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EPA-regulated facilities near Union City, NJ

There are 23,725 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Union City, New Jersey. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (20,187), water discharge (2,202), air emissions (2,108). 31 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 146 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $31M across 107 sites.

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23,725facilities within 5 miles
31in significant noncompliance
146with a violation on record
$31Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste20,187
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators519
Small quantity generators1,533
Transporters12
Chemical (RMP/TRI)305
Superfund48
Air emissions2,108
Major sources35
Synthetic minor sources704
Minor sources1,248
Water discharge2,202
Major permits14
Minor permits966
Drinking water systems73
Greenhouse gas reporters22
Data centers37
Recycling centers5

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