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EPA-regulated facilities near Metuchen, NJ

There are 2,392 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Metuchen, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,531), water discharge (814), air emissions (313). 11 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 111 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $7.3M across 59 sites.

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2,392facilities within 5 miles
11in significant noncompliance
111with a violation on record
$7.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,531
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators99
Small quantity generators244
Transporters7
Chemical (RMP/TRI)160
Superfund46
Air emissions313
Major sources20
Synthetic minor sources44
Minor sources192
Water discharge814
Major permits2
Minor permits525
Drinking water systems17
Greenhouse gas reporters7
Data centers5
Scrap yards1
Recycling centers1

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