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EPA-regulated facilities near Colonia, NJ

There are 2,517 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Colonia, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,618), water discharge (843), air emissions (342). 15 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 110 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $2.2M across 52 sites.

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2,517facilities within 5 miles
15in significant noncompliance
110with a violation on record
$2.2Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,618
Treatment, storage or disposal4
Large quantity generators96
Small quantity generators231
Transporters8
Chemical (RMP/TRI)132
Superfund25
Air emissions342
Major sources23
Synthetic minor sources45
Minor sources213
Water discharge843
Major permits7
Minor permits591
Drinking water systems20
Greenhouse gas reporters9
Data centers4
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 Colonia as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.