EPA-regulated facilities near Morganton, NC

There are 265 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Morganton, North Carolina. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (102), water discharge (84), air emissions (80). None is in significant noncompliance, but 11 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $78k across 2 sites.

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265facilities within 5 miles

0in significant noncompliance

11with a violation on record

$78kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	102
Large quantity generators	3
Small quantity generators	51
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	30
Superfund	2
Air emissions	80
Major sources	2
Synthetic minor sources	4
Minor sources	16
Water discharge	84
Major permits	1
Minor permits	77
Drinking water systems	57
Scrap yards	1

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.

CATAWBA RIVER(MORGANTON) WWTP 1000 VINE ARDEN RD, MORGANTON, NC, 28655 · 3.0 mi $69k in penalties
SGL CARBON, LLC 307 JAMESTOWN RD, MORGANTON, NC, 28655 · 1.7 mi $8k in penalties

Superfund sites

CAPRI INDUSTRIES 1401 BURKEMONT AVE, MORGANTON, NC, 28655 · 2.0 mi
SYNTHRON INC 305 AMHERST RD., MORGANTON, NC, 28655 · 2.7 mi

County

Burke County

Nearby towns

Lenoir 15 mi
Hickory 21 mi
Newton 27 mi
Lincolnton 32 mi
Shelby 32 mi
Boone 33 mi
Kings Mountain 40 mi
Gastonia 45 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 Morganton as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.