EPA-regulated facilities near Chapel Hill, NC

There are 385 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Chapel Hill, North Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (235), hazardous waste (127), air emissions (23). 1 is currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 29 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.5M across 6 sites.

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385facilities within 5 miles

1in significant noncompliance

29with a violation on record

$5.5Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	127
Treatment, storage or disposal	1
Large quantity generators	1
Small quantity generators	60
Transporters	1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	1
Superfund	4
Air emissions	23
Major sources	1
Minor sources	7
Water discharge	235
Major permits	2
Minor permits	209
Drinking water systems	15
Greenhouse gas reporters	2
Data centers	1
Recycling centers	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.

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT VENABLE HALL 045A, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27599 · 1.5 mi Significant noncompliance · $86k in penalties

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-CHAPEL HILL 7411 CHIP LN, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27516 · 3.5 mi $5.3M in penalties
THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL 488 ESTES DRIVE, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514 · 0.5 mi $66k in penalties
NATURE TRAILS MHP WWTP 101 NATURE TRAIL, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27517 · 4.8 mi $7k in penalties
BIRCHWOOD MHP WWTP 5901 WILKINS DR, DURHAM, NC, 27705 · 4.7 mi $3k in penalties
HILLTOP MHP 7105 NC HWY 86 N, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514 · 3.6 mi $2k in penalties

Superfund sites

828 MLK BLVD PROPERTY 828 MARTIN LUTHER KING JR. BLVD, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514 · 0.7 mi
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL B-5 VENABLE HALL, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27514 · 1.5 mi
MONTESSORI COMMUNITY SCHOOL MERCURY RELEASE 4512 POPE ROAD, DURHAM, NC, 27707 · 2.4 mi
EUBANKS RD CONTAMINATED WELL 1621 EUBANKS RD, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27516 · 3.4 mi

Data centers

UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HOSPITALS - MEADOWMONT BUILD B 300 MEADOWMONT VILLAGE CIRCLE, CHAPEL HILL, NC, 27517 · 2.4 mi

County

Orange County

Nearby towns

Carrboro 3 mi
Durham 9 mi
Morrisville 13 mi
Cary 16 mi
Apex 17 mi
Mebane 17 mi
Graham 21 mi
Holly Springs 22 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 Chapel Hill as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.