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Robertson, TX

Moderate Risk (32/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Robertson in Texas · Population: 16,973

Robertson, TX is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 5 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 6 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 32/100 (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 16.2M 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
16,973
TRI Facilities
5
Water Systems
6
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
16.2M lbs

Water Systems (6)

System Population Violations
CITY OF HEARNE 4,959 0
ROBERTSON COUNTY WSC 3,611 0
CITY OF FRANKLIN 1,610 0
CITY OF CALVERT 962 3
CITY OF BREMOND 858 0
NORTH HAMILTON HILL WSC 52 0

TRI Facilities (5)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Oak Grove Steam Electric Station 13.8M lbs
2 Twin Oaks 2.3M lbs
3 Hearne Steel Co. Inc. 158.2K lbs
4 Em Resources - Oak Grove Harvesting 0 lbs
5 Sanderson Farms LLC 0 lbs

Cities in Robertson (3)

Bremond
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Franklin
Pop: -
3 facilities · 3 water
Hearne
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Robertson, Texas? ▼
Robertson, TX has an environmental risk score of 32/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 5 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 6 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Robertson? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Robertson, TX in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Robertson? ▼
Robertson, TX has 5 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 16.2M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Robertson? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Robertson, TX. 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 Robertson? ▼
Robertson, TX has 6 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 Robertson? ▼
Environmental compliance in Robertson, Texas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Texas 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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