TN · EPA TRI · SDWIS · Superfund

Tennessee environmental disclosure record

According to EPA's 2023 Toxics Release Inventory, Safe Drinking Water Information System, and Superfund National Priorities List extracts, this is Tennessee's full public registry profile, toxic releases, drinking-water systems, and Superfund sites in one place.

TRI facilities
740
Reported releases
380.1M lbs
#9 of 56
Water systems
454
Superfund NPL sites
26

Tennessee vs. every U.S. state

Cumulative TRI-reported release pounds, with this state marked in the national distribution

380M lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 56 states with TRI reporters

This state 0 lbs 2B+ lbs every state with TRI reporters, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more states with TRI reporters. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

TN regulatory profile by statute

Violation/site counts mapped to the EPA statutes this portal tracks

records

What this shows Counts are mapped to statute as a structural proxy and reflect reported activity, not toxicity-weighted or population-adjusted risk. Clean Air Act (Title V) permit data is not currently ingested by this portal, so air-permit compliance is not shown here.

Source EPA SDWIS / Superfund

How Tennessee compares across two EPA disclosure measures

The highlighted point is Tennessee. The vertical axis is the share of tracked water systems with at least one health-based SDWIS record; the horizontal axis is TRI-reported pounds per facility on a logarithmic scale so the full state distribution stays readable. The crosshairs use the portal’s published national benchmark medians.

EPA disclosure intensity across states with both TRI facilities and water-system records 2×2 strategic matrix plotting 56 entities by TRI release intensity (log₁₀ lbs per facility) (X) and Water systems with a health-based record (%) (Y), with a crosshair dividing the plot into four quadrants. Higher release / higher record shareLower release / higher record shareHigher release / lower record shareLower release / lower record share 3456789 020406080100 TRI release intensity (log₁₀ lbs per facility) Water systems with a health-based record (%) TN highlighted Tennessee
EPA disclosure intensity across states with both TRI facilities and water-system records

This matrix compares disclosure rates, not toxicity, exposure, current compliance, or drinking-water safety. A lower position on either axis is not a safety rating; use the underlying facility and water-system records for context.

According to EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL extracts, Tennessee (TN) lists 740 TRI-reporting facilities disclosing 380.1M lbs of toxic releases. The same extracts list 26 Superfund sites and 454 EPA-regulated water systems, of which 131 carry health-based SDWIS violation rows. PlainEnviro's composite environmental health score for Tennessee is 57/100 (grade F), benchmarked against all U.S. states on chemical release intensity, drinking-water health violations, Superfund site burden, and water violation rate. This is a percentile-derived composite from federal disclosure counts, not a clinical health-risk assessment.

F 57

Tennessee Environmental Health Score

A percentile-benchmarked 0–100 composite from 4 EPA federal datasets, with weight redistribution for any unavailable dimension

4/4 dimensions · percentile-benchmarked

Chemical Release Intensity F 50
514K (lbs per facility)
Drinking Water Health Violations D 69
28.9% (% of systems)
Superfund Site Burden F 40
3.5 (sites per 100 facilities)
Water Violation Rate D 64
2.6 (violations per system)

Benchmarks derived from EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL extracts across all 56 U.S. states and territories

TRI Facilities

740

Very high

Water Systems

454

Moderate

Superfund Sites

26

High

Total Releases

380.1M lbs

Very high

Compliance Snapshot - TN

Sites with no recorded health violations 89.0%
Sites with at least one open violation 11.0%

Tennessee's profile joins three independently maintained EPA programs into one statewide record: the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI, EPCRA Section 313 industrial disclosures), the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS, Safe Drinking Water Act compliance), and the Superfund National Priorities List. Each program uses its own reporting cadence and facility-identification scheme; PlainEnviro joins them by matched facility and system location rather than a shared federal ID, so a site absent from one program is never assumed absent from another. The counts below reflect the portal's rebuild as of August 2026.

Activity clusters in counties such as Shelby, Hamilton, Davidson, which account for the highest combined facility, water-system, and Superfund presence. Monitoring and reporting violations are not included in the SDWIS counts shown here.

Every figure reflects the public regulatory record as filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and is not weighted for toxicity, geographic footprint, or population exposure. A state can rank high in any individual metric because of industrial history, naturally occurring contaminants in source water, or simply the number of reporting facilities, not because current residents face unsafe conditions. Drill into any county or water system below for the full disclosure record.

What does this state's environmental record show?

TRI Facilities
740
Water Systems
454
Superfund Sites
26
Health-Based Violation Records
1,192
Total Releases
380.1M lbs
cumulative, all reported years
Systems with Records
131
water systems

Release-over-release change

What changed for Tennessee: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023

Same facilities, both years

-7.2%

609 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023

Whole inventory

-7.5%

75.8 million lb → 70.1 million lb, every facility that filed

Between the two reporting years, 40 facilities filed for the first time and 34 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.

  • Tennessee's total reported releases fell from 74.7 million lb in 2022 to 69.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tennessee's land releases fell from 40.5 million lb in 2022 to 34.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tennessee's water releases fell from 3.6 million lb in 2022 to 3.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Tennessee's off-site transfers rose from 10.2 million lb in 2022 to 11.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Largest Polluters

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# Facility Total Releases
1 Nyrstar Clarksville Inc 72.9M lbs
2 Chemours Johnsonville Plant 40.5M lbs
3 US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant 22.4M lbs
4 Eastman Chemical Co Tennessee Operations 17.4M lbs
5 Nystar Gordonsville Mine & Mill 17.3M lbs
6 Vibrantz Specialty Products LLC 16.5M lbs
7 U.S. Tva Cumberland Fossil Plant 16.1M lbs
8 Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill 14.6M lbs
9 Nystar - Young Mine & Mill 12.7M lbs
10 Viskase Corp 11.8M lbs
11 Packaging Corp of America Counce Mill 8.3M lbs
12 U.S. Tva Gallatin Fossil Plant 6.9M lbs
13 Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn 6.3M lbs
14 Nyrstar Coy-Mine 6.2M lbs
15 Nyrstar- Immel Mine 5.8M lbs
16 Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine 5.6M lbs
17 Hood Container Corp 5.0M lbs
18 Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 3.5M lbs
19 Nissan N.a. Inc. 3.4M lbs
20 Explore Industries USA Inc 3.2M lbs
21 Pmc Biogenix Inc 3.2M lbs
22 U.S. Tva Kingston Fossil Plant 2.8M lbs
23 Resolute Fp US Inc - Calhoun Operations 2.7M lbs
24 Scepter Inc 2.7M lbs
25 Yamaha Jet Boat Manufacturing USA Inc 2.6M lbs
26 Covoro Mining Solutions LLC 2.3M lbs
27 Real Alloy Recycling LLC 2.3M lbs
28 Malibu Boats LLC 2.0M lbs
29 Tyson Farms Inc. - Union City Processing 1.9M lbs
30 Smelter Service Corp 1.8M lbs
31 Nucor Steel Memphis Inc 1.7M lbs
32 Srg Global Coatings LLC 1.7M lbs
33 Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill 1.6M lbs
34 Mastercraft Boat Co 1.5M lbs
35 293 - Memphis Oilseeds 1.5M lbs
36 Nnsa Y-12 National Security Complex 1.3M lbs
37 Befesa Zinc US Inc. 1.2M lbs
38 Sea Ray Boats Tellico Facility 1.2M lbs
39 Si Group Inc. - Newport Tn 1.2M lbs
40 Skier's Choice Inc 1.1M lbs
41 Tennessee Aluminum Processors Inc 1.1M lbs
42 Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs 1.1M lbs
43 Colonial Chemical Inc 1.1M lbs
44 Valero Refining Co - Tennessee L.L.C. 1.1M lbs
45 Domtar Paper Co LLC Kingsport Mill 1.1M lbs
46 Praxis Cos LLC 1.0M lbs
47 U.S. Tva Bull Run Fossil Plant 963.7K lbs
48 Tyson Farms Inc-Processing 961.4K lbs
49 Bonnell Aluminum Inc. 948.7K lbs
50 Gm Spring Hill Manufacturing 895.5K lbs
51 Arconic US LLC 864.9K lbs
52 Hubbell Lenoir City Inc 860.5K lbs
53 Snap-On Tools Co 842.7K lbs
54 Matheson Tri-Gas-New Johnsonville Tn Branch 814.3K lbs
55 Bristol Metals LP 788.9K lbs
56 Volkswagen Group of America Chattanooga Operations Llc. 659.6K lbs
57 Nippon Paint Automotive Americas 611.9K lbs
58 Innovative Water Care LLC a Solenis Co 565.3K lbs
59 Mitsubishi Chemical America Inc 535.3K lbs
60 Microporous LLC 517.7K lbs
61 Wonder Porcelain Group LLC Co-Located Site: Nashville Ready 510.5K lbs
62 Bioenergy Development Group LLC 510.3K lbs
63 Oliver Fiberglass Products 510.2K lbs
64 Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Tn 509.4K lbs
65 Primary Products Ingredients Loudon 506.8K lbs
66 State Industries Inc. 491.2K lbs
67 Holliston Holdings LLC 489.1K lbs
68 US Nitrogen LLC 476.8K lbs
69 South Atlantic Galvanizing 452.5K lbs
70 Abb Installation Products Inc. 451.5K lbs
71 Lpi Inc 449.0K lbs
72 Arcosa Marine Products Inc Plt 296 445.3K lbs
73 Tenneco Braking (frmly Federal-Mogul Motorparts Llc) 442.9K lbs
74 Batesville Manufacturing LLC 416.2K lbs
75 Darling Ingredients Inc. 414.3K lbs
76 Tyson Farms Inc. Humboldt Poultry Processing 402.3K lbs
77 Parker Hannifin Corp 396.4K lbs
78 The Hillshire Brands Co 386.2K lbs
79 Cytec Industries Inc 381.0K lbs
80 Caymas Boats LLC 366.5K lbs
81 Johns Manville 361.3K lbs
82 Ceco Door Products 357.6K lbs
83 Depor Industries-South 329.1K lbs
84 Cjbbb Inc (dba Phoenix Boats) 324.8K lbs
85 Duracell 314.7K lbs
86 US Doe Oak Ridge National Laboratory 304.7K lbs
87 Huber Engineered Woods LLC Spring City Facility 304.4K lbs
88 Essex Solutions USA LLC 304.3K lbs
89 Pml Inc 298.7K lbs
90 Rohm & Haas Chemicals LLC - Knoxville Site 297.5K lbs
91 Nielsen Moulding LLC 290.2K lbs
92 Everzinc USA Millington 269.2K lbs
93 Magotteaux Inc 253.8K lbs
94 Energysolutions Bear Creek Facility 251.2K lbs
95 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations LLC 242.7K lbs
96 Sonoco Metal Packaging LLC 240.4K lbs
97 Eastern Plating LLC 225.1K lbs
98 Tn Mountain City LLC 221.8K lbs
99 Paulo - Murfreesboro 221.7K lbs
100 Oldcastle Infrastructure 218.4K lbs
101 Mtd Consumer Group Inc - Martin Facility 216.7K lbs
102 U.S. Tva Lagoon Creek Combustion Turbine Plant 210.0K lbs
103 Dynasty Spas 209.9K lbs
104 Nashville Wire Products 203.6K lbs
105 Cymer LLC Dayton 200.2K lbs
106 Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC 195.4K lbs
107 Owens Corning - Jackson Tn 193.3K lbs
108 Green Plains Obion LLC 192.2K lbs
109 Stabilit America Inc. 184.9K lbs
110 Everzinc USA Clarksville 182.6K lbs
111 American Yeast Corp Tennessee 177.7K lbs
112 Mueller Co 176.8K lbs
113 Azz Galvanizing - Chattanooga LLC 175.6K lbs
114 Albemarle U.S. Inc. 171.4K lbs
115 Usb Tennessee LLC 165.5K lbs
116 Bridgestone Metalpha USA Inc 165.2K lbs
117 Riviana Foods 164.0K lbs
118 Huf-North America 162.2K lbs
119 Pennakem LLC 159.4K lbs
120 Sherwin-Williams Co 147.6K lbs
121 Scepter Greeneville Inc 143.4K lbs
122 Zanini Tennessee Inc. 143.3K lbs
123 Dal-Tile Tennessee LLC DBA Dal- Tile Tennessee Old Columbia 141.9K lbs
124 Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic LLC 141.9K lbs
125 U S Smokeless Tobacco Co 140.7K lbs
126 Cormetech Inc 139.9K lbs
127 Pringles Manufacturing 139.0K lbs
128 Gemtron Corp 138.9K lbs
129 Sumiriko Tennessee - Tazewell 135.8K lbs
130 Nuclear Fuel Services Inc 132.7K lbs
131 Heritage Farms Dairy 129.7K lbs
132 Ab Mauri Fleischmann's 128.1K lbs
133 Frazier Industrial Co - Dyersburg Tn Facility 126.7K lbs
134 Protomet Corp 126.6K lbs
135 Sanford Brands 124.7K lbs
136 Chattem Chemicals Inc. 124.2K lbs
137 Aoc Tennessee Plant 122.9K lbs
138 Frito-Lay Inc 121.2K lbs
139 Teknor Apex Tennessee Co (aka Haywood Co) 115.4K lbs
140 Nwi Nashville LLC 114.8K lbs
141 Memphis Cellulose LLC 112.4K lbs
142 Astec Inc 110.9K lbs
143 Bailey-Parks Urethane Inc 110.6K lbs
144 Frito-Lay Inc. 109.6K lbs
145 Crown Group Portland Tn Plant 108.2K lbs
146 Sumiriko Tennessee Inc. 105.1K lbs
147 Tyson Fresh Meats Inc-Goodlettsville 103.6K lbs
148 Bongards' South LLC 103.1K lbs
149 Cmc Steel Tennessee 97.9K lbs
150 Tn Tennessee LLC - Erwin 95.2K lbs
151 Bravo Inc. 93.9K lbs
152 Titan Tire Corp of Union City 93.4K lbs
153 Eaton Corp 93.1K lbs
154 Plaskolite Tennessee LLC 92.8K lbs
155 Perdue Foods LLC - Monterey Processing Plant 87.6K lbs
156 Apcom Inc 87.3K lbs
157 Insteel Wire Products 86.3K lbs
158 Republic Doors & Frames 84.7K lbs
159 Unilever Manufacturing (us) Inc 84.2K lbs
160 Dana Sealing Products LLC 84.0K lbs
161 U.S. Tva Allen Combined Cycle Plant 83.3K lbs
162 American Water Heater Co 83.1K lbs
163 Volunteer Adhesive Corp 83.0K lbs
164 Sofix LLC 81.7K lbs
165 American Whirlpool 80.7K lbs
166 Electri-Glass Inc. 79.5K lbs
167 Zochem LLC 78.1K lbs
168 Trison Coatings Inc 76.2K lbs
169 Nemak USA Inc. 74.7K lbs
170 Arbor Preservative Systems LLC 74.6K lbs
171 John Deere Power Products 73.7K lbs
172 Electrolux Consumer Products Inc. 72.1K lbs
173 Ultium Cells LLC 71.8K lbs
174 Kilgore Flares Co LLC 71.8K lbs
175 Allison Transmissions Inc 69.8K lbs
176 Lg Electronics USA Inc. 65.4K lbs
177 Mars Wrigley 63.4K lbs
178 Artazn LLC 62.1K lbs
179 Denso Manufacturing Tennessee Inc 60.4K lbs
180 The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant 59.9K lbs
181 Ascent Chemicals 58.2K lbs
182 Oldcastle Building Envelope - Tennessee Facility 57.3K lbs
183 Lodge Manufacturing Co 56.4K lbs
184 Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC Memphis Trumbull Asphalt 55.0K lbs
185 Colorworks Inc 53.9K lbs
186 Formulated Solutions Cleveland LLC 53.8K lbs
187 Hutchinson Sealing Systems Inc 53.5K lbs
188 Sea Ray Boats 53.5K lbs
189 Wit-Con LLC 52.2K lbs
190 Mueller Co-Cleveland 51.1K lbs
191 Pioneer Plastics Corp 50.7K lbs
192 Qg Printing II LLC 49.4K lbs
193 Ikon Boats LLC 47.6K lbs
194 D & W Plating Co Inc 45.9K lbs
195 Azz Enclosure Systems - Chattanooga LLC 45.6K lbs
196 Superior Industrial Solutions Inc 45.2K lbs
197 Sonoco Products Co - Presidents Island 43.6K lbs
198 Hoeganaes Corp 43.3K lbs
199 Ebbtide Holdings LLC 42.4K lbs
200 Tepro Inc 41.9K lbs
201 Cargill Inc 41.7K lbs
202 Bryce Co LLC 41.5K lbs
203 Tennessee Tanning Co 39.9K lbs
204 Dal-Tile Dickson 38.3K lbs
205 Srg Global Coatings LLC 38.3K lbs
206 Clemons Concrete Coatings 37.5K lbs
207 Wm Barr & Co Inc 37.4K lbs
208 Tri-City Extrusion 36.9K lbs
209 Ascent Buildings LLC 36.8K lbs
210 Wilson Plant 35.8K lbs
211 Storm Power Components 35.2K lbs
212 Koppers Performance Chemcials 34.3K lbs
213 Clayton Supply Morristown I/ii 34.1K lbs
214 Brenntag Mid-South Inc. 33.2K lbs
215 Hbd Thermoid Inc. 32.1K lbs
216 Research Solutions Group Inc 32.1K lbs
217 Primester Gp 31.5K lbs
218 Nissan N.a. Inc. 31.0K lbs
219 Bridgestone Americas Tire Operations Llc-Warren Plant 30.8K lbs
220 Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp 30.5K lbs
221 Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC 30.3K lbs
222 Midsouth Wire 29.9K lbs
223 Best Bath Systems Inc.-Rane a Div of Best Bath 29.8K lbs
224 Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Fresh Facility 28.5K lbs
225 Purity Zinc Metals LLC 28.2K lbs
226 The Eggo Co 28.2K lbs
227 Jordan Aluminum Co LLC 28.1K lbs
228 Beretta USA 27.5K lbs
229 American Snuff Co LLC 26.9K lbs
230 Fiberweb Inc. 26.9K lbs
231 Basf Corp 26.4K lbs
232 Buckman Laboratories Inc 25.4K lbs
233 American Snuff Co LLC 25.1K lbs
234 Glasmasters 25.0K lbs
235 Ngk Metals Corp 24.6K lbs
236 Clayton Maynardville 24.5K lbs
237 Trelleborg Coated Systems US Inc 24.4K lbs
238 Hiland Dairy Foods Co LLC 24.3K lbs
239 General Mills Operations Inc Yoplait Div 24.1K lbs
240 US Dod Usaf Arnold Afb 23.2K lbs
241 Vorteq Coil Finishers 22.7K lbs
242 Farrell-Calhoun Inc 22.5K lbs
243 Caymas Boats LLC 22.1K lbs
244 Whirlpool - Cleveland Operations 21.9K lbs
245 Williams Country Sausage 21.9K lbs
246 Graphic Packaging International LLC 21.5K lbs
247 G & B Specialties Inc. D/b/a Unitrac Railroad Materials 21.2K lbs
248 Nisus Corp 21.1K lbs
249 Morgan Olson LLC 20.9K lbs
250 Signal Mountain Cement Co DBA Buzzi Unicem USA 20.8K lbs
251 Ust Inc. Landmark Ceramics 20.7K lbs
252 Perma-Pipe Inc. 20.6K lbs
253 Hawker Powersource Inc 20.2K lbs
254 Cymer LLC 20.1K lbs
255 Delfield Co 18.8K lbs
256 Valmont Newmark 18.3K lbs
257 Kyowa America Corp 18.3K lbs
258 Exxon Mobil Corp Memphis Terminal 18.1K lbs
259 Marelli Tennessee USA Llc. 18.1K lbs
260 Avery Dennison 17.9K lbs
261 Yorozu Automotive Tennessee 17.9K lbs
262 Ideal Clamp Products Inc. 17.7K lbs
263 U.S. Tva John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant 17.3K lbs
264 Danfoss Power Solutions II LLC 17.2K lbs
265 Teijin Carbon America Inc. 16.8K lbs
266 Advanced Measurement Technology 16.2K lbs
267 Polymer Industrial Products 16.1K lbs
268 Mundet Tennessee Inc 16.0K lbs
269 Lisega Inc 16.0K lbs
270 Denso Manufacturing Athens Tennessee Inc 15.7K lbs
271 Sam Dong Inc 15.3K lbs
272 Iatric Manufacturing Solutions LLC 15.0K lbs
273 Otics USA 14.4K lbs
274 Colgate Palmolive Co 14.1K lbs
275 Benco Sales Inc 14.1K lbs
276 Blues City Brewery 14.0K lbs
277 Darling Ingredients Knoxville Facility 13.9K lbs
278 Basf Corp 13.9K lbs
279 Blanchard Terminal Co - Nashville 51 Ave Tn Terminal 13.8K lbs
280 Kasai Na Inc / Nissan Ilc Building 13.7K lbs
281 American Colors Inc. Dispersion Facility Gallatin Tn 13.6K lbs
282 Carlstar Clinton 13.0K lbs
283 Allied Metal Co 12.9K lbs
284 Valero Partners Memphis LLC 12.9K lbs
285 Merritt Precision LLC 12.6K lbs
286 Mplx Terminals LLC - Nashville Bordeaux Tn Terminal 12.4K lbs
287 Geon Performance Solutions 12.4K lbs
288 Reckless Industries LLC 12.1K lbs
289 Mplx Terminals LLC - Knoxville Tn LP Terminal 12.0K lbs
290 Eurotranciatura USA 11.6K lbs
291 Cummins Engine Co 11.5K lbs
292 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Purity Dairy 11.2K lbs
293 Seaman Corp-Bristol Plant 11.2K lbs
294 Minth Tennessee International 11.1K lbs
295 Lanxess Corporation-Memphis 11.1K lbs
296 Florim USA Inc 11.1K lbs
297 Miller/greeneville Plant 2 11.0K lbs
298 American Greetings Corp 10.8K lbs
299 3M Co DBA 3M Clinton 10.7K lbs
300 Helm Fertilizer Terminal Inc 10.7K lbs
301 Shell Nashville Terminal 10.7K lbs
302 Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Debone/cook Facilit 10.6K lbs
303 Ahf Products 10.5K lbs
304 Vertrauen Chemie Solutions Inc. 10.5K lbs
305 Wacker Polysilicon N.a. 10.5K lbs
306 Kordsa Inc. 10.4K lbs
307 Royal Chemical Co 10.3K lbs
308 Miller Industries Towing Equipment Inc. 10.3K lbs
309 Kohler Co 10.2K lbs
310 Memphis Distribution Terminal 10.2K lbs
311 Kasai N.a. Inc 10.1K lbs
312 Most Inc 10.1K lbs
313 Lamberti Synthesis USA Inc 10.1K lbs
314 Advanced Technical Ceramics Co 9.9K lbs
315 The Pictsweet Co - Brownsville Tn Warehouse 9.7K lbs
316 Exxon Mobil Corp Nashville Terminal 9.3K lbs
317 V&s Memphis Galvanizing LLC 9.1K lbs
318 Corechem Inc. 9.0K lbs
319 Multi-Color Corp - Clarksville 8.9K lbs
320 Wr Grace Chattanooga Plant 8.7K lbs
321 Cone Nashville Llc. 8.5K lbs
322 Tenneco Inc. 8.5K lbs
323 Plastic Omnium Auto Exteriors LLC 8.4K lbs
324 Royal Sterilization Systems 8.4K lbs
325 Sinomax East Inc. 8.1K lbs
326 Dewayne's Quality Metal Coatings LLC 7.9K lbs
327 Crown Laboratories Inc 7.8K lbs
328 Otics USA 7.7K lbs
329 Dentsply Sirona 7.4K lbs
330 Sterilization Services of Tennessee 7.3K lbs
331 Mastermelt America 7.1K lbs
332 Ideal Chemical & Supply Co. 6.9K lbs
333 Occidental Chemical Corp (oxychem) 6.7K lbs
334 Ibc Manufacturing Co 6.7K lbs
335 Nippon Shokubai America Industries Inc. (formerly Na Industr 6.3K lbs
336 Carlex Glass America LLC 6.2K lbs
337 Azz Galvanizing Services-Nashville 6.2K lbs
338 Bharat Forge Pmt Technologie LLC 6.1K lbs
339 Mapes Piano String Co 6.0K lbs
340 Unipres USA Inc 5.9K lbs
341 Dana Commercial Vehicle Products LLC 5.8K lbs
342 Polartec Tennessee Manufacturing 5.7K lbs
343 Jasper Materials Holdings LLC 5.6K lbs
344 Cardinal Glass Industries-Greenland Plant 5.5K lbs
345 Motor Wheel LLC 5.3K lbs
346 Aludyne-Clarksville 5.2K lbs
347 Gold Creek Foods Llc, GC15 5.2K lbs
348 Parker Hannifin Corp O-Ring Div 5.2K lbs
349 Flex-N-Gate Rockford 5.1K lbs
350 Meco Corp 4.9K lbs
351 Geon Performance Solutions 4.8K lbs
352 Emco Williams Inc 4.7K lbs
353 Hexpol - Huntingdon 4.6K lbs
354 John L. Armitage & Co. 4.6K lbs
355 American Greetings/ Plus Mark LLC 4.5K lbs
356 Big Bend Galvanizing LLC 4.5K lbs
357 Johnson Matthey US 2 LLC C/o Johnson Matthey Catalysts 4.3K lbs
358 Chattem Inc Plant 2 4.3K lbs
359 Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products LLC 4.2K lbs
360 Tennetek Inc 4.0K lbs
361 Hexpol Compounding Burton Rubber Processing 4.0K lbs
362 Safety-Kleen Systems Millington (mil) 3.9K lbs
363 Camcar LLC Spencer Operations 3.8K lbs
364 Simpson Strong Tie 3.7K lbs
365 General Shale Brick Inc Plant 42 3.4K lbs
366 Mplx Terminals LLC - Nashville Downtown Tn Terminal 3.4K lbs
367 Carrier Corp - Collierville 3.3K lbs
368 Granges Americas Inc 3.3K lbs
369 Reckless Industries Mold Div LLC 3.2K lbs
370 Fci Memphis 3.1K lbs
371 Ficosa N.a. 3.1K lbs
372 Hankook & Co Es America Corp 3.1K lbs
373 Donaldson Co Inc 3.1K lbs
374 Young Touchstone 3.0K lbs
375 Nexair LLC 3.0K lbs
376 Upm Pharmaceuticals Inc 3.0K lbs
377 Magpro LLC 2.9K lbs
378 Schick Manufacturing Inc 2.9K lbs
379 Borla Performance Industries Inc 2.8K lbs
380 Miller/greeneville Inc. 2.7K lbs
381 Flowserve 2.6K lbs
382 La Quesera Mexicana 2.6K lbs
383 Brenntag Mid-South Inc. 2.4K lbs
384 Royal Oak Enterprises-Crossville 2.3K lbs
385 US Tva Sequoyah Nuclear Plant 2.3K lbs
386 Industrial Connections & Solutions LLC 2.3K lbs
387 Macdermid Printing Solutions 2.2K lbs
388 Crossville Cermanics Plant 1/2 2.2K lbs
389 Monogram Refrigeration LLC 2.2K lbs
390 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Mayfield Dairy 2.1K lbs
391 Marelli N.a. Inc. - Shelbyville 2.0K lbs
392 US Army National Guard Smyrna Range(s) 2.0K lbs
393 Aerojet Ordnance Tennessee 2.0K lbs
394 Copperweld Bimetallics LLC 2.0K lbs
395 US Tva Watts Bar Nuclear Plant 1.9K lbs
396 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Country Delite Farms 1.9K lbs
397 Roadtec Inc. (riverside Drive Plant) 1.8K lbs
398 Jtekt Bearings Na LLC - Washington Plant 1.7K lbs
399 Harcros Chemicals Inc 1.7K lbs
400 Palm Commodities International LLC 1.7K lbs
401 Mersen USA Gstn Corp. 1.6K lbs
402 Astec - Manufacturers Road 1.6K lbs
403 Safety-Kleen Systems Nashville (nas) 1.5K lbs
404 Smith & Nephew Inc 1.5K lbs
405 Sanford LP Liquid Manufacturing & Technology Center 1.4K lbs
406 Univar Solutions USA 1.4K lbs
407 Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt Llc.- Memphis Roofing 1.4K lbs
408 Crossville Ceramics Plant 4 1.3K lbs
409 Sonoco Products Co 1.3K lbs
410 Royal Metal Powders Inc. 1.3K lbs
411 Dodge Industrial 1.3K lbs
412 Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC 1.3K lbs
413 Drexel Chemical Co 1.3K lbs
414 Fxi Inc. - Chattanooga 1.3K lbs
415 Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC 1.2K lbs
416 Durable Products Inc 1.2K lbs
417 Avient Corp 1.2K lbs
418 Masonite Corp 1.1K lbs
419 Southern Graphic Systems LLC 1.1K lbs
420 Magneti Marelli Suspensions USA 1.1K lbs
421 Nnsa U.S. Doe Central Training Facility 1.1K lbs
422 US Army National Guard Milan Range(s) 1.1K lbs
423 Olin Corp Charleston Plant 1.1K lbs
424 Mahle Engine Components USA Inc 1.0K lbs
425 Nucor Steel Memphis Processing 1.0K lbs
426 Stonepeak Ceramics Inc. 977 lbs
427 Drexel Chemical Co 945 lbs
428 Ravago Manufacturing Americas 873 lbs
429 Heraeus Precious Metals N.a. LLC 868 lbs
430 Tpr Federal-Mogul Tennessee Inc. 857 lbs
431 Ergon Terminaling Inc-Chattanooga 804 lbs
432 Asc Engineered Solutions 798 lbs
433 Delta Faucet Co of Tennessee 795 lbs
434 Monogram Refrigeration LLC 785 lbs
435 Microport Orthopedics Inc 766 lbs
436 Phillips 66 Selmer Lubricants Plant 742 lbs
437 Oshkosh Manufacturing LLC 738 lbs
438 Archem America Inc. 686 lbs
439 Southtec LLC 639 lbs
440 Paladin Attachments 628 lbs
441 Federal-Mogul Sevierville 613 lbs
442 Gcp Applied Technologies Inc 591 lbs
443 Jtekt Automotive Tennessee Morristown 584 lbs
444 Marshall Steel Inc 582 lbs
445 Carlstar Jackson 566 lbs
446 Consumer Product Partners LLC 562 lbs
447 Exedy America Corp 557 lbs
448 Komatsu America Corp. 544 lbs
449 Evonik Corp 523 lbs
450 Bam Inc. 517 lbs
451 Volvo Penta Marine Products L Lc 510 lbs
452 Modern Forge Tennessee Llc. 509 lbs
453 Mueller Fittings Co Inc. 508 lbs
454 Ktg (usa) Inc. 504 lbs
455 Sonoco Products Co Chattanooga Tn Mill 498 lbs
456 Eagle Bend Manufacturing Inc 494 lbs
457 Sumiden Wire Products 490 lbs
458 Providential Fabricators 467 lbs
459 Arvin Sango Inc 466 lbs
460 Aym Inc - Tennessee Distribution Center 453 lbs
461 Aisin Automotive Casting Tennessee 446 lbs
462 Steel Warehouse Tennessee 391 lbs
463 Modine Manufacturing Co 384 lbs
464 Riviana Foods Inc 362 lbs
465 Tenneco Automotive 350 lbs
466 Hexpol Dyersburg 348 lbs
467 Carlisle Polyurethane Systems 331 lbs
468 Drexel Chemical 330 lbs
469 Jeffrey Chain LP (operating As Renold Jeffrey) 328 lbs
470 Tag Manufacturing Inc. 292 lbs
471 Kirby Building System 277 lbs
472 Bac Dayton 257 lbs
473 Tri-State Ready-Mix Plant 24 256 lbs
474 Kolpak LLC (parsons) 255 lbs
475 Royal Sterilization Systems 255 lbs
476 Maclean Power Systems 248 lbs
477 Leroy-Somer Americas 236 lbs
478 Saint-Gobain Norpro 228 lbs
479 Vestal Manufacturing Enterprises Inc. 211 lbs
480 Young Touchstone 201 lbs
481 Meritor Heavy Vehicle Systems LLC 188 lbs
482 Nashville Wire Products 188 lbs
483 Trane 176 lbs
484 Teledyne Aes 168 lbs
485 Diversified Scientific Service S Inc. (dssi) 163 lbs
486 Toyota Motor Manufacturing Tennessee (tmmtn) 163 lbs
487 Shiroki N.a. Inc. 151 lbs
488 Lambcon Inc. 140 lbs
489 Lambcon Inc. 130 lbs
490 Drexel Chemical Co Vml 127 lbs
491 Precision Coils - Tennessee 124 lbs
492 Koch Foods LLC of Morristown Deboning 119 lbs
493 Ugn Inc. 119 lbs
494 Heatec Inc. 118 lbs
495 United Stainless Inc 116 lbs
496 Lambcon 110 lbs
497 Lambcon Ready Mix 110 lbs
498 Greer Stop Nut Inc 109 lbs
499 Lochinvar LLC 100 lbs
500 Franke Foodservice Systems 100 lbs

Water Quality

Systems with Health Violations

Water System Population Violations
WARREN COUNTY U.D. #2 6,022 118
JACKSON COUNTY U.D. #3 3,917 85
CLIFTON WATER DEPT 4,110 61
BYRDSTOWN WATER DEPARTMENT 8,658 54
BEDFORD COUNTY U.D. 22,908 40
ONEIDA W&S COMM 11,600 34
TRACY CITY WATER SYSTEM 5,692 34
LAKEVIEW U.D. WEST 2,684 28
HARTSVILLE-TROUSDALE W&S U.D. 10,562 25
DAYTON WATER DEPT 25,054 24
MONTEAGLE PUBLIC UTILITY BOARD 4,179 24
ROGERSVILLE WATER DEPT 13,729 24
CORDELL HULL UTILITY DISTRICT 3,220 23
FRANKLIN WATER DEPT 77,222 23
SOUTH GILES UTILITY DISTRICT 6,985 22
NORTHWEST CLAY COUNTY UTILITY 4,437 21
WOODLAWN UTILITY DISTRICT 12,069 21
RIVER LANDING CONDOMINIUM ASSOC 52 21
GRAYSVILLE WATER DEPT 1,872 18
WILSON CO WATER & WASTEWATER 22,680 18

Cities with Water Issues

Superfund Sites (26)

Site Name Status HRS Score
Alamo Contaminated Ground Water NPL Site 50.00
American Creosote Works, Inc. (Jackson Plant) NPL Site 35.22
Amnicola Dump Deleted NPL Site 40.91
Arlington Blending & Packaging NPL Site 39.03
Carrier Air Conditioning Co. NPL Site 48.91
Chemet Co. Deleted NPL Site 50.00
Clinch River Corporation NPL Site 48.03
Former Custom Cleaners NPL Site 50.00
Gallaway Pits Deleted NPL Site 30.77
ICG Iselin Railroad Yard Deleted NPL Site 50.00
Lewisburg Dump Deleted NPL Site 33.45
Mallory Capacitor Co. NPL Site 29.44
Memphis Defense Depot (DLA) NPL Site 58.06
Milan Army Ammunition Plant NPL Site 58.15
Murray-Ohio Dump NPL Site 46.44
National Fireworks NPL Site 50.00
North Hollywood Dump Deleted NPL Site 0.00
Oak Ridge Reservation (USDOE) NPL Site 51.13
Ross Metals Inc. NPL Site 37.65
Smalley-Piper NPL Site 50.00
Smokey Mountain Smelters NPL Site 50.00
Southside Chattanooga Lead NPL Site 50.00
Tennessee Products Deleted NPL Site 0.00
Velsicol Chemical Corp. (Hardeman County) NPL Site 47.71
Walker Machine Products, Inc. NPL Site 50.00
Wrigley Charcoal Plant NPL Site 36.14

Counties (97 total)

Showing top 20 counties by environmental activity. Tennessee has 97 counties total.

Cities with Environmental Records

Memphis
78 facilities · 2 water systems
Chattanooga
56 facilities · 6 water systems
Nashville
34 facilities · 2 water systems
Jackson
22 facilities · 3 water systems
Knoxville
21 facilities · 11 water systems
Morristown
17 facilities · 2 water systems
Clarksville
15 facilities · 5 water systems
Greeneville
15 facilities · 5 water systems
Lebanon
13 facilities · 4 water systems
La Vergne
12 facilities · 1 water systems
Cleveland
11 facilities · 2 water systems
Smyrna
11 facilities · 1 water systems
Sweetwater
9 facilities · 2 water systems
Portland
9 facilities · 1 water systems
Clinton
8 facilities · 2 water systems
Dickson
8 facilities · 2 water systems
Loudon
8 facilities · 2 water systems
Maryville
8 facilities · 2 water systems
Murfreesboro
8 facilities · 2 water systems
Oak Ridge
8 facilities · 2 water systems

Frequently Asked Questions

How many TRI facilities are in Tennessee?
Tennessee has 740 facilities that report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). These facilities have collectively reported 380.1M lbs in total toxic chemical releases. TRI data is self-reported annually by facilities that manufacture, process, or use listed toxic chemicals above threshold amounts.
Does Tennessee have Superfund sites?
Yes, Tennessee has 26 sites on the EPA Superfund National Priorities List (NPL). Superfund sites are contaminated locations identified for long-term cleanup under the EPA Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA).
What does EPA SDWIS list for drinking water in Tennessee?
Tennessee has 454 EPA-regulated water systems in the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) extract used here. 131 water systems have a health-based violation row (MCL exceedance) in this historical extract. A past registry row is not a current drinkability verdict. For current utility conditions, contact the local water utility or the Tennessee drinking water program. Source: EPA SDWIS.
What environmental data is available for Tennessee?
PlainEnviro provides three categories of EPA environmental data for Tennessee: Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) data covering 740 industrial facilities, Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data for 454 water systems, and Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) data for 26 contaminated sites.
How does Tennessee compare to other states on EPA disclosure counts?
Tennessee has 740 TRI facilities with 380.1M lbs in total releases, 26 Superfund sites, and 1,192 water system violations on record. These are federal disclosure counts; they are not toxicity-weighted or population-adjusted risk scores. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL databases.
What is Tennessee's environmental health score?
PlainEnviro's composite environmental health score for Tennessee is 57/100 (grade F). This score combines four percentile-benchmarked dimensions from EPA federal extracts: chemical release intensity per TRI facility, drinking-water health violation rate from SDWIS, Superfund site burden relative to industrial activity, and overall water violation rate. Scores are benchmarked against all 56 U.S. states and territories. When a dimension lacks data, its weight redistributes to the remaining dimensions so the score never deflates from missing inputs. This is a registry-count composite, not a clinical exposure or health-outcome assessment.

About This Data

This page aggregates environmental data from three EPA programs for Tennessee: the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for industrial chemical releases, the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) for water quality, and the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) for hazardous waste cleanup sites.

PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. Numbers reflect reported data and may not capture all environmental activity. For specific health or environmental concerns, contact your state environmental agency.

What to do with Tennessee's data

Use this state profile as a starting point, then drill into the specific dataset that matters to you.

  • Check the 740 TRI facilities reporting in Tennessee for the largest reported releases near a specific county. View facilities
  • 131 water systems in the state have a recorded health-based violation, check if yours is one of them. Check water systems
  • See how Tennessee compares to other states on releases, water violations, and Superfund sites. State rankings

Reported data reflects what facilities and agencies disclose to the EPA; it is not a complete measure of environmental risk or a substitute for local guidance.

Use and verify this record

Tennessee's profile brings together EPA release, drinking-water, and Superfund records. It reports the underlying programs without making a health or environmental-risk determination.

State environmental figures are computed directly from EPA data. The methodology records the joins, definitions, and refresh cadence for each program.

PlainEnviro renders public EPA records directly from its data pipeline; no figure on this page is typed in by an editor. See the editorial standards and corrections policy for how source changes and reported errors are handled.

Federal sources included in this profile
  • EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level release disclosures. epa.gov
  • EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System - public water-system and violation records. epa.gov
  • EPA Superfund National Priorities List - hazardous-waste cleanup-site records. epa.gov