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EPA-regulated facilities near Fountain Valley, CA

There are 15,695 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Fountain Valley, California. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (15,146), water discharge (459), air emissions (337). 5 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 $143k across 5 sites.

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15,695facilities within 5 miles
5in significant noncompliance
22with a violation on record
$143kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste15,146
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators177
Small quantity generators1,179
Transporters50
Chemical (RMP/TRI)124
Superfund9
Air emissions337
Major sources13
Minor sources14
Water discharge459
Major permits4
Minor permits377
Drinking water systems15
Greenhouse gas reporters2
Data centers1
Recycling centers3

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.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Data centers

County

Nearby towns

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