EPA-regulated facilities in Union County, NC
There are 920 EPA-regulated facilities inside Union County, North Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (498), hazardous waste (301), air emissions (148). 2 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 14 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.5M across 8 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 301 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 2 |
| Large quantity generators | 7 |
| Small quantity generators | 130 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 54 |
| Superfund | 8 |
| Air emissions | 148 |
| Major sources | 4 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 18 |
| Minor sources | 37 |
| Water discharge | 498 |
| Major permits | 4 |
| Minor permits | 457 |
| Drinking water systems | 63 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 2 |
| Data centers | 1 |
| Scrap yards | 1 |
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.
- BONAKEMI USA, INC. Significant noncompliance · $66k in penalties
- KEYWELL METALS LLC Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE-MONROE $5.3M in penalties
- ATI SPECIALTY MATERIALS - MONROE PLANT $38k in penalties
- DECORE-ATIVE SPECIALITIES INCORPORATED $23k in penalties
- NORTON DOOR CONTROLS (NORTON) $10k in penalties
- COUNTRY WOOD WWTP $8k in penalties
Superfund sites
- UNIONVILLE-INDIAN TRAIL DRUM
- STALLINGS SALVAGE
- PILGRIMS PRIDE CORP MARSHVILLE FACILITY
- NATIONAL PETROLEUM PACKERS
- UNIONVILLE TANKER ROLLOVER
- SUMMIT RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
- RHODERIA DRIVE WELLS
- RHODERIA DRUM SITE
Data centers
Towns in Union County
Bordering counties
- Anson County
- Cabarrus County
- Chesterfield County, SC
- Lancaster County, SC
- Mecklenburg County
- Stanly County
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.