County page
Rice County
Rice County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 32 imported facility profiles, and 24,105 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 Rice County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 24,105 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
Bushton, City Of-tp002 Demolished
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Jacam Mfg. - Organoclay Processing
No Violation Identified with $22,000 in recorded penalties.
Lyons, City Of-tp002
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sterling, City of (wwtp)
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lyons, City of (wwtp)
Significant Violation across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Geneseo, City of
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Alden Wastewater Plant
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Kansas Ethanol, Llc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-08-05.
Compass Minerals America
Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Geneseo, City of
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Little River, City of
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Raymond, City of
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Jacam Manufacturing 2013 Llc South Plant
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Chase, City of
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sterling, City of
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Northern Natural Gas Company
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2026-02-05.
Oneok Field Services-bushton
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2026-01-13.
Sterling Mun. Power Plant (air)
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-03-27.
Anr Pipeline - Alden Station
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-12-04.
Bushton, City of
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-12-31.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 6,446 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,153 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 3,071 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 2,358 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 2,302 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,890 lbs |
| Acrolein | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,166 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 756 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 750 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 712 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 500 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 1 lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Nonylphenol Ethoxylates | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Epichlorohydrin | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Cumene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 0 lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Kansas
Kansas facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Kansas
Kansas facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Kansas
Kansas facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.