EPA-regulated facilities near El Monte, CA
There are 7,515 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of El Monte, California. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (6,890), water discharge (541), air emissions (296). 3 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 11 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $8.2M across 9 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 6,890 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 2 |
| Large quantity generators | 141 |
| Small quantity generators | 941 |
| Transporters | 94 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 136 |
| Superfund | 18 |
| Air emissions | 296 |
| Major sources | 17 |
| Minor sources | 12 |
| Water discharge | 541 |
| Major permits | 2 |
| Minor permits | 425 |
| Drinking water systems | 22 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 3 |
| Scrap yards | 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.
- SANTA ANITA BLUE ROOM Significant noncompliance · $15k in penalties
- SAINT-GOBAIN CONTAINERS LLC Significant noncompliance
- SANTOSHI CORP D.B.A. ALUM-A-COAT Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - CASGA $5.3M in penalties
- ECOBAT RESOURCES CALIFORNIA INC $2.6M in penalties
- HILL BROTHERS CHEMICAL CO $205k in penalties
- WC COMPUTER RECYCLER INC DBA WEST COAST COMPUTER RECYCLER $49k in penalties
- SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL INC DBA SENSITIVE ENVIRONMENTAL ASBESTOS ABATEMENT $44k in penalties
Superfund sites
- EL MONTE PLATING COMPANY
- AAA PUMPING SERVICE - 2
- HYTONE CLEANERS
- SA RECYCLING (EL MONTE)
- CROWN CITY PLATING CO
- ANCHOR PLATING
- WEST COAST PLATING CO.
- SAN GABRIEL RIVER RESPONSE
- MIL-SPEC PLATING CORPORATION
- BROADWAY PLASTIC
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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 El Monte as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.