Pennington, SD
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 Pennington in South Dakota · Population: 112,081
Pennington, SD is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 8 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 29 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 42/100 (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 337.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 13 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. EPA Air Quality System monitors logged a median AQI of 36 and a peak AQI of 111 in 2024, with 68% of observed days rated "Good" (0–50).
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.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 248 (68%) | 114 | 4 | 111 |
| 2023 | 216 (59%) | 140 | 5 | 172 |
| 2022 | 238 (66%) | 123 | 2 | 116 |
| 2021 | 244 (67%) | 114 | 5 | 202 |
| 2020 | 264 (72%) | 102 | 0 | 92 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in South Dakota, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (29)
| System | Population | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| RAPID CITY | 72,009 | 0 |
| RAPID VALLEY SANITARY DISTRICT | 11,408 | 0 |
| COLONIAL PINE HILLS SANITARY DISTRIC | 1,200 | 0 |
| HILL CITY | 872 | 4 |
| WALL | 699 | 0 |
| HISEGA MEADOWS WATER INC | 491 | 0 |
| HART RANCH | 438 | 0 |
| PINE GROVE | 425 | 0 |
| SOUTH CANYON COUNTRY ESTATES | 420 | 0 |
| THE RANCH AT BLACK GAP | 375 | 1 |
| KEYSTONE | 349 | 0 |
| HAPPY HOLIDAY RV RESORT | 264 | 1 |
| APPLE SPRINGS SUBDIVISION | 180 | 0 |
| STRATO RIM ESTATES WATER COMPANY | 170 | 0 |
| PONDEROSA RIDGE | 90 | 1 |
| SPEARFISH MEADOWS | 87 | 1 |
| ROCK RIDGE COURT | 74 | 1 |
| SIPHON HILL WATER ASSOCIATION | 68 | 4 |
| ELK CREEK VALLEY VIEW ASSOC | 52 | 1 |
| WEST NIKE SUBDIVISION | 50 | 0 |
| WHISPERING PINES WATER ASSOCIATION | 45 | 0 |
| BOXELDER HIGH COUNTRY ASSOCIATION | 45 | 0 |
| CEDAR GULCH 1 | 45 | 5 |
| HIGHLAND HILLS | 38 | 3 |
| HAPPY HOLIDAY WATER ASSOCIATION | 35 | 1 |
| RIMROCK HEIGHTS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATI | 35 | 0 |
| PONDEROSA PARK | 31 | 0 |
| HIDDEN VALLEY WATER ASSOCIATION INC | 27 | 2 |
| DARLINGTON ESTATES | 25 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (8)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pete Lien & Sons Inc | 193.6K lbs |
| 2 | Gcc Dacotah | 130.1K lbs |
| 3 | Midwest Manufacturing Inc DBA Dakota Panel | 11.8K lbs |
| 4 | U.S. Dod Usaf, Ellsworth Afb | 1.5K lbs |
| 5 | Truenorth Steel - Rapid City | 79 lbs |
| 6 | Forterra Concrete Products - Rapid City | 0 lbs |
| 7 | Forest Products Distributors Inc | 0 lbs |
| 8 | Hubbard Feeds Inc | 0 lbs |
Cities in Pennington (2)
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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.