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EPA-regulated facilities near Albany, NY

There are 1,525 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Albany, New York. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,107), water discharge (405), air emissions (138). 15 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 37 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $129k across 11 sites.

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1,525facilities within 5 miles
15in significant noncompliance
37with a violation on record
$129kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,107
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators167
Small quantity generators242
Transporters2
Chemical (RMP/TRI)40
Superfund6
Air emissions138
Major sources12
Synthetic minor sources40
Minor sources71
Water discharge405
Major permits5
Minor permits232
Drinking water systems45
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Data centers2
Scrap yards4

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