Walker, 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.
Environmental data for Walker in Alabama · Population: 64,886
TRI sites such as Gorgas Steam Plant; Nelson Brothers LLC Parrish; Dyno Nobel Inc; SDWIS systems such as JASPER WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD; PARRISH WATER WORKS BOARD; SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD anchor Walker, AL's EPA extract. Derived burden score 35/100 (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 Walker include BOLDO, WATER & FIRE PROTECTION AUTHORITY; KANSAS WATER SYSTEM, while Gorgas Steam Plant leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 35/100 (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 Walker -- 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 Walker, AL: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-27.5%
9 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-27.5%
9.2 thousand lb → 6.6 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Walker, AL's total reported releases fell from 9.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Walker, AL's water releases fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 965 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Walker, AL's air releases fell from 6.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Walker, AL's land releases rose from 95 lb in 2022 to 112 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (12)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| JASPER WATER WORKS & SEWER BOARD | 28,638 | 0 |
| PARRISH WATER WORKS BOARD | 6,333 | 0 |
| SUMITON WATER WORKS BOARD | 5,994 | 0 |
| BOLDO, WATER & FIRE PROTECTION AUTHORITY | 4,857 | 3 |
| CORDOVA, WATER WORKS & GAS BOARD | 3,867 | 0 |
| OAKMAN, TOWN OF | 3,576 | 0 |
| WEST JEFFERSON WATER SYSTEM, TOWN OF | 3,243 | 0 |
| TOWNLEY WATER AUTHORITY | 2,445 | 0 |
| NAUVOO WATER WORKS | 2,103 | 0 |
| PROVIDENCE WATER AUTHORITY | 1,329 | 0 |
| COPELAND FERRY/PUMPKIN CENTER WA | 1,059 | 0 |
| KANSAS WATER SYSTEM | 318 | 1 |
TRI Facilities (14)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gorgas Steam Plant | 435.4K lbs |
| 2 | Nelson Brothers LLC Parrish | 12.3K lbs |
| 3 | Dyno Nobel Inc | 6.4K lbs |
| 4 | Mar-Jac Poultry Al LLC | 5.1K lbs |
| 5 | Nelson Brothers LLC - Samoset Facility | 3.6K lbs |
| 6 | Sun Coast Resources LLC | 3.6K lbs |
| 7 | Jasper Lumber LLC | 555 lbs |
| 8 | Hixson Lumber Co LLC | 176 lbs |
| 9 | Hayashi Telempu Na | 136 lbs |
| 10 | Green Tree Shavings LLC | 132 lbs |
| 11 | Southern Wood Chips LLC | 119 lbs |
| 12 | Sherman Industries - Jasper Plant | 0 lbs |
| 13 | Sherman Industries - Miller Plant | 0 lbs |
| 14 | Pumpelly Oil Acquisitions LLC | 0 lbs |
Cities in Walker (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.
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.