EPA-regulated facilities near Newton, NC

There are 547 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Newton, North Carolina. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (210), air emissions (188), drinking water systems (127). 2 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 10 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $34k across 5 sites.

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547facilities within 5 miles

2in significant noncompliance

10with a violation on record

$34kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	210
Treatment, storage or disposal	1
Large quantity generators	5
Small quantity generators	119
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	62
Superfund	1
Air emissions	188
Major sources	4
Synthetic minor sources	8
Minor sources	51
Water discharge	123
Major permits	1
Minor permits	113
Drinking water systems	127
Data centers	2

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.

TERRA-MULCH PRODUCTS, LLC 219 SIMPSON STREET, CONOVER, NC, 28613 · 3.8 mi Significant noncompliance · $6k in penalties
R&D PLASTICS OF HICKORY 345 26TH STREET DRIVE SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 5.0 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

ENGINEERED CONTROLS INTERNATIONAL INC 911 INDUSTRIAL DR SW, CONOVER, NC, 28613 · 3.2 mi $20k in penalties
CITY OF NEWTON WWTP 1407 MCKAY ROAD SR 2014, NEWTON, NC, 28658 · 2.4 mi $4k in penalties
SOUTHERN FURNITURE CO - PLANT 1 1099 2ND AVENUE PL SE, CONOVER, NC, 28613 · 2.4 mi $2k in penalties
TURBOTEC PRODUCTS, INC. 2042 FAIRGROVE CHURCH ROAD SE, NEWTON, NC, 28658 · 2.7 mi $1k in penalties

Superfund sites

TWIN STATE BATTERY 2625 NORTH STEWART AVENUE, NEWTON, NC, 28658 · 2.1 mi

Data centers

CLT40 DATA CENTER 3020 TATE BLVD SE, HICKORY, NC, 28602 · 4.5 mi
APPLE DATA CENTER PV3 3123 KELLY BLVD, CONOVER, NC, 28613.0 · 4.9 mi

County

Catawba County

Nearby towns

Hickory 7 mi
Lincolnton 13 mi
Lake Norman of Iredell 19 mi
Statesville 22 mi
Mooresville 23 mi
Lenoir 24 mi
Cornelius 24 mi
Davidson 26 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 Newton as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.