EPA-regulated facilities in Watauga County, NC

There are 360 EPA-regulated facilities inside Watauga County, North Carolina. The most common kinds are water discharge (139), drinking water systems (133), hazardous waste (63). None is in significant noncompliance, but 28 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $9k across 3 sites.

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360facilities in the county

0in significant noncompliance

28with a violation on record

$9kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	63
Small quantity generators	30
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	5
Superfund	2
Air emissions	39
Synthetic minor sources	6
Minor sources	12
Water discharge	139
Major permits	1
Minor permits	122
Drinking water systems	133
Scrap yards	1
Recycling centers	6

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.

APPALACHIAN STATE WTP PHYSICAL PLANT DIVISION, BOONE, NC, 28608 $7k in penalties
TWEETSIE RAILROAD U.S. HIGHWAY 321/221S/BOONE, BLOWING ROCK, NC, 28605 $1k in penalties
TOWN OF BEECH MOUNTAIN 364 LOCUST RIDGE ROAD, BANNER ELK, NC, 28604 $403 in penalties

Superfund sites

TOWNSEND LANE MERCURY 380 TOWNSEND LANE, BANNER ELK, NC, 28604
HIGHLAND RIDGE RD MERCURY 288 HIGHLAND RIDGE RD, BLOWING ROCK, NC, 28605

Towns in Watauga County

Boone

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.