EPA-regulated facilities near Gardner, MA

There are 387 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Gardner, Massachusetts. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (229), water discharge (123), air emissions (86). 4 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 7 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $9k across 1 site.

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387facilities within 5 miles

4in significant noncompliance

7with a violation on record

$9kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	229
Large quantity generators	3
Small quantity generators	122
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	18
Superfund	5
Air emissions	86
Major sources	1
Synthetic minor sources	9
Minor sources	51
Water discharge	123
Major permits	3
Minor permits	94
Drinking water systems	12
Greenhouse gas reporters	1
Scrap yards	3
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.

GARDNER W W T F 52 PLANT ROAD, EAST TEMPLETON, MA, 01438 · 1.9 mi Significant noncompliance
GARDNER MUNICIPAL AIRPORT 499 AIRPORT RD, GARDNER, MA, 01440 · 2.7 mi Significant noncompliance
TEMPLETON W W T P 33 RESERVOIR ROAD, TEMPLETON, MA, 01468 · 4.3 mi Significant noncompliance
WESTMINSTER DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS WESTMINSTER, MA, 01473 · 4.7 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

20 MURRAY ROAD RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT 20 MURRAY ROAD, ASHBURNHAM, MA, 01430 · 2.6 mi $9k in penalties

Superfund sites

HIRONS UPHOLSTERY 29 MAPLE ST, GARDNER, MA, 01440 · 0.5 mi
MASS ELECTRIC CO FACILITY PARK STREET (BY LAKE STREET), GARDNER, MA, 01440 · 1.0 mi
RELIABLE FINISHING 177 WEST MAIN STREET, GARDNER, MA, 01440 · 2.7 mi
TEMPLETON DEPT OF PUBLIC WORKS RESERVOIR ST, BALDWINVILLE, MA, 01436 · 4.6 mi
OLD LANDFILL AREA/BIRCH HILL DAM OFF OLD ROYALSTON ROAD (NEAR OLD RT 68), BALDWINVILLE, MA, 01468 · 4.6 mi

County

Worcester County

Nearby towns

Fitchburg 9 mi
Leominster 12 mi
Worcester 24 mi
Hudson 25 mi
Marlborough 28 mi
Nashua, NH 28 mi
Maynard 29 mi
Keene, NH 30 mi

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 Gardner as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.