EPA-regulated facilities in Mercer County, KY
There are 164 EPA-regulated facilities inside Mercer County, Kentucky. The most common kinds are water discharge (98), hazardous waste (52), air emissions (21). 3 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 6 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $14k across 3 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 52 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 1 |
| Large quantity generators | 2 |
| Small quantity generators | 8 |
| Transporters | 1 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 7 |
| Air emissions | 21 |
| Major sources | 2 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 1 |
| Minor sources | 1 |
| Water discharge | 98 |
| Major permits | 2 |
| Minor permits | 91 |
| Drinking water systems | 8 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 2 |
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.
- MERCER COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICT PARADISE CAMP WWTP Significant noncompliance · $9k in penalties
- CHIMNEY ROCK WWTP Significant noncompliance · $2k in penalties
- OLD BRIDGE #2 Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- HARRODSBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT $4k in penalties
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.