Rusk, TX
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 Rusk in Texas · Population: 52,613
TRI sites such as Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45; Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC; SDWIS systems such as CITY OF HENDERSON; CHALK HILL SUD; GOODSPRINGS WSC anchor Rusk, TX's EPA extract. Derived burden score 47/100 (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 Rusk include CITY OF HENDERSON; GOODSPRINGS WSC; CITY OF NEW LONDON, while Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 47/100 (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 Rusk -- 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 Rusk, TX: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-9.6%
5 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-9.6%
1.7 million lb → 1.6 million lb, every facility that filed
- Rusk, TX's total reported releases fell from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rusk, TX's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 130 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rusk, TX's air releases fell from 381.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 312.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Rusk, TX's land releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (22)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF HENDERSON | 14,666 | 1 |
| CHALK HILL SUD | 4,830 | 0 |
| GOODSPRINGS WSC | 2,541 | 32 |
| CITY OF NEW LONDON | 2,484 | 1 |
| MINDEN-BRACHFIELD WSC | 2,346 | 2 |
| CITY OF OVERTON | 2,275 | 15 |
| MT ENTERPRISE WSC | 2,205 | 2 |
| SOUTH RUSK COUNTY WSC | 1,947 | 13 |
| GASTON WSC | 1,917 | 0 |
| CITY OF TATUM | 1,902 | 31 |
| CRYSTAL FARMS WSC | 1,578 | 36 |
| PLEASANT HILL WSC | 1,002 | 0 |
| NEW PROSPECT WSC PLANT 1 | 936 | 0 |
| PRICE WSC | 933 | 0 |
| SOUTH RUSK COUNTY WSC COMPTON MCKNIGHT | 726 | 2 |
| CITY OF REKLAW | 660 | 12 |
| NEW PROSPECT WSC PLANT 2 & 3 | 501 | 1 |
| LANEVILLE WSC PLANT 2 | 468 | 10 |
| GOODSPRINGS WSC PLANT C | 363 | 7 |
| LANEVILLE WSC PLANT 1 | 261 | 2 |
| SHAN D WATER SUPPLY | 201 | 1 |
| DIRGIN WSC | 126 | 2 |
TRI Facilities (9)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine | 10.1M lbs |
| 2 | General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45 | 259.7K lbs |
| 3 | Mansfield Plumbing Products LLC | 65.8K lbs |
| 4 | Fiberglass Specialties Inc | 28.5K lbs |
| 5 | Henderson Lumber Mill | 25.1K lbs |
| 6 | Sadler's Smokehouse LLC | 5.3K lbs |
| 7 | Baker Petrolite Kilgore Blend Plant | 2.8K lbs |
| 8 | Cold Vault | 0 lbs |
| 9 | Trinity Asphalt Inc. - Henderson | 0 lbs |
Cities in Rusk (10)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.