Smyth, VA
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 Smyth in Virginia · Population: 29,585
TRI sites such as Utility Trailer Manufacturing; Heniff Transportation Systems LLC; Westlake Royal Building Products; SDWIS systems such as MARION, TOWN OF; CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF; THOMAS BRIDGE WATER CORP; NPL sites such as Saltville Waste Disposal Ponds anchor Smyth, VA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 25/100 (Low 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 Smyth include RYE VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY, while Utility Trailer Manufacturing leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 25/100 (Low 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 Smyth -- 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 Smyth, VA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+3.4%
2 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-1.0%
1.9 thousand lb → 1.9 thousand lb, every facility that filed
These two measures point in opposite directions. Releases from the facilities present in both years rose, while the inventory-wide total fell. The difference is which facilities filed, not a different estimate of the same plants.
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Smyth, VA's total reported releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smyth, VA's air releases rose from 466 lb in 2022 to 491 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Smyth, VA's off-site transfers rose from 1.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (15)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| MARION, TOWN OF | 8,500 | 0 |
| CHILHOWIE, TOWN OF | 4,625 | 0 |
| THOMAS BRIDGE WATER CORP | 3,500 | 0 |
| SALTVILLE, TOWN OF | 2,204 | 0 |
| WATSONS GAP WATER SYSTEM | 1,892 | 0 |
| RYE VALLEY WATER AUTHORITY | 1,276 | 1 |
| WALKER CREEK | 1,135 | 0 |
| HUTTON BRANCH | 833 | 0 |
| ATKINS EXTENSION | 597 | 0 |
| POOR VALLEY | 163 | 0 |
| SOUTH FORK | 150 | 0 |
| EAST HUNGRY MOTHER | 110 | 0 |
| SAINT CLAIRS CREEK | 110 | 0 |
| ST. JOHNS CROSSING | 55 | 0 |
| CHILHOWIE_WCSA REGIONAL WTP | 0 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (4)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utility Trailer Manufacturing | 7.3K lbs |
| 2 | Heniff Transportation Systems LLC | 2.5K lbs |
| 3 | Westlake Royal Building Products | 927 lbs |
| 4 | General Dynamics Mission Systems Inc. | 82 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Saltville Waste Disposal Ponds | NPL Site | 29.52 |
Cities in Smyth (5)
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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.