EPA-regulated facilities in DeSoto County, FL
There are 353 EPA-regulated facilities inside DeSoto County, Florida. The most common kinds are water discharge (188), hazardous waste (87), drinking water systems (63). 4 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 9 have a violation on record.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 87 |
| Small quantity generators | 54 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 7 |
| Superfund | 5 |
| Air emissions | 24 |
| Major sources | 1 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 3 |
| Minor sources | 4 |
| Water discharge | 188 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 181 |
| Drinking water systems | 63 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 1 |
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.
- LAKESIDE ESTATES-WATER PLANT Significant noncompliance
- PEACE RIVER CITRUS PRODUCTS-PEACE RIVER CP PLANT Significant noncompliance
- CITY OF ARCADIA - WILLIAM TYSON WWTP Significant noncompliance
- DESOTO CORRECTIONAL INST Significant noncompliance
Superfund sites
- DESOTO MIDDLE SCHOOL MERCURY SPILL
- VOLUSIA AVENUE MERCURY SPILL
- ARCADIA CITY LANDFILL
- COLTEC INDUST./CEN. MOLONEY TRANSFORMERS
- NOCATEE HULL CREOSOTE
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.