Richland, ND
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 Richland in North Dakota · Population: 16,550
TRI sites such as Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative; Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton; Guardian Energy Hankinson; SDWIS systems such as WAHPETON CITY OF; SOUTHEAST WUD (EAST); DAKOTA MAGIC CASINO anchor Richland, ND'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 Richland include DAKOTA MAGIC CASINO; HANKINSON CITY OF, while Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative 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 Richland -- 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 Richland, ND: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-4.1%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-4.1%
545.3 thousand lb → 522.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Richland, ND's total reported releases fell from 545.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 522.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Richland, ND's water releases rose from 101.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 136.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Richland, ND's air releases fell from 428.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 372.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Richland, ND's land releases fell from 7.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (14)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| WAHPETON CITY OF | 7,766 | 0 |
| SOUTHEAST WUD (EAST) | 4,225 | 0 |
| DAKOTA MAGIC CASINO | 2,360 | 2 |
| HANKINSON CITY OF | 919 | 1 |
| LIDGERWOOD CITY OF | 652 | 0 |
| WYNDMERE CITY OF | 429 | 0 |
| FAIRMOUNT CITY OF | 367 | 0 |
| ABERCROMBIE CITY OF | 263 | 0 |
| WALCOTT CITY OF | 235 | 0 |
| MOORETON CITY OF | 197 | 0 |
| CHRISTINE CITY OF | 156 | 0 |
| COLFAX CITY OF | 121 | 0 |
| MANTADOR CITY OF | 64 | 0 |
| BARNEY CITY OF | 52 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (6)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative | 1.2M lbs |
| 2 | Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton | 546.4K lbs |
| 3 | Guardian Energy Hankinson | 154.1K lbs |
| 4 | Dakota Yeast LLC | 69.5K lbs |
| 5 | Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment | 643 lbs |
| 6 | Masonite Wahpeton | 117 lbs |
Cities in Richland (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.