Putnam, WV
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 Putnam in West Virginia · Population: 57,250
TRI sites such as American Electric Power Amos Plant; Ac&s Inc; Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Inc; SDWIS systems such as PUTNAM P S D; NPL sites such as Fike Chemical, Inc. anchor Putnam, WV's EPA extract. Derived burden score 34/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
American Electric Power Amos Plant; Ac&s Inc; Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Inc are among the largest Form R filers reporting in Putnam; no SDWIS system here carries an active health-based flag. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 34/100 (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 Putnam -- 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 Putnam, WV: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+44.0%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+44.0%
2.2 million lb → 3.2 million lb, every facility that filed
- Putnam, WV's total reported releases rose from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 3.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Putnam, WV's off-site transfers rose from 929.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Putnam, WV's water releases rose from 32.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Putnam, WV's air releases rose from 355.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 411.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (1)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| PUTNAM P S D | 26,410 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (5)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Electric Power Amos Plant | 14.3M lbs |
| 2 | Ac&s Inc | 18.7K lbs |
| 3 | Toyota Motor Manufacturing West Virginia Inc | 614 lbs |
| 4 | Safety-Kleen Systems Poca (poc) | 7 lbs |
| 5 | Pilot Thomas Logistics LLC - Nitro Bulk Plant 09 | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Fike Chemical, Inc. | NPL Site | 36.30 |
Cities in Putnam (5)
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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.