Wayne, GA
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 Wayne in Georgia · Population: 30,519
TRI sites such as Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill; Chemours - Jesup Mine; Federal Correctional Institution Jesup; SDWIS systems such as JESUP WATER SYSTEM; SCREVEN; ODUM anchor Wayne, GA's EPA extract. Derived burden score 38/100 (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 Wayne include J & M RENTALS; BENNETT ESTATES; PONDEROSA VILLAGE MHP, while Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 38/100 (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 Wayne -- 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 Wayne, GA: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
+20.3%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
+20.3%
3.8 million lb → 4.6 million lb, every facility that filed
- Wayne, GA's total reported releases rose from 3.8 million lb in 2022 to 4.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne, GA's off-site transfers fell from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 578 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne, GA's air releases rose from 3.7 million lb in 2022 to 4.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Wayne, GA's chemicals reported rose from 22 in 2022 to 25 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (8)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| JESUP WATER SYSTEM | 10,055 | 0 |
| SCREVEN | 1,043 | 0 |
| ODUM | 692 | 0 |
| WESTBERRY RENTALS | 91 | 0 |
| J & M RENTALS | 70 | 2 |
| BENNETT ESTATES | 60 | 6 |
| PONDEROSA VILLAGE MHP | 49 | 1 |
| BON AIR APARTMENTS | 31 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (4)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill | 22.6M lbs |
| 2 | Chemours - Jesup Mine | 9.7K lbs |
| 3 | Federal Correctional Institution Jesup | 3.7K lbs |
| 4 | Great Southern Wood - Jesup Inc. | 2.1K lbs |
Cities in Wayne (3)
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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.