Story, IA

Low Risk (27/100)

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 Story in Iowa · Population: 98,592

Story, IA is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 11 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 13 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 27/100 (Low Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 152.0K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 1 water system carries 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
98,592
TRI Facilities
11
Water Systems
13
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
152.0K lbs

Water Systems (13)

System Population Violations
AMES WATER TREATMENT PLANT 55,177 0
NEVADA WATER SUPPLY 6,925 0
HUXLEY WATERWORKS DEPT 4,244 0
STORY CITY WATER DEPT 3,357 0
ROLAND WATER SUPPLY 1,394 0
GILBERT WATER SUPPLY 1,211 0
COLO WATER SUPPLY 853 0
CAMBRIDGE WATER SUPPLY 832 0
ZEARING WATER DEPARTMENT 528 3
COLLINS WATER SUPPLY 505 0
KELLEY WATER SUPPLY 304 0
LOGANSPORT WATER SYSTEM 190 0
BENEFIT WATER DISTRICT #2 100 0

TRI Facilities (11)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Lincolnway Energy LLC 88.1K lbs
2 3M (minnesota Mining & Mfg Co) - Ames 31.4K lbs
3 Colorbiotics LLC 16.5K lbs
4 American Packaging Corp 6.0K lbs
5 Air Products & Chemicals Inc. CO2 Recovery Plant 5.2K lbs
6 Iowa State Ready Mix 3.6K lbs
7 Burke Corp 1.1K lbs
8 Hach Co 73 lbs
9 Danfoss Power Solutions (us) Co 57 lbs
10 Dsm Nutritional Products LLC 42 lbs
11 Basf Corp 0 lbs

Cities in Story (3)

Ames
Pop: -
7 facilities · 4 water
Nevada
Pop: -
3 facilities · 1 water
Story City
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Story, Iowa?
Story, IA has an environmental risk score of 27/100 (Low Risk), based on 11 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 13 water systems on record. 1 water system have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Story?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Story, IA in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Story?
Story, IA has 11 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 152.0K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Story?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Story, 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 Story?
Story, IA has 13 EPA-regulated water systems. 1 system has 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 Story?
Environmental compliance in Story, 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial