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Rice, MN

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 Rice in Minnesota · Population: 67,389

Rice, MN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 13 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 13 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 223.6K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries 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
67,389
TRI Facilities
13
Water Systems
13
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
223.6K lbs

Water Systems (13)

System Population Violations
Faribault 23,718 0
Northfield 20,790 0
Lonsdale 3,913 0
Carleton College 2,485 0
MN Correctional Facility - Faribault 2,103 0
Dundas 1,490 0
Morristown 987 0
Nerstrand 299 0
Webster 190 0
Rolling Green First Addition 110 16
Millstone Creek Mobile Home Park 90 0
South Cedar Shores Mobile Home Park 60 0
Morgedal Homeowners Association 49 0

TRI Facilities (13)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Crown Aerosol Packaging 119.6K lbs
2 Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Faribault Energy Park 84.3K lbs
3 K & G Manufacturing Co 16.0K lbs
4 Daikin Applied 3.1K lbs
5 All Flex Solutions Inc 406 lbs
6 Daikin Applied Americas Inc. 117 lbs
7 Ccm - Northfield 7 lbs
8 Jennie-O-Turkey Store Faribault Feed Mill 0 lbs
9 Jennie-O Turkey Store Inc 0 lbs
10 Northern Tool & Equipment 0 lbs
11 Mom Brands 0 lbs
12 Cardinal Glass 0 lbs
13 Jennie-O Turkey Store Northfield Feedmill 0 lbs

Cities in Rice (2)

Faribault
Pop: -
8 facilities · 3 water
Northfield
Pop: -
6 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Rice, Minnesota? ▼
Rice, MN has an environmental risk score of 30/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 13 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 13 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Rice? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Rice, MN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Rice? ▼
Rice, MN has 13 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 223.6K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Rice? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Rice, MN. 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 Rice? ▼
Rice, MN has 13 EPA-regulated water systems. 1 system has 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 Rice? ▼
Environmental compliance in Rice, Minnesota is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Minnesota 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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