EPA-regulated facilities in Lee County, NC

There are 15,721 EPA-regulated facilities inside Lee County, North Carolina. The most common kinds are drinking water systems (15,151), water discharge (395), hazardous waste (149). None is in significant noncompliance, but 14 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $18k across 2 sites.

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15,721facilities in the county

0in significant noncompliance

14with a violation on record

$18kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	149
Large quantity generators	4
Small quantity generators	71
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	34
Superfund	3
Air emissions	75
Major sources	3
Synthetic minor sources	11
Minor sources	18
Water discharge	395
Major permits	1
Minor permits	383
Drinking water systems	15,151
Scrap yards	1
Recycling centers	2

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.

BEAR CREEK ARSENAL LLC 310 MCNEIL RD., SANFORD, NC, 27330 $15k in penalties
CITY OF SANFORD 7441 POPLAR SPRINGS CHURCH RD., SANFORD, NC, 27330 $3k in penalties

Superfund sites

ROBERTS WHITIN PLANT #2 202 MAPLE AVE, SANFORD, NC, 27330
MAKEPEACE PROPERTY 1214 HAWKINS AVENUE, SANFORD, NC, 27330
SANFORD LPG RESPONSE 446 CASTLEBERRY ROAD, SANFORD, NC, 27332

Towns in Lee County

Sanford

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.