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EPA-regulated facilities near New Brunswick, NJ

There are 2,283 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of New Brunswick, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,358), water discharge (837), air emissions (267). 10 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 94 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $2.5M across 48 sites.

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2,283facilities within 5 miles
10in significant noncompliance
94with a violation on record
$2.5Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,358
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators85
Small quantity generators220
Transporters3
Chemical (RMP/TRI)117
Superfund27
Air emissions267
Major sources14
Synthetic minor sources33
Minor sources164
Water discharge837
Minor permits579
Drinking water systems41
Greenhouse gas reporters7
Data centers15
Scrap yards2
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 New Brunswick as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.