Perry, MS
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 Perry in Mississippi · Population: 11,459
TRI sites such as Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC; Hood Industries Inc.; Powe Timber Co American Wood Div; SDWIS systems such as BEAT III W/A #1-SAND HILL; N E PERRY UTL ASSN-#1; TOWN OF BEAUMONT anchor Perry, MS's EPA extract. Derived burden score 38/100 (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 Perry include TOWN OF NEW AUGUSTA; ARLINGTON W/A; ARLINGTON W/A-HINTONVILLE, while Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 38/100 (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 Perry -- 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 Perry, MS: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+2.5%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+2.5%
2.8 million lb → 2.9 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Perry, MS's total reported releases rose from 2.8 million lb in 2022 to 2.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Perry, MS's land releases rose from 47.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 316.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Perry, MS's water releases fell from 149.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 82.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Perry, MS's air releases fell from 2.6 million lb in 2022 to 2.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (10)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| BEAT III W/A #1-SAND HILL | 3,881 | 0 |
| N E PERRY UTL ASSN-#1 | 2,619 | 0 |
| TOWN OF BEAUMONT | 1,106 | 0 |
| SOUTHWEST WAYNE WATER ASSN | 1,101 | 0 |
| TOWN OF RICHTON | 920 | 0 |
| JANICE W/A #1 | 602 | 0 |
| TOWN OF NEW AUGUSTA | 570 | 15 |
| ARLINGTON W/A | 533 | 2 |
| ARLINGTON W/A-HINTONVILLE | 488 | 3 |
| JANICE W/A #2-SOUTH | 227 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (3)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC | 14.4M lbs |
| 2 | Hood Industries Inc. | 329 lbs |
| 3 | Powe Timber Co American Wood Div | 0 lbs |
Cities in Perry (4)
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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.