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Sioux, IA

Moderate Risk (33/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Sioux in Iowa · Population: 35,984

Sioux, IA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 12 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 15 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 33/100 (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 283.2K 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
35,984
TRI Facilities
12
Water Systems
15
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
283.2K lbs

Water Systems (15)

System Population Violations
SIOUX CENTER MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT 8,231 0
ORANGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT 6,267 0
SHELDON WATER DEPARTMENT 5,512 0
SOUTHERN SIOUX COUNTY RURAL WATER 5,420 0
ROCK VALLEY WATER SUPPLY 4,059 0
RURAL WATER SYSTEM #1 3,428 2
HAWARDEN WATER SUPPLY 2,700 0
HULL WATER SUPPLY 2,384 0
ROCK VALLEY RURAL WATER DISTRICT 2,230 3
ALTON MUNICIPAL WATER DEPARTMENT 1,248 0
HOSPERS MUNICIPAL WATER DEPT 718 0
BOYDEN MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY 701 0
IRETON WATER SUPPLY 590 0
MAURICE MUNICIPAL WATER SUPPLY 265 0
MATLOCK WATER SUPPLY 74 0

TRI Facilities (12)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Perdue Foods LLC - Sioux Preme Packing Co. Center Plant 72.7K lbs
2 Rosenboon Machine & Tool Inc 67.9K lbs
3 Pella Corp Sioux Center Operations 67.2K lbs
4 Siouxland Energy Cooperative 44.5K lbs
5 Diamond Vogel Inc. 29.1K lbs
6 Valley Plating Inc. 1.5K lbs
7 Groschopp Inc. 139 lbs
8 Kent Nutrition Group Inc 2 lbs
9 Gcc-Orange City 0 lbs
10 Agropur Inc 0 lbs
11 Den Hartog Industries 0 lbs
12 Gcc-Sioux Center 0 lbs

Cities in Sioux (6)

Orange City
Pop: -
2 facilities · 1 water
Hull
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Hospers
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Rock Valley
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Sioux Center
Pop: -
5 facilities · 1 water
Ireton
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Sioux, Iowa? ▼
Sioux, IA has an environmental risk score of 33/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 12 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 15 water systems on record. 2 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Sioux? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Sioux, IA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Sioux? ▼
Sioux, IA has 12 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 283.2K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Sioux? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Sioux, IA. 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 Sioux? ▼
Sioux, IA has 15 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 Sioux? ▼
Environmental compliance in Sioux, Iowa is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Iowa 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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