Pottawatomie, KS
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 Pottawatomie in Kansas · Population: 25,808
TRI sites such as Jeffrey Energy Center; Onyx Collection Inc; Parker Hannifin Manhattan Facility; SDWIS systems such as POTTAWATOMIE CO RWD 1; WAMEGO, CITY OF; ST MARYS, CITY OF anchor Pottawatomie, KS's EPA extract. Derived burden score 42/100 (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 Pottawatomie include WABAUNSEE CO RWD 2; POTTAWATOMIE CO RWD 4; ST GEORGE, CITY OF, while Jeffrey Energy Center leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 42/100 (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 Pottawatomie -- 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 Pottawatomie, KS: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-39.6%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-39.6%
3.2 million lb → 1.9 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.
- Pottawatomie, KS's total reported releases fell from 3.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pottawatomie, KS's land releases fell from 2.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pottawatomie, KS's off-site transfers rose from 10.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pottawatomie, KS's air releases fell from 903.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 877.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (16)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| POTTAWATOMIE CO RWD 1 | 7,535 | 0 |
| WAMEGO, CITY OF | 4,860 | 0 |
| ST MARYS, CITY OF | 2,781 | 0 |
| POTTAWATOMIE CO RWD 3 | 1,455 | 0 |
| WABAUNSEE CO RWD 2 | 1,400 | 2 |
| POTTAWATOMIE CO RWD 4 | 1,125 | 1 |
| ST GEORGE, CITY OF | 998 | 16 |
| POTTAWATOMIE CO RWD 2 | 865 | 2 |
| TIMBER CREEK EAST WATER DISTRICT | 850 | 2 |
| WESTMORELAND, CITY OF | 716 | 0 |
| ONAGA, CITY OF | 671 | 0 |
| OLSBURG, CITY OF | 221 | 0 |
| WALNUT GROVE MHC BROOKS | 203 | 0 |
| BELVUE, CITY OF | 190 | 0 |
| EMMETT, CITY OF | 170 | 1 |
| HAVENSVILLE, CITY OF | 125 | 2 |
TRI Facilities (5)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jeffrey Energy Center | 8.9M lbs |
| 2 | Onyx Collection Inc | 3.5M lbs |
| 3 | Parker Hannifin Manhattan Facility | 41.7K lbs |
| 4 | Caterpillar Work Tools & Services | 13.6K lbs |
| 5 | Plant #1 | 42 lbs |
Cities in Pottawatomie (12)
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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.