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EPA-regulated facilities near Hawthorne, NJ

There are 2,685 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Hawthorne, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,610), water discharge (916), air emissions (339). 8 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 95 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $421k across 30 sites.

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2,685facilities within 5 miles
8in significant noncompliance
95with a violation on record
$421kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,610
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators62
Small quantity generators188
Transporters3
Chemical (RMP/TRI)143
Superfund44
Air emissions339
Major sources11
Synthetic minor sources36
Minor sources221
Water discharge916
Major permits2
Minor permits520
Drinking water systems96
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Recycling centers4

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

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