County page
Buena Vista County
Buena Vista County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 26 imported facility profiles, and 316,468 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Buena Vista County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 316,468 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Ranco Fertiservice Inc
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Storm Lake
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sioux Rapids City of Stp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Newell Water Treatment Plant-plant #1
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rembrandt Enterprises Inc
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Storm Lake Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Platinum Crush
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Albert City Wwtp
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Alta Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sioux Rapids Water Department-treatment Plant #2 (2018)
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Valero - Albert City
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-09-16.
Central Bank
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Linn Grove Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
The Hillshire Brands Company
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2016-06-27.
Marathon Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Furst Mcness Company
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2005-04-21.
Rembrandt Wwtp
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rembrandt Water Supply-plant #1
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Friesen of Iowa
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2022-02-17.
Merrill Manufacturing
Under review. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-05-16.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 201,826 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 69,152 lbs |
| Nitric acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 16,070 lbs |
| Peracetic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 13,668 lbs |
| Acrolein | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 7,371 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,433 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,402 lbs |
| Formic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 847 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 566 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 78 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 23 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 16 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 16 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.