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EPA-regulated facilities near Gastonia, NC

There are 670 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Gastonia, North Carolina. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (246), water discharge (190), drinking water systems (183). None is in significant noncompliance, but 20 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.3M across 7 sites.

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670facilities within 5 miles
0in significant noncompliance
20with a violation on record
$5.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste246
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators6
Small quantity generators113
Chemical (RMP/TRI)48
Superfund8
Air emissions117
Major sources5
Synthetic minor sources8
Minor sources14
Water discharge190
Major permits1
Minor permits158
Drinking water systems183
Greenhouse gas reporters1

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.

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