Wilson, KS

Moderate Risk (40/100)

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 Wilson in Kansas · Population: 8,559

Wilson, KS is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 5 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 15 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 40/100 (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 2.7M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 10 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
8,559
TRI Facilities
5
Water Systems
15
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
2.7M lbs

Water Systems (15)

System Population Violations
NEODESHA, CITY OF 2,246 0
FREDONIA, CITY OF 2,111 1
WILSON CO RWD 11 836 10
WILSON CO RWD 7 585 14
MONTGOMERY CO RWD 9 430 0
ALTOONA, CITY OF 349 0
WILSON CO RWD 1 307 10
WILSON CO RWD 4 293 4
WILSON CO RWD 13 223 5
BUFFALO, CITY OF 218 2
WILSON CO RWD 2 194 4
WILSON CO RWD 12 123 13
WILSON CO RWD 8 32 0
WILSON CO RWD 6 30 0
PUBLIC WHOLESALE WSD 23 1 8

TRI Facilities (5)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Cobalt Boats LLC 1.2M lbs
2 Systech Environmental Corp 1.0M lbs
3 Cobalt Boats LLC 163.0K lbs
4 Cobalt Boats LLC 151.8K lbs
5 Rk Steel 54.7K lbs

Cities in Wilson (2)

Fredonia
Pop: -
2 facilities · 8 water
Neodesha
Pop: -
3 facilities · 5 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Wilson, Kansas?
Wilson, KS has an environmental risk score of 40/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 5 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 15 water systems on record. 10 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Wilson?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Wilson, KS in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Wilson?
Wilson, KS has 5 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 2.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Wilson?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Wilson, KS. 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 Wilson?
Wilson, KS has 15 EPA-regulated water systems. 10 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 Wilson?
Environmental compliance in Wilson, Kansas is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Kansas 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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Data sourced from U.S. EPA environmental datasets. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainEnviro Editorial