EPA-regulated facilities in Cherokee County, KS

There are 323 EPA-regulated facilities inside Cherokee County, Kansas. The most common kinds are water discharge (145), hazardous waste (94), air emissions (80). 2 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 6 have a violation on record.

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323facilities in the county

2in significant noncompliance

6with a violation on record

$0in penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	94
Large quantity generators	1
Small quantity generators	26
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	20
Superfund	4
Air emissions	80
Major sources	2
Synthetic minor sources	8
Minor sources	29
Water discharge	145
Major permits	1
Minor permits	110
Drinking water systems	20
Greenhouse gas reporters	3

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.

PUBLIC WHOLESALE WSD 19 KS Significant noncompliance
GALENA SEWER TREATMENT PLANT C/O CITY HALL 211 WEST 7TH STREET, GALENA, KS, 66739 Significant noncompliance

Superfund sites

MAPLE STREET LEAD 535 W MAPLE STREET, COLUMBUS, KS, 66725
CHEROKEE COUNTY T34 S35 R25E, GALENA, KS, 66739
CHEROKEE ZINC COMPANY 413 N WASHINGTON ST, WEIR, KS, 66781
JORDAN DISPOSAL LANDFILL FIRE 1040 E FRONT ST, GALENA, KS, 66739

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.