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EPA-regulated facilities near South Plainfield, NJ

There are 2,245 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of South Plainfield, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,404), water discharge (797), air emissions (290). 6 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 $1.3M across 44 sites.

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2,245facilities within 5 miles
6in significant noncompliance
94with a violation on record
$1.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,404
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators82
Small quantity generators212
Transporters5
Chemical (RMP/TRI)139
Superfund37
Air emissions290
Major sources9
Synthetic minor sources36
Minor sources197
Water discharge797
Minor permits545
Drinking water systems6
Greenhouse gas reporters3
Data centers19
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 South Plainfield as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.