EPA-regulated facilities near Opelika, AL

There are 710 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Opelika, Alabama. The most common kinds are water discharge (614), hazardous waste (120), chemical (rmp/tri) (20). None is in significant noncompliance, but 1 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.3M across 2 sites.

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710facilities within 5 miles

0in significant noncompliance

1with a violation on record

$5.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	120
Treatment, storage or disposal	1
Small quantity generators	51
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	20
Superfund	2
Air emissions	18
Major sources	6
Synthetic minor sources	3
Minor sources	6
Water discharge	614
Major permits	2
Minor permits	579
Drinking water systems	1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 800 FOX RUN PARKWAY, OPELIKA, AL, 36801 · 1.7 mi $5.3M in penalties
SOUTH LAKE SUBDIVISION SOUTH UNIROYAL ROAD, OPELIKA, AL, 36804 · 3.0 mi $20k in penalties

Superfund sites

VIRGINIA CAROLINA CHEMICAL (VCC) OPELIKA 1ST AVENUE, OPELIKA, AL, 36801 · 0.9 mi
MID-STATE ELECTRIC MOTOR SERVICE, INC. 1801 MARKET STREET, OPELIKA, AL, 36801 · 0.9 mi

County

Lee County

Nearby towns

Auburn 8 mi
Valley 14 mi
Phenix City 25 mi
Columbus, GA 31 mi
LaGrange, GA 32 mi
Alexander City 37 mi
Pike Road 51 mi
Eufaula 53 mi

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 Opelika as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.