EPA-regulated facilities near St. Matthews, KY
There are 1,047 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of St. Matthews, Kentucky. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (546), water discharge (499), air emissions (81). 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 $93k across 6 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 546 |
| Large quantity generators | 3 |
| Small quantity generators | 65 |
| Transporters | 2 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 16 |
| Superfund | 5 |
| Air emissions | 81 |
| Major sources | 4 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 8 |
| Minor sources | 3 |
| Water discharge | 499 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 410 |
| Drinking water systems | 5 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 4 |
| Recycling centers | 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.
- LOUISVILLE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER Significant noncompliance
- LOUISVILLE ZOOLOGICAL GARDEN Significant noncompliance
- MOTHER EARTH RECYCLING Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- SWIFT & CO $44k in penalties
- CENTRAL DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS $15k in penalties
- LOUISVILLE METRO GOVERNMENT-EAST DISTRICT PUBLIC WORKS $15k in penalties
- BRANDEIS MACHINERY & SUPPLY CO $8k in penalties
- D.D. WILLIAMSON CO. $7k in penalties
Superfund sites
- SACRED HEART ACAD MERCURY
- ISOGRIP 5040 D SPILL
- LOUISVILLE VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER Significant noncompliance
- FORMER VMCC INC
- DERBY INDUSTRIES FIRE
County
Nearby towns
- Lyndon
- Jeffersontown
- Louisville/Jefferson County
- Jeffersonville, IN
- Clarksville, IN
- Shively
- New Albany, IN
- Sellersburg, IN
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. Distances are from the center of St. Matthews as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.