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Rutherford, TN

Moderate Risk (51/100)

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 Rutherford in Tennessee · Population: 351,591

Rutherford, TN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 28 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 3 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 51/100 (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 4.1M 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
351,591
TRI Facilities
28
Water Systems
3
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
4.1M lbs

Water Systems (3)

System Population Violations
CONSOLIDATED U.D. OF RUTHERFORD CO 221,871 2
SMYRNA WATER SYSTEM 60,876 0
LA VERGNE WATER SYSTEM 38,730 8

TRI Facilities (28)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Nissan N.a. Inc. 3.4M lbs
2 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC 242.7K lbs
3 Paulo - Murfreesboro 221.7K lbs
4 Heritage Farms Dairy 129.7K lbs
5 Research Solutions Group Inc 32.1K lbs
6 General Mills Operations Inc Yoplait Div 24.1K lbs
7 Ideal Clamp Products Inc. 17.7K lbs
8 Kasai Na Inc / Nissan Ilc Building 13.7K lbs
9 US Army National Guard Smyrna Range(s) 2.0K lbs
10 Palm Commodities International LLC 1.7K lbs
11 Consumer Product Partners LLC 562 lbs
12 Schneider Electric 53 lbs
13 Quality Industries Llc. 32 lbs
14 Wegmann Automotive USA Inc 9 lbs
15 Cold Chain Technologies 0 lbs
16 Cold Chain Technologies LLC 0 lbs
17 Reliance Worldwide Coorporation 0 lbs
18 Key Oil Co Murfreesboro Bulk Plant 0 lbs
19 Smyrna Ready Mix LLC Plant 1 0 lbs
20 Steel Technologies LLC 0 lbs
21 Plant 12 0 lbs
22 Nissan Plant 10 0 lbs
23 Steel Technologies LLC 0 lbs
24 Wearwell Inc 0 lbs
25 Pugh Lubricants - Smyrna 0 lbs
26 Protrition Feed LLC 0 lbs
27 Lavergne-Plant 14 0 lbs
28 Twb 0 lbs

Cities in Rutherford (3)

La Vergne
Pop: -
12 facilities · 0 water
Murfreesboro
Pop: -
8 facilities · 2 water
Smyrna
Pop: -
11 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Rutherford, Tennessee? ▼
Rutherford, TN has an environmental risk score of 51/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 28 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 3 water systems on record. 2 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Rutherford? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Rutherford, TN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Rutherford? ▼
Rutherford, TN has 28 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 4.1M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Rutherford? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Rutherford, TN. 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 Rutherford? ▼
Rutherford, TN has 3 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 Rutherford? ▼
Environmental compliance in Rutherford, Tennessee is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Tennessee 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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