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Wayne, IN

Moderate Risk (41/100)

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 Wayne in Indiana · Population: 66,377

Wayne, IN is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 20 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 10 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 41/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 930.6K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 4 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
66,377
TRI Facilities
20
Water Systems
10
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
930.6K lbs

Water Systems (10)

System Population Violations
CENTERVILLE WATER WORKS 2,533 2
CAMBRIDGE CITY MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS 1,900 0
HAGERSTOWN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS 1,700 1
DUBLIN MUNICIPAL WATER WORKS 790 0
FOUNTAIN CITY WATER WORKS 735 0
MILTON WATER WORKS 650 0
LEN-DEL MOBILE HOME COURT 100 2
WOODVIEW MOBILE HOME PARK 100 0
COUNTRY RETREAT MHC, LLC 35 1
PINES MOBILE HOME PARK 25 0

TRI Facilities (20)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Suncall America Inc 493.4K lbs
2 Belden 284.2K lbs
3 Holland Colours Americas Inc 70.2K lbs
4 Richmond Beverage Solutions LLC 25.3K lbs
5 Johns Manville 13.3K lbs
6 Autocar LLC 11.5K lbs
7 Silgan White Cap Corp 9.3K lbs
8 Matthews Stamping 8.1K lbs
9 Whitewater Valley Generating Station 3.9K lbs
10 Belden Cdt Inc-Bec 3.7K lbs
11 Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing Indiana LLC 2.7K lbs
12 Sugar Creek Packing Co 2.5K lbs
13 J.m. Hutton & Co. Inc. 1.9K lbs
14 Hixson Lumber Co LLC 401 lbs
15 Champion Target 46 lbs
16 Madison - Kipp Corp - Richmond 44 lbs
17 Matthews International Corp 0 lbs
18 Envirotech Extrusion 0 lbs
19 Osborn 0 lbs
20 Land O'Lakes Purina Feed LLC - Richmond 0 lbs

Cities in Wayne (3)

Cambridge City
Pop: -
1 facilities · 2 water
Hagerstown
Pop: -
1 facilities · 1 water
Richmond
Pop: -
18 facilities · 1 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Wayne, Indiana? ▼
Wayne, IN has an environmental risk score of 41/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 20 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 10 water systems on record. 4 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Wayne? ▼
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Wayne, IN in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Wayne? ▼
Wayne, IN has 20 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 930.6K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Wayne? ▼
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Wayne, IN. 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 Wayne? ▼
Wayne, IN has 10 EPA-regulated water systems. 4 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 Wayne? ▼
Environmental compliance in Wayne, Indiana is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Indiana 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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