Scott, MN
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.
Environmental data for Scott in Minnesota · Population: 152,957
TRI sites such as Certainteed Shakopee; Koda Energy LLC; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp; SDWIS systems such as Shakopee; Savage; Prior Lake anchor Scott, MN's EPA extract. Derived burden score 41/100 (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 Scott include Savage; Elko New Market; Brookhaven Development, while Certainteed Shakopee leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. AQS median AQI 42 / peak 138 in 2024.
Burden score 41/100 (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 Scott -- 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 Scott, MN: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-5.4%
14 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-5.4%
75.2 thousand lb → 71.2 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Scott, MN's total reported releases fell from 75.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 71.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Scott, MN's land releases rose from 1 lb in 2022 to 106 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Scott, MN's off-site transfers rose from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Scott, MN's air releases fell from 70.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 66.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Air Quality History (2020–2024)
EPA Air Quality Index (AQI) data showing how many days per year fall into each air quality category.
| Year | Good | Moderate | Unhealthy (SG) | Max AQI |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 258 (70%) | 107 | 1 | 138 |
| 2023 | 173 (47%) | 175 | 12 | 179 |
| 2022 | 282 (77%) | 83 | 0 | 89 |
| 2021 | 263 (75%) | 88 | 0 | 98 |
| 2020 | 307 (84%) | 57 | 1 | 121 |
Source: EPA Air Quality System (AQS) Annual AQI by County AQI categories: Good (0-50), Moderate (51-100), Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups (101-150), Unhealthy (151-200), Very Unhealthy (201-300), Hazardous (301+)
For real-time air quality readings and pollutant breakdowns in Minnesota, see the EPA's AirNow.gov.
Water Systems (16)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| Shakopee | 47,000 | 0 |
| Savage | 30,285 | 5 |
| Prior Lake | 25,282 | 0 |
| SOUTH WATER TREATMENT PLANT (SWTP) | 24,959 | 0 |
| Belle Plaine | 7,456 | 0 |
| Jordan | 6,700 | 0 |
| Elko New Market | 5,003 | 4 |
| Bonnevista Terrace Mobile Home Park | 579 | 0 |
| NORTH WATER TREATMENT PLANT (NWTP) | 300 | 0 |
| Mobile Manor Mobile Home Park | 197 | 0 |
| Westridge Lake Estates | 180 | 0 |
| Engelhaven Utility Association, Inc. | 130 | 0 |
| Valleyview Board and Lodge | 110 | 0 |
| Stonebrooke Addition I | 100 | 0 |
| Stonebrooke Addition II | 50 | 0 |
| Brookhaven Development | 27 | 8 |
TRI Facilities (17)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Certainteed Shakopee | 247.5K lbs |
| 2 | Koda Energy LLC | 40.6K lbs |
| 3 | Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp | 19.8K lbs |
| 4 | Conklin Co Inc | 16.8K lbs |
| 5 | Scott Equipment Co | 7.9K lbs |
| 6 | Chart Inc. | 7.2K lbs |
| 7 | Microsource LLC | 6.0K lbs |
| 8 | Anchor Glass Container Corp-Shakopee | 1.2K lbs |
| 9 | Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC Savage | 363 lbs |
| 10 | Cemstone - Jordan | 322 lbs |
| 11 | Emerson Automation Solutions Rosemount Inc. | 66 lbs |
| 12 | Toro Co | 22 lbs |
| 13 | Rivers Edge Ready Mix - Prior Lake | 4 lbs |
| 14 | Aggregate Industries Belle Plaine Ready Mix | 3 lbs |
| 15 | Oldcastle Apg - Shakopee | 0 lbs |
| 16 | Prochaska LLC | 0 lbs |
| 17 | Kurita America Inc | 0 lbs |
Cities in Scott (7)
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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.