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EPA-regulated facilities near Sunnyvale, CA

There are 11,803 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Sunnyvale, California. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (10,396), air emissions (1,412), water discharge (311). 12 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 $6.1M across 15 sites.

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11,803facilities within 5 miles
12in significant noncompliance
22with a violation on record
$6.1Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste10,396
Large quantity generators248
Small quantity generators1,239
Transporters39
Chemical (RMP/TRI)231
Superfund46
Air emissions1,412
Major sources9
Synthetic minor sources5
Minor sources9
Water discharge311
Major permits1
Minor permits238
Drinking water systems10
Greenhouse gas reporters10
Data centers162
Scrap yards1
Recycling centers7

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