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EPA-regulated facilities in Essex County, NJ

There are 5,147 EPA-regulated facilities inside Essex County, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (3,364), water discharge (1,551), air emissions (742). 18 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 185 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $12M across 91 sites.

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5,147facilities in the county
18in significant noncompliance
185with a violation on record
$12Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste3,364
Treatment, storage or disposal3
Large quantity generators205
Small quantity generators403
Transporters8
Chemical (RMP/TRI)233
Superfund104
Air emissions742
Major sources20
Synthetic minor sources82
Minor sources528
Water discharge1,551
Major permits5
Minor permits1,083
Drinking water systems51
Greenhouse gas reporters13
Data centers8
Scrap yards2
Recycling centers6

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

Towns in Essex County

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.