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Putnam, GA

Moderate Risk (30/100)

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 Putnam in Georgia · Population: 22,524

Putnam, GA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 2 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 67 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 30/100 (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 31.3K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 9 water systems carry 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
22,524
TRI Facilities
2
Water Systems
67
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
31.3K lbs

Water Systems (67)

System Population Violations
EATONTON PUTNAM WATER & SEWER AUTH 12,736 6
OCONEE CROSSING WS (RES.& COMM.) 3,189 0
WERBLS 2,193 4
COLBERT WATER SYSTEM 1,374 0
GREAT WATERS AT REYNOLDS PLANTATION 1,350 5
SCENIC SHORES SUBDIVISION 1,153 0
WALKER CHURCH WATER SYSTEM 928 0
ISLAND CREEK / GLENWOOD SUBDIVISION 681 0
WOODLAND VALLEY SUBDIVISION 663 0
BROWN BROTHERS FARM SUBDIVISION 656 0
BROOKWOOD ESTATES SUBDIVISION 602 0
INDIAN HILL ESTATES SUBDIVISION 473 0
CEDAR COVE / HICKORY POINT SUBDIVISION 432 0
WESTBROOK / NORWOOD VILLAGE S/D 416 0
FIELDSTONE/CANYON CREEK SD 367 0
EAGLES NEST/PARKS MILL LANDING S/D 327 0
OCONEE SPRINGS LANDING S/D 327 0
PINE RIDGE SUBDIVISION 313 0
APPLE ACRES-KINGSTON-GATEWOOD 308 0
PARKS MILL CROSSING SUBDIVISION 304 0
APPALACHEE WOODS SUBDIVISION 292 0
EAGLES VIEW 267 0
ALEXANDER LAKES SUBDIVISION 248 0
NORTHWEST WOODS SUBDIVISION 237 0
WOODLANDS SUBDIVISION/OCONEE VILLAGE APT 234 0
WHIPPOORWILL COVE/LOCH HAVEN S/D 221 0
BENT CREEK SUBDIVISION 203 0
LAKE OCONEE PLANTATION S/D 198 0
PINEWOOD HILLS SUBDIVISION 167 0
MORGAN ESTATES SUBDIVISION 161 0
HIDDEN POINT / WHTIE OAK S/D 159 14
PATTERSON PLACE S/D 159 0
ELDER HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION 154 0
RIVER WOODS ON LAKE OCONEE S/D 151 38
PHOENIX CROSSING SUBDIVISION 149 0
TWIN RIVERS-TWIN RIVERS FARMS 143 0
NORTHWOODS S/D 143 11
BLUE SPRINGS S/D 140 0
CHEROKEE POINT SUBDIVISION 138 0
MERIWETHER-GOLDEN POND SUBDIVISION 124 5
FOWLER`S MILL SUBDIVISION 122 2
MEADOWCREST SUBDIVISION 119 0
OAK GROVE SUBDIVISION 116 0
KILLARNEY WEST SUBDIVISION 103 0
WHISPERING PINES SUBDIVISION 101 0
OCONEE HEIGHTS SUBDIVISION 97 0
PINEHILL SUBDIVISION 96 0
DEERWOOD ESTATES SUBDIVISION 95 0
INDIAN HILLS SUBDIVISION 89 0
HUNTER`S CHASE SUBDIVISION 86 0
NOAH`S LANDING S/D 84 0
GREENE HILLS SUBDIVISION 73 0
JONES COUNTY FARMS 71 0
ROSE HILL SUBDIVISION 70 0
WRANGLERS HIDE AWAY 68 0
SUGAR CREEK FARMS POA 68 0
BOND CROSSING S/D 65 0
ROCKY CREEK SUBDIVISION 62 15
CROOKED CREEK S/D 60 0
LANDS END SUBDIVISION 59 0
MEYER`S LAKE SUBDIVISION 59 0
EMERALD LANDING 59 0
LONG SHOALS LANDING S/D 59 0
HIDDEN FOREST SUBDIVISION 52 0
MINERAL SPRINGS SUBDIVISION 35 0
GRAYSON POINT SUBDIVISION 35 0
BALDWIN FOREST SUBDIVISION 32 0

TRI Facilities (2)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Interfor U.S. Inc. - Eatonton Div 31.3K lbs
2 Gro Tec Inc 0 lbs

Cities in Putnam (1)

Eatonton
Pop: -
2 facilities · 68 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Putnam, Georgia? ▼
Putnam, GA has an environmental risk score of 30/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 2 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 67 water systems on record. 9 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Putnam? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Putnam, GA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Putnam? ▼
Putnam, GA has 2 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 31.3K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Putnam? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Putnam, GA. 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 Putnam? ▼
Putnam, GA has 67 EPA-regulated water systems. 9 systems have 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 Putnam? ▼
Environmental compliance in Putnam, Georgia is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Georgia 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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