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EPA-regulated facilities near Carteret, NJ

There are 2,751 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Carteret, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,800), water discharge (900), air emissions (405). 24 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 134 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $8.8M across 63 sites.

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2,751facilities within 5 miles
24in significant noncompliance
134with a violation on record
$8.8Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,800
Treatment, storage or disposal6
Large quantity generators186
Small quantity generators299
Transporters10
Chemical (RMP/TRI)138
Superfund28
Air emissions405
Major sources31
Synthetic minor sources64
Minor sources240
Water discharge900
Major permits12
Minor permits646
Drinking water systems19
Greenhouse gas reporters14
Data centers5
Recycling centers2

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.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

Data centers

County

Nearby towns

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 Carteret as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.