Saline, NE
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 Saline in Nebraska · Population: 14,642
TRI sites such as Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete; Nestle Purina Petcare Co; SDWIS systems such as CRETE, CITY OF; WILBER, CITY OF; FRIEND, CITY OF anchor Saline, NE's EPA extract. Derived burden score 38/100 (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 Saline include WILBER, CITY OF; DORCHESTER, VILLAGE OF; WESTERN, VILLAGE OF, while Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 38/100 (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 Saline -- 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 Saline, NE: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+19.3%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+19.3%
1.7 million lb → 2.0 million lb, every facility that filed
- Saline, NE's total reported releases rose from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saline, NE's water releases rose from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saline, NE's air releases fell from 51.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Saline, NE's off-site transfers rose from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (7)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CRETE, CITY OF | 7,566 | 0 |
| WILBER, CITY OF | 1,930 | 3 |
| FRIEND, CITY OF | 964 | 0 |
| DORCHESTER, VILLAGE OF | 586 | 2 |
| WESTERN, VILLAGE OF | 249 | 1 |
| TOBIAS, VILLAGE OF | 102 | 6 |
| SWANTON, VILLAGE OF | 88 | 3 |
TRI Facilities (2)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smithfield Fresh Meats Corp-Crete | 7.8M lbs |
| 2 | Nestle Purina Petcare Co | 150.5K lbs |
Cities in Saline (7)
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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.