EPA-regulated facilities in Cobb County, GA
There are 7,949 EPA-regulated facilities inside Cobb County, Georgia. The most common kinds are water discharge (6,632), hazardous waste (1,159), air emissions (294). 17 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 64 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $6.9M across 19 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 1,159 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 1 |
| Large quantity generators | 19 |
| Small quantity generators | 304 |
| Transporters | 7 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 116 |
| Superfund | 20 |
| Air emissions | 294 |
| Major sources | 10 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 117 |
| Minor sources | 123 |
| Water discharge | 6,632 |
| Major permits | 5 |
| Minor permits | 6,393 |
| Drinking water systems | 11 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 5 |
| Data centers | 2 |
| Scrap yards | 2 |
| Recycling centers | 9 |
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.
- NOONDAY CREEK WRF Significant noncompliance · $80k in penalties
- OLD CASTLE - ACWORTH Significant noncompliance · $5k in penalties
- A-1 AUTO CORES LLC Significant noncompliance
- COBB COMMUNITY TRANSIT MULTI-USE CENTER Significant noncompliance
- BLUESCOPE COATED PRODUCTS, LLC Significant noncompliance
- PROGRESSIVE FOOD SOLUTIONS Significant noncompliance
- CHEMTRONICS Significant noncompliance
- THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY Significant noncompliance
- RL CARRIERS - KES Significant noncompliance
- SMYRNA RECYCLING CENTER Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - ACWORTH CENTER $5.3M in penalties
- UPS FREIGHT - MARIETTA $860k in penalties
- R.L. SUTTON WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY $185k in penalties
- LYNX CHEMICAL GROUP, SMYRNA PLANT $113k in penalties
- COBB COUNTY WATER SYSTEM (NORTHWEST WRF) $95k in penalties
Superfund sites
- DAYTONA ANTIFREEZE
- FORMER GLOVER MACHINE WORKS
- MARIETTA NAOH RELEASE
- AMREP INDUSTRIAL FIRE
- DOBBINS AIR RESERVE BASE
- LEGENDARY MEATS
- SIMONIZ CAR WASH
- LOCKHEED MARTIN AERONAUTICAL SYSTEMS
- COBB COUNTY METH LAB
- COSCO INTERNATIONAL
Data centers
Towns in Cobb 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.