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EPA-regulated facilities near Ridgewood, NJ

There are 1,996 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Ridgewood, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,154), water discharge (669), air emissions (206). 6 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 70 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $332k across 19 sites.

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1,996facilities within 5 miles
6in significant noncompliance
70with a violation on record
$332kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,154
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators51
Small quantity generators133
Transporters2
Chemical (RMP/TRI)96
Superfund36
Air emissions206
Major sources4
Synthetic minor sources23
Minor sources136
Water discharge669
Major permits2
Minor permits483
Drinking water systems96
Greenhouse gas reporters3
Recycling centers7

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

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