EPA-regulated facilities in Butte County, CA
There are 3,436 EPA-regulated facilities inside Butte County, California. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (2,616), air emissions (654), water discharge (198). 1 is currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 27 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.3M across 6 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 2,616 |
| Large quantity generators | 63 |
| Small quantity generators | 250 |
| Transporters | 16 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 27 |
| Superfund | 15 |
| Air emissions | 654 |
| Major sources | 3 |
| Minor sources | 5 |
| Water discharge | 198 |
| Major permits | 2 |
| Minor permits | 157 |
| Drinking water systems | 116 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 2 |
| Data centers | 8 |
| Scrap yards | 2 |
| Recycling centers | 2 |
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.
- PLEASANT GROVE MHP Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UPS CHICO CACHI $5.3M in penalties
- FAR WEST RETURNS INC $32k in penalties
- PID WATER TREATMENT PLANT $6k in penalties
- NORTHGATE PETROLEUM COMPANY $2k in penalties
- CHAMBERS OIL $2k in penalties
Superfund sites
- BIG BEND MINE
- OROVILLE ARMY AIRFIELD
- VICTOR SITE
- LOUISIANA-PACIFIC
- WESTERN PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
- FLAIR CUSTOM CLEANERS
- LOUISIANA-PACIFIC CORP.
- FIRST AVENUE CLEANERS
- CHICO ARPT
- NORGE VILLAGE CLEANERS
Data centers
- ENLOE MEDICAL CENTER DATA CENTER
- SLATERLAND-SUNGARD BI-TECH
- TRI COUNTIES BANK OPERATIONS CENTER
- SLATER LAND-MILESTONE TECHNOLOGIES
- SLATERLAND-DIGITAL PATH
- SLATER LAND-SUNGARD BI-TECH
- DIGITAL PATH/2X WIRELESS
- DIGITAL PATH
Towns in Butte 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.