EPA-regulated facilities in Shelby County, AL
There are 2,322 EPA-regulated facilities inside Shelby County, Alabama. The most common kinds are water discharge (1,886), hazardous waste (413), air emissions (89). 10 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 22 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $7.4M across 20 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 413 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 2 |
| Large quantity generators | 6 |
| Small quantity generators | 214 |
| Transporters | 2 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 57 |
| Superfund | 10 |
| Air emissions | 89 |
| Major sources | 16 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 6 |
| Minor sources | 46 |
| Water discharge | 1,886 |
| Major permits | 7 |
| Minor permits | 1,829 |
| Drinking water systems | 18 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 9 |
| Data centers | 1 |
| Scrap yards | 2 |
| Recycling centers | 5 |
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.
- MACLEAN POWER, L.L.C. Significant noncompliance · $9k in penalties
- RECYCLING UNLIMITED, INC. Significant noncompliance
- CAMP BRANCH WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY Significant noncompliance
- RIO STONE GROUP LLC Significant noncompliance
- EQUIPMENTSHARE - ALABASTER Significant noncompliance
- MORRIS-SHEA BRIDGE COMPANY, INC. Significant noncompliance
- ARGOS CEMENT LLC - ROBERTA PLANT Significant noncompliance
- GURNEE MINE Significant noncompliance
- KODIAK MINE NO. 1 Significant noncompliance
- GHOLSON MINE Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UPS - SHELBY $5.3M in penalties
- CHELSEA STATION - D R HORTON HOMEBUILDING LOTS $400k in penalties
- CHELSEA PARK - DR HORTON HOMEBUILDING LOTS $400k in penalties
- POLO CROSSINGS LOTS 8, 10, 77, 122, 137, 140, 152 $400k in penalties
- HUNTERS GATE $400k in penalties
Superfund sites
- ALABAMA POWER CO GENERAL SERVICES COMPLX
- INVERNESS LANDING MERCURY SPILL
- CATALYTIC INC/SRC PILOT PLT
- ALABAMA POWER CO EC GASTON STEAM PLANT
- HELENA MIDDLE SCHOOL MERCURY RELEASE
- HARPERSVILLE DERAILMENT
- GRADCO, INC
- MONTEVALLO PLUME
- ALABAMA PLATING- SATELLITE
- ALABAMA PLATING COMPANY, INC.
Data centers
Towns in Shelby County
Bordering counties
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. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.