EPA-regulated facilities in Burke County, NC

There are 533 EPA-regulated facilities inside Burke County, North Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (222), hazardous waste (194), air emissions (136). None is in significant noncompliance, but 18 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $97k across 4 sites.

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533facilities in the county

0in significant noncompliance

18with a violation on record

$97kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	194
Large quantity generators	3
Small quantity generators	90
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	54
Superfund	5
Air emissions	136
Major sources	6
Synthetic minor sources	5
Minor sources	33
Water discharge	222
Major permits	2
Minor permits	210
Drinking water systems	70
Scrap yards	1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

CATAWBA RIVER(MORGANTON) WWTP 1000 VINE ARDEN RD, MORGANTON, NC, 28655 $69k in penalties
VALDESE WATER RECYCLING 936 MAIN STREET WEST, VALDESE, NC, 28690 $15k in penalties
SGL CARBON, LLC 307 JAMESTOWN RD, MORGANTON, NC, 28655 $8k in penalties
TOWN OF VALDESE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT 2100 LAKE RHODHISS DRIVE, VALDESE, NC, 28690 $5k in penalties

Superfund sites

CAPRI INDUSTRIES 1401 BURKEMONT AVE, MORGANTON, NC, 28655
SYNTHRON INC 305 AMHERST RD., MORGANTON, NC, 28655
STS DRUMS 3276 PINEY ROAD, MORGANTON, NC, 28655
VALDESE WATER RECYCLING 936 MAIN STREET WEST, VALDESE, NC, 28690 $15k in penalties
BLUE RIDGE CHEMICALS INC 5335 ROGERS RD, HICKORY, NC, 28602

Towns in Burke County

Morganton

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.