EPA-regulated facilities near Helena, AL
There are 560 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Helena, Alabama. The most common kinds are water discharge (434), hazardous waste (144), air emissions (19). 1 is currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 4 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $893k across 6 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 144 |
| Large quantity generators | 3 |
| Small quantity generators | 73 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 13 |
| Superfund | 1 |
| Air emissions | 19 |
| Major sources | 3 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 1 |
| Minor sources | 13 |
| Water discharge | 434 |
| Major permits | 2 |
| Minor permits | 422 |
| Drinking water systems | 3 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 1 |
| Recycling centers | 1 |
A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.
In significant noncompliance
The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.
- EPC - COLUMBIA INC. Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- LAKE CYRUS $400k in penalties
- TRACE CROSSINGS SECTOR 28 CREEKSIDE STATION $400k in penalties
- AVANTI POLAR LIPIDS INC $35k in penalties
- TITAN COATINGS, INC. $27k in penalties
- CAMELLIA RIDGE $18k in penalties
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Reading these numbers
These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Helena as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.