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EPA-regulated facilities near Rahway, NJ

There are 2,737 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Rahway, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,755), water discharge (922), air emissions (377). 21 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 141 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $3.1M across 65 sites.

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2,737facilities within 5 miles
21in significant noncompliance
141with a violation on record
$3.1Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,755
Treatment, storage or disposal5
Large quantity generators110
Small quantity generators262
Transporters8
Chemical (RMP/TRI)167
Superfund29
Air emissions377
Major sources30
Synthetic minor sources53
Minor sources219
Water discharge922
Major permits11
Minor permits671
Drinking water systems20
Greenhouse gas reporters12
Data centers5
Scrap yards1
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 Rahway as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.