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Toole, MT

Low Risk (20/100)

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 Toole in Montana · Population: 5,028

Toole, MT is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 2 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 20/100 (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 466 lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 3 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
5,028
TRI Facilities
2
Water Systems
13
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
466 lbs

Water Systems (13)

System Population Violations
SHELBY CITY OF 3,970 0
SUNBURST TOWN OF 459 0
OILMONT COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 300 11
KEVIN TOWN OF 290 0
GALATA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 200 0
EAGLE CREEK COLONY 125 0
RIMROCK COLONY 124 0
SWEETGRASS WATER USERS ASSN 100 2
HILLSIDE COLONY INC 100 0
NINE MILE CO WATER/SEWER DISTRICT 90 0
DEVON WATER INC 75 2
BIG ROSE COLONY 75 0
ETHRIDGE COUNTY WATER DISTRICT 70 0

TRI Facilities (2)

# Facility Total Releases
1 US Cbp Sweetgrass Port of Entry #MT0025 414 lbs
2 Ben Taylor Inc Bulk Facility 52 lbs

Cities in Toole (2)

Shelby
Pop: -
1 facilities · 3 water
Sweetgrass
Pop: -
1 facilities · 0 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Toole, Montana? ▼
Toole, MT has an environmental risk score of 20/100 (Low Risk), based on 2 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 13 water systems on record. 3 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Toole? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Toole, MT in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Toole? ▼
Toole, MT has 2 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 466 lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Toole? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Toole, MT. 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 Toole? ▼
Toole, MT has 13 EPA-regulated water systems. 3 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 Toole? ▼
Environmental compliance in Toole, Montana is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Montana 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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