EPA-regulated facilities near Durham, NC

There are 988 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Durham, North Carolina. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (441), water discharge (436), air emissions (99). 6 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 60 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $11M across 9 sites.

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By category

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.

• NUVOTRONICS, INC. 2305 PRESIDENTIAL DRIVE, DURHAM, NC, 27703 · 4.7 mi Significant noncompliance · $29k in penalties
• BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH INC 2000 E PETTIGREW ST, DURHAM, NC, 27703 · 1.0 mi Significant noncompliance
• K&M SHEET METAL LLC 1310 E CORNWALLIS RD, DURHAM, NC, 27713 · 2.3 mi Significant noncompliance
• HY VUE ACRES MHP-PLANT #1 2310 S MIAMI BLVD STE 238, DURHAM, NC, 27703 · 4.2 mi Significant noncompliance
• SANDY HILL ESTATES-PLANT #3 2310 S MIAMI BLVD STE 234, DURHAM, NC, 27703 · 4.2 mi Significant noncompliance
• TELEFLEX MEDICAL INC 2917 WECK DRIVE, DURHAM, NC, 27709 · 4.4 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

• UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - MORRISVILLE (NCDUH) 2456 S MIAMI BLVD, DURHAM, NC, 27703 · 4.3 mi $5.3M in penalties
• UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-DURHAM 2008 FAY ST, DURHAM, NC, 27704 · 2.3 mi $5.3M in penalties
• ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC. 208 MULDEE STREET, DURHAM, NC, 27703 · 2.3 mi $535k in penalties
• NORTH CAROLINA CENTRAL UNIVERSITY 1801 FAYETTEVILLE STREET, DURHAM, NC, 27707 · 0.2 mi $19k in penalties
• TEMPUS AI, INC. 25 ALEXANDRIA WAY, DURHAM, NC, 27713 · 3.6 mi $13k in penalties

Superfund sites

• DAUGHERTY CHEM CO 307 WALKER ST, DURHAM, NC, 27701 · 0.9 mi
• BRENNTAG SOUTHEAST CHEMICAL SPILL 2000 EAST PETTIGREW STRETT, DURHAM, NC, 27702 · 1.0 mi
• WORTH CHEMICAL/AMORE CHEMICAL 2418 E PETTIGREW ST, DURHAM, NC, 27703 · 1.3 mi
• VIRGINIA CAROLINA CHEMICAL (VCC) DURHAM 2700 ANGIER AVENUE, DURHAM, NC, 27703-4402 · 1.5 mi
• WEST PEABODY STREET VI WEST PEABODY STREET, DURHAM, NC, 27701 · 1.7 mi
• EAKES CLEANERS 827 W MORGAN ST, DURHAM, NC, 27701 · 1.7 mi
• ARMY RESERVE XVIII AIRBORNE CORPS 724 FOSTER STREET, DURHAM, NC, 27701 · 1.8 mi
• SOUTHCHEM 750 EAST MARKHAM STREET, DURHAM, NC, 27701 · 2.3 mi
• RUFFIN STREET MERCURY 1519 RUFFIN STREET, DURHAM, NC, 27701 · 2.7 mi
• VIRGINIA AVENUE UNKNOWN CONTAINERS 1211 VIRGINIA AVENUE, DURHAM, NC, 27705 · 3.3 mi

Data centers

• DUKE UNIVERSITY GPU DATA CENTER 1911 YEARBY AVE, DURHAM, NC, 27705 · 2.5 mi
• Brandaleone Lab for Data and Visualization · 2.9 mi
• Unnamed data center (OSM) 2223 Northeast Creek Parkway, Durham · 3.1 mi
• Unnamed data center (OSM) 2223 Northeast Creek Parkway, Durham · 3.2 mi

County

• Durham County

Nearby towns

• Chapel Hill 9 mi
• Morrisville 10 mi
• Carrboro 11 mi
• Cary 14 mi
• Apex 17 mi
• Raleigh 18 mi
• Wake Forest 22 mi
• Mebane 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 Durham as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.