EPA-regulated facilities in Essex County, MA
There are 5,305 EPA-regulated facilities inside Essex County, Massachusetts. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (3,538), water discharge (1,574), air emissions (681). 26 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 87 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $7.3M across 29 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 3,538 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 1 |
| Large quantity generators | 56 |
| Small quantity generators | 1,738 |
| Transporters | 2 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 247 |
| Superfund | 51 |
| Air emissions | 681 |
| Major sources | 10 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 114 |
| Minor sources | 273 |
| Water discharge | 1,574 |
| Major permits | 14 |
| Minor permits | 1,154 |
| Drinking water systems | 146 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 9 |
| Data centers | 5 |
| Scrap yards | 8 |
| Recycling centers | 7 |
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.
- CENTRAL METAL FINISHING INC Significant noncompliance · $71k in penalties
- NEW ENGLAND BIOLABS Significant noncompliance · $10k in penalties
- MERCURY BREWING COMPANY Significant noncompliance
- ESSEX MARINA Significant noncompliance
- BEVERLY REGIONAL AIRPORT Significant noncompliance
- HALL-WHITAKER TEMPORARY BRIDGE (B-11-001T) Significant noncompliance
- BENEVENTO CONCRETE CORPORATION Significant noncompliance
- MANCHESTER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Significant noncompliance
- DANVERS STATE HOSPITAL POWER PLANT DEMOLITION Significant noncompliance
- WINTER ISLAND YACHT YARD INC Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE MALYN $5.3M in penalties
- ABF FREIGHT SYSTEM, INC. $535k in penalties
- ADTEC ELECTROPLATING $409k in penalties
- BOSTIK MANUFACTURING PLANT $368k in penalties
- ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS $118k in penalties
Superfund sites
- VITALE FLYASH PIT
- CASCO CHEMICAL
- FILTEK PROPERTY
- OMEGA LABORATORIES
- SOUTHERN AVE/COMMERCIAL PROPERTY
- VARIAN
- BRANCH LANE MERCURY RELEASE
- LT JOHN A. FERRA US ARMY RESERVE CENTER
- MAINE POST AND BEAM
- U S M MACHINERY DIV
Data centers
- HEWLETT-PACKARD (HP) - ANDOVER, MA
- HEWLETT PACKARD CORP
- AMAZON COM SERVICES LLC DTB9
- Unnamed data center (OSM)
- NAVISITE
Towns in Essex County
- Lynn
- Lawrence
- Haverhill
- Peabody
- Methuen
- Salem
- Beverly
- Gloucester
- Saugus
- Danvers
- Marblehead
- Newburyport
- Amesbury
- Swampscott
- Lynnfield
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.