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EPA-regulated facilities in Santa Barbara County, CA

There are 8,797 EPA-regulated facilities inside Santa Barbara County, California. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (7,519), air emissions (917), water discharge (423). 9 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 35 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $79M across 7 sites.

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8,797facilities in the county
9in significant noncompliance
35with a violation on record
$79Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste7,519
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators133
Small quantity generators614
Transporters77
Chemical (RMP/TRI)75
Superfund8
Air emissions917
Major sources27
Synthetic minor sources23
Minor sources5
Water discharge423
Major permits4
Minor permits353
Drinking water systems141
Greenhouse gas reporters9
Data centers3
Scrap yards1
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

Towns in Santa Barbara 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.