White, AR

Compiled by PlainEnviro Editorial, Environmental Data Editorial Team · July 13, 2026

Moderate Risk (32/100)

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 White in Arkansas · Population: 77,395

White, AR is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 4 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 13 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 32/100 (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 94.1K 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

77,395

TRI Facilities

Water Systems

Superfund Sites

Total Releases

94.1K lbs

Water Systems (13)

System	City	Source	Population	Violations	Health
SEARCY WATERWORKS	Searcy	Surface Water	28,196	0	–
BEEBE WATERWORKS	Beebe	Surface Water	8,451	0	–
NORTH WHITE CO RURAL WATER PFB	Judsonia	Surface Water	5,215	16	Yes
SE WHITE COUNTY WATER ASSOC	Higginson	Surface Water	5,018	0	–
FOUR MILE HILL PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD	Searcy	Surface Water	4,877	0	–
JUDSONIA WATERWORKS	Judsonia	Surface Water	2,956	0	–
PANGBURN WATERWORKS	Pangburn	Surface Water	2,936	69	Yes
BALD KNOB WATERWORKS	Bald Knob	Surface Water	2,911	13	Yes
BALD KNOB NORTH WATER ASSOC	Bald Knob	Surface Water	2,624	0	–
KENSETT WATERWORKS	Kensett	Surface Water	1,624	0	–
MC RAE WATERWORKS	Mccrae	Surface Water	870	9	Yes
RUSSELL WATERWORKS	Russell	Surface Water	461	0	–
N E WHITE COUNTY PUBLIC FACILITIES BOARD	Searcy	Surface Water	0	0	–

TRI Facilities (4)

#	Facility	City	Industry	Total Releases
1	Matthews International Corp	Searcy	Primary Metals	61.8K lbs
2	Bryce Co LLC	Searcy	Printing	30.1K lbs
3	Danfoss Power Solutions II LLC - Searcy Plant	Searcy	Fabricated Metals	1.3K lbs
4	Land O'Frost Inc	Searcy	Food	900 lbs

Cities in White (1)

Searcy

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4 facilities · 4 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in White, Arkansas? ▼

White, AR has an environmental risk score of 32/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 4 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 13 water systems on record. 4 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.

Are there Superfund sites in White? ▼

No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in White, AR in the EPA database.

How many toxic release facilities are in White? ▼

White, AR has 4 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 94.1K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.

What is the air quality in White? ▼

Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for White, AR. 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 White? ▼

White, AR has 13 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 White? ▼

Environmental compliance in White, Arkansas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Arkansas 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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