EPA-regulated facilities near Sanford, NC

There are 15,639 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Sanford, North Carolina. The most common kinds are drinking water systems (15,150), water discharge (334), hazardous waste (134). None is in significant noncompliance, but 8 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $15k across 1 site.

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15,639facilities within 5 miles

0in significant noncompliance

8with a violation on record

$15kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	134
Large quantity generators	4
Small quantity generators	65
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	31
Superfund	2
Air emissions	63
Major sources	3
Synthetic minor sources	9
Minor sources	15
Water discharge	334
Major permits	1
Minor permits	325
Drinking water systems	15,150
Recycling centers	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.

BEAR CREEK ARSENAL LLC 310 MCNEIL RD., SANFORD, NC, 27330 · 2.1 mi $15k in penalties

Superfund sites

MAKEPEACE PROPERTY 1214 HAWKINS AVENUE, SANFORD, NC, 27330 · 0.3 mi
ROBERTS WHITIN PLANT #2 202 MAPLE AVE, SANFORD, NC, 27330 · 1.0 mi

County

Lee County

Nearby towns

Spout Springs 17 mi
Anderson Creek 19 mi
Holly Springs 22 mi
Apex 23 mi
Fuquay-Varina 24 mi
Spring Lake 24 mi
Southern Pines 24 mi
Pinehurst 27 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 Sanford as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.