Ross, OH
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. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against other tracked counties rather than against these fixed caps.
Environmental data for Ross in Ohio · Population: 76,748
TRI sites such as Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC; Kenworth Truck Co; US Army National Guard Range - Camp Sherman; SDWIS systems such as ROSS COUNTY WATER CO INC; CHILLICOTHE CITY PWS; FRANKFORT VILLAGE PWS anchor Ross, OH's EPA extract. Derived burden score 31/100 (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 Ross include KINGSTON VILLAGE PWS; LAURELVILLE, VLG OF, while Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 31/100 (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 Ross -- 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 Ross, OH: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-15.2%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-15.2%
903.4 thousand lb → 765.7 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.
- Ross, OH's total reported releases fell from 903.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 765.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ross, OH's off-site transfers fell from 373.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 261.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ross, OH's water releases rose from 14.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ross, OH's land releases fell from 293 lb in 2022 to 273 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (7)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| ROSS COUNTY WATER CO INC | 35,345 | 0 |
| CHILLICOTHE CITY PWS | 21,725 | 0 |
| FRANKFORT VILLAGE PWS | 1,100 | 0 |
| KINGSTON VILLAGE PWS | 1,032 | 2 |
| BAINBRIDGE VILLAGE PWS | 900 | 0 |
| LAURELVILLE, VLG OF | 586 | 3 |
| CLARKSBURG VILLAGE PWS | 500 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (5)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC | 4.6M lbs |
| 2 | Kenworth Truck Co | 55.9K lbs |
| 3 | US Army National Guard Range - Camp Sherman | 2.4K lbs |
| 4 | Barber Spring Ohio | 189 lbs |
| 5 | Commercial Vehicle Group - Chillicothe | 0 lbs |
Cities in Ross (5)
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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.