EPA-regulated facilities in Cherokee County, NC

There are 157 EPA-regulated facilities inside Cherokee County, North Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (67), hazardous waste (45), drinking water systems (32). 1 is currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 7 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $44k across 2 sites.

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157facilities in the county

1in significant noncompliance

7with a violation on record

$44kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	45
Treatment, storage or disposal	1
Small quantity generators	20
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	10
Superfund	2
Air emissions	25
Synthetic minor sources	1
Minor sources	6
Water discharge	67
Major permits	2
Minor permits	54
Drinking water systems	32
Recycling centers	1

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.

ANDREWS WWTP REAGAN AVENUE, ANDREWS, NC, 28901 Significant noncompliance · $42k in penalties

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

MURPHY WWTP PAYNE STREET, MURPHY, NC, 28906 $2k in penalties

Superfund sites

HIWASSEE HYDRO PLANT 600 POWERHOUSE ROAD, MURPHY, NC, 28906
HOLLAND FARM ROAD MERCURY SPILL 242 HOLLAND FARM ROAD, ANDREWS, NC, 27699

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.