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Tazewell, IL

Moderate Risk (53/100)

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 Tazewell in Illinois · Population: 130,555

Tazewell, IL is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 17 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 33 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 53/100 (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 1.6M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 6 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
130,555
TRI Facilities
17
Water Systems
33
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
1.6M lbs

Water Systems (33)

System Population Violations
EAST PEORIA 22,284 0
MORTON 17,111 0
WASHINGTON 14,793 1
NORTH TAZEWELL PWD 8,300 14
CATERPILLAR TRAIL PWD 5,125 0
CREVE COEUR 4,934 0
MACKINAW 3,399 0
RUSHVILLE 3,375 0
MARQUETTE HEIGHTS 2,974 0
GROVELAND TOWNSHIP WATER DISTRICT 2,185 0
TREMONT 2,114 0
DELAVAN 1,743 0
PEKIN FED CORRECTIONAL INST AND PRSNCMP 1,635 0
MANITO 1,552 0
NORTH PEKIN 1,478 0
MINIER 1,180 0
SOUTH PEKIN 996 0
HOPEDALE 830 0
DEER CREEK 647 0
GREEN VALLEY 638 0
ARMINGTON 310 0
LAKE WINDERMERE ESTATES SUBDIVISION 300 0
HARVARD HILLS WATER CORPORATION 250 3
UAW SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER 240 1
FOREST CITY 222 1
VENADO LAKES-ARGYLL WATER ASSOCIATION 215 1
MILL POINT MHP 200 0
OAK LANE ACRES SUBDIVISION 120 0
EDELSTEIN WATER COOP 113 0
VALLEY VIEW SUBDIVISION (WOODFORD) 100 0
MAYFAIR SUBDIVISION 98 0
BROADVIEW ESTATES EAST PEORIA 89 0
HOLLANDS GROVE COURT SUBDIVISION 40 0

TRI Facilities (17)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC 1.2M lbs
2 Caterpillar East Peoria 187.9K lbs
3 Powerton Generating Station 179.1K lbs
4 Messer LLC 21.9K lbs
5 Matcor Metal Fabrication 3.8K lbs
6 Hanna Steel Corp 1.1K lbs
7 Winpak Heat Seal Corp 631 lbs
8 Flsmidth 604 lbs
9 Matcor Metal Fabrication 367 lbs
10 Bradley Services Inc 140 lbs
11 Morton Industries LLC 107 lbs
12 Btd Manufacturing Inc. 41 lbs
13 Multax LLC 18 lbs
14 Ox Paperboard Illinois LLC 5 lbs
15 Parker Hannifin Corp (electronic Motion & Controls D 2 lbs
16 Quikrete - Peoria Il Plant 0 lbs
17 Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1029 0 lbs

Cities in Tazewell (4)

Morton
Pop: -
7 facilities · 3 water
Pekin
Pop: -
8 facilities · 2 water
Washington
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
East Peoria
Pop: -
1 facilities · 9 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Tazewell, Illinois? ▼
Tazewell, IL has an environmental risk score of 53/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 17 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 33 water systems on record. 6 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Tazewell? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Tazewell, IL in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Tazewell? ▼
Tazewell, IL has 17 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 1.6M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Tazewell? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Tazewell, IL. 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 Tazewell? ▼
Tazewell, IL has 33 EPA-regulated water systems. 6 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 Tazewell? ▼
Environmental compliance in Tazewell, Illinois is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Illinois 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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