leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 21/100 (Low 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 Pembina -- 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 Pembina, ND: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+8.0%
1 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+8.0%
115.3 thousand lb → 124.5 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Pembina, ND's total reported releases rose from 115.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 124.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pembina, ND's water releases rose from 5.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pembina, ND's air releases rose from 109.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 115.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (9)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | 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 (6)
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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.