Rice, MN
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.
Environmental data for Rice in Minnesota · Population: 67,389
TRI sites such as Crown Aerosol Packaging; Minnesota Municipal Power Agency Faribault Energy Park; K & G Manufacturing Co; SDWIS systems such as Faribault; Northfield; Lonsdale; NPL sites such as Nutting Truck & Caster Co. anchor Rice, MN's EPA extract. Derived burden score 35/100 (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 Rice include Rolling Green First Addition, while Crown Aerosol Packaging leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 35/100 (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 Rice -- 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 Rice, MN: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-46.7%
10 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-46.7%
19.2 thousand lb → 10.2 thousand 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.
- Rice, MN's total reported releases fell from 19.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rice, MN's off-site transfers rose from 70 lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rice, MN's air releases fell from 19.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rice, MN's chemicals reported fell from 18 in 2022 to 17 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (13)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | 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 | 24 |
| 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 |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Nutting Truck & Caster Co. | Deleted NPL Site | 37.87 |
Cities in Rice (8)
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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.