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EPA-regulated facilities near Cheektowaga, NY

There are 1,836 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Cheektowaga, New York. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,341), water discharge (547), air emissions (145). 9 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 19 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $11M across 9 sites.

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1,836facilities within 5 miles
9in significant noncompliance
19with a violation on record
$11Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,341
Large quantity generators105
Small quantity generators352
Transporters2
Chemical (RMP/TRI)84
Superfund28
Air emissions145
Major sources6
Synthetic minor sources26
Minor sources94
Water discharge547
Minor permits211
Drinking water systems5
Greenhouse gas reporters2
Data centers1
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 Cheektowaga as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.