Talladega, AL
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 Talladega in Alabama · Population: 81,170
TRI sites such as Resolute Fp US Inc Coosa Pines Operations; Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama; Legacy Cabinets LLC; SDWIS systems such as SYLACAUGA UTILITIES BOARD; TALLADEGA WATER & SEWER BOARD, CITY OF; LINCOLN, CITY OF; NPL sites such as Alabama Army Ammunition Plant anchor Talladega, AL's EPA extract. Derived burden score 43/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
EPCRA disclosures in Talladega total 7.6M lbs with Resolute Fp US Inc Coosa Pines Operations; Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama; Legacy Cabinets LLC among the largest Form R sites; no SDWIS system in this extract carries an active health-based flag. No AQS county monitors report here.
Largest TRI sites in the extract: Resolute Fp US Inc Coosa Pines Operations; Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama; Legacy Cabinets LLC. Named SDWIS systems: SYLACAUGA UTILITIES BOARD; TALLADEGA WATER & SEWER BOARD, CITY OF; LINCOLN, CITY OF. NPL sites on record: Alabama Army Ammunition Plant. Burden score 43/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite here; tables reproduce EPA disclosure history, not a current-safety verdict.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Talladega, AL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+1.3%
22 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+1.3%
1.5 million lb → 1.5 million lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 1 facility filed for the first time and 0 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Talladega, AL's total reported releases rose from 1.5 million lb in 2022 to 1.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Talladega, AL's water releases fell from 62.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Talladega, AL's land releases rose from 165.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 213.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Talladega, AL's off-site transfers rose from 93.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 106.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (10)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| SYLACAUGA UTILITIES BOARD | 24,087 | 0 |
| TALLADEGA WATER & SEWER BOARD, CITY OF | 20,250 | 0 |
| LINCOLN, CITY OF | 13,923 | 0 |
| CHILDERSBURG WATER & SEWER BOARD | 9,777 | 0 |
| FAYETTEVILLE WATER AUTHORITY | 5,865 | 0 |
| STEWARTVILLE WATER AUTHORITY | 5,067 | 0 |
| MUNFORD WATER AUTHORITY, INC. | 4,467 | 0 |
| CENTRAL TALLADEGA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT | 3,600 | 0 |
| SYCAMORE WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY | 1,728 | 0 |
| WALDO, TOWN OF | 426 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (24)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Resolute Fp US Inc Coosa Pines Operations | 4.6M lbs |
| 2 | Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC - Alabama | 1.9M lbs |
| 3 | Legacy Cabinets LLC | 476.0K lbs |
| 4 | Georgia Pacific Wood Products LLC Talladega Lumber | 244.1K lbs |
| 5 | American Foam Cast | 206.1K lbs |
| 6 | Kasai Inc. | 44.9K lbs |
| 7 | Iko Southeast Inc | 39.0K lbs |
| 8 | Aerospace Coatings International LLC | 10.1K lbs |
| 9 | Blue Bell- Sylacauga Plant | 3.3K lbs |
| 10 | Fci Talladega | 2.9K lbs |
| 11 | Talladega Pattern & Aluminum Works Inc | 2.5K lbs |
| 12 | Southern Alloy Corp | 1.4K lbs |
| 13 | Ameribolt Inc | 1.3K lbs |
| 14 | Alabama Specialty Products | 522 lbs |
| 15 | Harrell's Coatings Solutions LLC | 176 lbs |
| 16 | Nemak USA Inc. | 158 lbs |
| 17 | Harrell's Coatings Solutions LLC | 51 lbs |
| 18 | Fleetwood Metal Industries Inc. | 13 lbs |
| 19 | Synsus Private Label Partners LLC | 5 lbs |
| 20 | Harrells Inc. | 0 lbs |
| 21 | Eneos USA Inc. | 0 lbs |
| 22 | Talladega Castings & Machine Co Inc | 0 lbs |
| 23 | Koch Farms of Ashland Talladega Feed Mill | 0 lbs |
| 24 | Cooper Steel South | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Alabama Army Ammunition Plant | NPL Site | 36.83 |
Cities in Talladega (8)
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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.
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