Tazewell, IL
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 Tazewell in Illinois · Population: 130,555
TRI sites such as Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC; Caterpillar East Peoria; Powerton Generating Station; SDWIS systems such as EAST PEORIA; MORTON; WASHINGTON anchor Tazewell, IL's EPA extract. Derived burden score 53/100 (Moderate 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 Tazewell include WASHINGTON; NORTH TAZEWELL PWD; UAW SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER, while Pacific Ethanol Pekin, LLC leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 53/100 (Moderate 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 Tazewell -- 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 Tazewell, IL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-45.5%
17 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-45.5%
532.8 thousand lb → 290.6 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Tazewell, IL's total reported releases fell from 532.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 290.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tazewell, IL's air releases fell from 432.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 196.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tazewell, IL's off-site transfers fell from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Tazewell, IL's chemicals reported fell from 35 in 2022 to 32 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (32)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| EAST PEORIA | 22,284 | 0 |
| MORTON | 17,111 | 0 |
| WASHINGTON | 14,793 | 1 |
| NORTH TAZEWELL PWD | 7,625 | 14 |
| CATERPILLAR TRAIL PWD | 5,125 | 0 |
| CREVE COEUR | 4,934 | 0 |
| MACKINAW | 3,399 | 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 |
| UAW SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER | 240 | 1 |
| FOREST CITY | 222 | 1 |
| VENADO LAKES-ARGYLL WATER ASSOCIATION | 215 | 1 |
| HARVARD HILLS WATER CORPORATION | 215 | 4 |
| 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 (18)
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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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