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EPA-regulated facilities near Santa Clara, CA

There are 14,465 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Santa Clara, California. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (12,359), air emissions (1,923), water discharge (686). 12 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 26 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $14M across 23 sites.

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14,465facilities within 5 miles
12in significant noncompliance
26with a violation on record
$14Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste12,359
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators294
Small quantity generators1,601
Transporters64
Chemical (RMP/TRI)343
Superfund36
Air emissions1,923
Major sources10
Synthetic minor sources4
Minor sources7
Water discharge686
Major permits2
Minor permits579
Drinking water systems47
Greenhouse gas reporters13
Data centers185
Scrap yards3
Recycling centers18

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