Richland, ND

Compiled by PlainEnviro Editorial, Environmental Data Editorial Team · July 13, 2026

Moderate Risk (35/100)

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 Richland in North Dakota · Population: 16,550

Richland, ND is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 6 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 14 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 35/100 (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 1.9M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 2 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

16,550

TRI Facilities

Water Systems

Superfund Sites

Total Releases

1.9M lbs

Water Systems (14)

System	City	Source	Population	Violations	Health
WAHPETON CITY OF	Wahpeton	Groundwater	7,766	0	–
SOUTHEAST WUD (EAST)	Mantador	Groundwater	4,225	0	–
DAKOTA MAGIC CASINO	Hankinson	Groundwater	2,360	2	Yes
HANKINSON CITY OF	Hankinson	Groundwater	919	1	Yes
LIDGERWOOD CITY OF	Lidgerwood	Groundwater	652	0	–
WYNDMERE CITY OF	Wyndmere	Groundwater	429	0	–
FAIRMOUNT CITY OF	Fairmount	Groundwater	367	0	–
ABERCROMBIE CITY OF	Abercrombie	Groundwater	263	0	–
WALCOTT CITY OF	Walcott	Groundwater	235	0	–
MOORETON CITY OF	Mooreton	Groundwater	197	0	–
CHRISTINE CITY OF	Christine	Groundwater	156	0	–
COLFAX CITY OF	Colfax	Groundwater	121	0	–
MANTADOR CITY OF	Mantador	Groundwater	64	0	–
BARNEY CITY OF	Barney	Groundwater	52	0	–

TRI Facilities (6)

#	Facility	City	Industry	Total Releases
1	Minn-Dak Farmers Cooperative	Wahpeton	Food	1.2M lbs
2	Cargill Inc Wet Corn Milling - Wahpeton	Wahpeton	Food	546.4K lbs
3	Guardian Energy Hankinson	Hankinson	Chemicals	154.1K lbs
4	Dakota Yeast LLC	Wahpeton	Food	69.5K lbs
5	Doosan Infracore Construction Equipment	Wahpeton	Machinery	643 lbs
6	Masonite Wahpeton	Wahpeton	Miscellaneous Manufacturing	117 lbs

Cities in Richland (2)

Hankinson

Pop: -

1 facilities · 2 water

Wahpeton

Pop: -

5 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Richland, North Dakota? ▼

Richland, ND has an environmental risk score of 35/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 6 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 14 water systems on record. 2 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.

Are there Superfund sites in Richland? ▼

No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Richland, ND in the EPA database.

How many toxic release facilities are in Richland? ▼

Richland, ND has 6 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.9M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.

What is the air quality in Richland? ▼

Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Richland, ND. 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 Richland? ▼

Richland, ND has 14 EPA-regulated water systems. 2 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 Richland? ▼

Environmental compliance in Richland, North Dakota is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the North Dakota 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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