EPA-regulated facilities near Elkton, MD
There are 493 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Elkton, Maryland. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (236), water discharge (144), air emissions (105). 5 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 10 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $1M across 5 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 236 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 1 |
| Large quantity generators | 15 |
| Small quantity generators | 123 |
| Transporters | 2 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 34 |
| Superfund | 10 |
| Air emissions | 105 |
| Major sources | 6 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 11 |
| Minor sources | 71 |
| Water discharge | 144 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 89 |
| Drinking water systems | 79 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 2 |
| Data centers | 3 |
| Scrap yards | 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.
- COMPLETE RECYCLING GROUP Significant noncompliance
- AQUAFIN INC Significant noncompliance
- PARADISE AUTO PARTS, INC Significant noncompliance
- COMPLETE RECYCLING GROUP Significant noncompliance
- W L GORE & ASSOCIATES INCORPORATED CHERRY HILL SITE Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- TFORCE FREIGHT - ELKTON $860k in penalties
- ELKTON WWTP $96k in penalties
- ELKTON $25k in penalties
- UNITED COCOA PROCESSOR, INC. $17k in penalties
- BURRIS REFRIGERATED LOGISTICS $9k in penalties
Superfund sites
- DWYER PROPERTY GROUND WATER PLUME
- VICON PROPERTY
- GE RAILCAR SITE
- MARYLAND CORK CO., INC.
- NEW JERSEY FIREWORKS MGG CO INC
- HARVEY & KNOTT DRUM, INC.
- ELKTON FARM FIREHOLE
- PATRIOTIC FIREWORKS MANUFACTURING FACILITY
- SAND, GRAVEL AND STONE
- STAUFFER CHEM CO
Data centers
County
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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 Elkton as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.