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EPA-regulated facilities near Elizabeth, NJ

There are 4,850 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Elizabeth, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (3,153), water discharge (1,483), air emissions (771). 28 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 196 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $15M across 88 sites.

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4,850facilities within 5 miles
28in significant noncompliance
196with a violation on record
$15Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste3,153
Treatment, storage or disposal6
Large quantity generators231
Small quantity generators410
Transporters11
Chemical (RMP/TRI)236
Superfund58
Air emissions771
Major sources31
Synthetic minor sources129
Minor sources496
Water discharge1,483
Major permits7
Minor permits983
Drinking water systems6
Greenhouse gas reporters14
Data centers4
Scrap yards5
Recycling centers3

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