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EPA-regulated facilities near Charlotte, NC

There are 1,723 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Charlotte, North Carolina. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (872), water discharge (607), air emissions (224). 3 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 28 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.4M across 11 sites.

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1,723facilities within 5 miles
3in significant noncompliance
28with a violation on record
$5.4Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste872
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators9
Small quantity generators283
Transporters1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)112
Superfund18
Air emissions224
Major sources4
Synthetic minor sources25
Minor sources7
Water discharge607
Major permits3
Minor permits480
Drinking water systems134
Greenhouse gas reporters6
Data centers1
Scrap yards3
Recycling centers1

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