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EPA-regulated facilities near Perth Amboy, NJ

There are 1,977 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Perth Amboy, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,247), water discharge (677), air emissions (272). 8 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 83 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $7.8M across 52 sites.

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1,977facilities within 5 miles
8in significant noncompliance
83with a violation on record
$7.8Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,247
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators125
Small quantity generators189
Transporters5
Chemical (RMP/TRI)88
Superfund27
Air emissions272
Major sources16
Synthetic minor sources41
Minor sources164
Water discharge677
Major permits5
Minor permits479
Drinking water systems18
Greenhouse gas reporters7
Data centers4
Scrap yards2
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 Perth Amboy as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.