Vermilion, 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. 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 Vermilion in Illinois · Population: 73,179
TRI sites such as Viscofan USA Inc; Dynachem Inc; Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC; SDWIS systems such as HOOPESTON; GEORGETOWN; WESTVILLE; NPL sites such as Hegeler Zinc anchor Vermilion, IL's EPA extract. Derived burden score 50/100 (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 Vermilion include HOOPESTON; POTOMAC; RANKIN, while Viscofan USA Inc leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 50/100 (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 Vermilion -- 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 Vermilion, IL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-17.6%
9 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-17.6%
3.6 million lb → 3.0 million lb, every facility that filed
- Vermilion, IL's total reported releases fell from 3.6 million lb in 2022 to 3.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vermilion, IL's water releases rose from 40 lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vermilion, IL's air releases fell from 3.4 million lb in 2022 to 2.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Vermilion, IL's chemicals reported fell from 29 in 2022 to 26 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (24)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| HOOPESTON | 5,802 | 1 |
| GEORGETOWN | 4,200 | 0 |
| WESTVILLE | 3,917 | 0 |
| CATLIN | 2,380 | 0 |
| ROSSVILLE | 1,331 | 0 |
| PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-LAKE WILDWOOD | 1,295 | 0 |
| RIDGE FARM | 973 | 0 |
| BISMARCK COMMUNITY WATER DISTRICT | 900 | 0 |
| FAIRMOUNT | 690 | 0 |
| POTOMAC | 685 | 1 |
| SIDELL | 557 | 0 |
| RANKIN | 500 | 1 |
| FITHIAN | 485 | 0 |
| HUME | 450 | 0 |
| DE LAND | 446 | 12 |
| LODA | 398 | 1 |
| OLIVET PWD | 300 | 0 |
| ALLERTON | 290 | 0 |
| ALVIN | 270 | 1 |
| PRAIRIE PATH WATER COMPANY-CEDAR WATER | 172 | 0 |
| VERMILION GROVE WATERWORKS | 160 | 3 |
| VALLEY VIEW MANOR | 120 | 6 |
| EAST LYNN COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM | 112 | 3 |
| CITY OF GEORGETOWN (ILLINOIS) | 50 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (10)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Viscofan USA Inc | 14.9M lbs |
| 2 | Dynachem Inc | 551.1K lbs |
| 3 | Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft Co LLC | 326.6K lbs |
| 4 | Fiberteq LLC | 163.5K lbs |
| 5 | Reg Danville LLC | 62.1K lbs |
| 6 | Brainerd Chemical Midwest LLC | 50.0K lbs |
| 7 | Thyssenkrupp Crankshaft LLC | 28.3K lbs |
| 8 | Lebanon Seaboard Corp | 96 lbs |
| 9 | Watch Fire | 0 lbs |
| 10 | Thyssenkrupp Presta Danville LLC | 0 lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| Hegeler Zinc | NPL Site | 50.00 |
Cities in Vermilion (17)
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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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.