wimby What's in my backyard?

EPA-regulated facilities in Hardin County, KY

There are 853 EPA-regulated facilities inside Hardin County, Kentucky. The most common kinds are water discharge (547), hazardous waste (247), air emissions (104). 2 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 12 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $88k across 3 sites.

Open the map of Hardin County

853facilities in the county
2in significant noncompliance
12with a violation on record
$88kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste247
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators7
Small quantity generators28
Chemical (RMP/TRI)40
Superfund8
Air emissions104
Major sources7
Synthetic minor sources8
Water discharge547
Major permits4
Minor permits502
Drinking water systems9
Greenhouse gas reporters2
Scrap yards2
Recycling centers1

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

Towns in Hardin 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.