Wapello, IA
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 Wapello in Iowa · Population: 35,265
TRI sites such as Jbs Pork; Ottumwa Generating Station; John Deere Ottumwa Works; SDWIS systems such as OTTUMWA WATER WORKS; WAPELLO RURAL WATER ASSOC.; AGENCY WATER WORKS; NPL sites such as John Deere (Ottumwa Works Landfills) anchor Wapello, IA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 30/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Jbs Pork; Ottumwa Generating Station; John Deere Ottumwa Works are among the largest Form R filers reporting in Wapello; no SDWIS system here carries an active health-based flag. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 30/100 (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 Wapello -- 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 Wapello, IA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-13.3%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-13.3%
654.4 thousand lb → 567.3 thousand lb, every facility that filed
- Wapello, IA's total reported releases fell from 654.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 567.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wapello, IA's off-site transfers fell from 49.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wapello, IA's water releases fell from 499.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 443.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wapello, IA's air releases fell from 105.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 96.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (5)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| OTTUMWA WATER WORKS | 25,529 | 0 |
| WAPELLO RURAL WATER ASSOC. | 17,263 | 0 |
| AGENCY WATER WORKS | 620 | 0 |
| BLAKESBURG MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS | 305 | 0 |
| LEISURE LIVING MANF HOME COMMUNITY | 150 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (4)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jbs Pork | 3.3M lbs |
| 2 | Ottumwa Generating Station | 1.0M lbs |
| 3 | John Deere Ottumwa Works | 72.9K lbs |
| 4 | Praxis Mid America | 10.8K lbs |
Superfund Sites (1)
| Site Name | Status | HRS Score |
|---|---|---|
| John Deere (Ottumwa Works Landfills) | Deleted NPL Site | 42.32 |
Cities in Wapello (3)
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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.