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EPA-regulated facilities near Preakness, NJ

There are 2,520 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Preakness, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,602), water discharge (863), air emissions (328). 9 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 90 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $782k across 40 sites.

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2,520facilities within 5 miles
9in significant noncompliance
90with a violation on record
$782kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,602
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators64
Small quantity generators197
Transporters5
Chemical (RMP/TRI)149
Superfund27
Air emissions328
Major sources7
Synthetic minor sources45
Minor sources196
Water discharge863
Major permits3
Minor permits483
Drinking water systems33
Greenhouse gas reporters1
Data centers4
Scrap yards5
Recycling centers3

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