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EPA-regulated facilities near Kansas City, MO

There are 2,938 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Kansas City, Missouri. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,905), water discharge (982), air emissions (501). 8 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 24 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $2M across 14 sites.

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2,938facilities within 5 miles
8in significant noncompliance
24with a violation on record
$2Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,905
Treatment, storage or disposal8
Large quantity generators35
Small quantity generators425
Transporters5
Chemical (RMP/TRI)198
Superfund19
Air emissions501
Major sources28
Synthetic minor sources41
Minor sources321
Water discharge982
Major permits10
Minor permits540
Drinking water systems2
Greenhouse gas reporters10
Data centers7
Scrap yards8
Recycling centers3

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.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Data centers

County

Nearby towns

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