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EPA-regulated facilities near Milpitas, CA

There are 6,501 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Milpitas, California. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (5,400), air emissions (1,000), water discharge (527). 7 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 19 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $2.9M across 12 sites.

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6,501facilities within 5 miles
7in significant noncompliance
19with a violation on record
$2.9Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste5,400
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators180
Small quantity generators871
Transporters51
Chemical (RMP/TRI)256
Superfund7
Air emissions1,000
Major sources7
Synthetic minor sources1
Minor sources2
Water discharge527
Major permits1
Minor permits461
Drinking water systems7
Greenhouse gas reporters10
Data centers38
Scrap yards2
Recycling centers12

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