EPA-regulated facilities in Cleveland County, NC
There are 478 EPA-regulated facilities inside Cleveland County, North Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (191), hazardous waste (191), air emissions (126). 1 is currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 17 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.4M across 10 sites.
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By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 191 |
| Large quantity generators | 6 |
| Small quantity generators | 78 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 55 |
| Superfund | 5 |
| Air emissions | 126 |
| Major sources | 8 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 15 |
| Minor sources | 24 |
| Water discharge | 191 |
| Major permits | 4 |
| Minor permits | 170 |
| Drinking water systems | 33 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 7 |
| Data centers | 3 |
| Scrap yards | 3 |
| 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.
- PILOT CREEK WWTP Significant noncompliance · $25k in penalties
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-SHELBY $5.3M in penalties
- CNA HOLDINGS- CELANESE TICONA SHELBY PLANT $16k in penalties
- SCHLETTER INC $13k in penalties
- GROVER WWTP $6k in penalties
- WOODGRAIN, INC. - DBA NATURES BY WOODGRAIN $4k in penalties
Superfund sites
- L & R OIL RECOVERY
- MARION STREET MERCURY SPILL
- CELANESE CORP. (SHELBY FIBER OPERATIONS)
- SPECTRUM DYED YARNS, INC., KINGS MOUNTAIN PLA
- DAWSON CONSUMER PRODUCTS
Data centers
- DISNEY - KINGS MOUNTAIN TECHNOLOGY CENTER
- T5 Charlotte Campus
- BELLSOUTH TELECOMMUNICATIONS, LLC DBA AT&T NORTH CAROLINA
Towns in Cleveland County
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.