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EPA-regulated facilities in Gaston County, NC

There are 1,199 EPA-regulated facilities inside Gaston County, North Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (454), hazardous waste (430), drinking water systems (218). None is in significant noncompliance, but 45 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $6.1M across 15 sites.

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1,199facilities in the county
0in significant noncompliance
45with a violation on record
$6.1Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste430
Treatment, storage or disposal5
Large quantity generators8
Small quantity generators188
Transporters1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)96
Superfund17
Air emissions213
Major sources10
Synthetic minor sources15
Minor sources30
Water discharge454
Major permits11
Minor permits390
Drinking water systems218
Greenhouse gas reporters6
Scrap yards1
Recycling centers1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Towns in Gaston 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.