Winnebago, WI

High Risk (63/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology. This is a different measure than the EJ Screening score for this county, which ranks it by percentile against every other tracked county rather than against fixed national thresholds.

Environmental data for Winnebago in Wisconsin · Population: 171,357

Winnebago, WI is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 34 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 9 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 63/100 (High Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 5.7M lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 5 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
171,357
TRI Facilities
34
Water Systems
9
Superfund Sites
0
Total Releases
5.7M lbs

Water Systems (9)

System Population Violations
NEENAH WATERWORKS 27,506 2
FOX CROSSING UTILITIES WEST 18,000 1
FOX CROSSING UTILITIES EAST 10,927 1
ALGOMA TN SANITARY DIST 1 3,935 0
OMRO WATERWORKS 3,629 0
WINNECONNE WATERWORKS 2,502 32
WISCONSIN VETERANS HOME 1,240 0
WINNEBAGO AREA SANITARY DISTRICT 90 0
SILVERCREST APARTMENTS 51 1

TRI Facilities (34)

# Facility Total Releases
1 Neenah Foundry Co Neenah Operations 4.1M lbs
2 Essity Professional Hygiene N.a. LLC 783.3K lbs
3 Galloway Co 181.8K lbs
4 Amcor Packaging Inc 160.7K lbs
5 Bemis Films 134.2K lbs
6 Oshkosh Defense LLC 119.3K lbs
7 A P Nonweiler Co Inc 80.1K lbs
8 Craft Coating 32.0K lbs
9 Alliance Industries Inc 29.2K lbs
10 Fox River Valley Ethanol LLC 23.1K lbs
11 Eggers Div LLC - Neenah 20.8K lbs
12 Oshkosh Door Co 12.5K lbs
13 Ap Westshore 8.3K lbs
14 Hydrite Chemical Co. 2.8K lbs
15 Sun Chemical Corp 2.4K lbs
16 Intertape Polymer Group 2.4K lbs
17 Multicircuits Inc. 2.1K lbs
18 Creative Metal Products 1.3K lbs
19 US Paper Mills Corp 560 lbs
20 Neenah Inc Neenah Mill 319 lbs
21 Oshkosh Defense LLC 233 lbs
22 Plexus Corp (neenah Operations) 183 lbs
23 Pierce Manufacturing Inc 177 lbs
24 Generac Power Systems Inc - Oshkosh 136 lbs
25 Lapham-Hickey Steel Corp 68 lbs
26 Kingsbury Inc Oshkosh Div 54 lbs
27 Arrowhead Conveyor Corp 23 lbs
28 Muza Metal Products Corp 20 lbs
29 Lakeside Plastics Inc 8 lbs
30 Azco Inc 6 lbs
31 Kk Lake Street LLC 0 lbs
32 Wald Wire & Manufacturing Co 0 lbs
33 Parker Hannifin Corp 0 lbs
34 Quality Paint & Coatings 0 lbs

Cities in Winnebago (2)

Oshkosh
Pop: -
20 facilities · 4 water
Neenah
Pop: -
8 facilities · 3 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Winnebago, Wisconsin?
Winnebago, WI has an environmental risk score of 63/100 (High Risk), based on 34 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 9 water systems on record. 5 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.
Are there Superfund sites in Winnebago?
No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Winnebago, WI in the EPA database.
How many toxic release facilities are in Winnebago?
Winnebago, WI has 34 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 5.7M lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.
What is the air quality in Winnebago?
Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Winnebago, WI. 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 Winnebago?
Winnebago, WI has 9 EPA-regulated water systems. 5 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 Winnebago?
Environmental compliance in Winnebago, Wisconsin is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Wisconsin 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