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EPA-regulated facilities near Rochester, NY

There are 2,132 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Rochester, New York. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,579), water discharge (546), air emissions (165). 8 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 25 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $6.4M across 10 sites.

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2,132facilities within 5 miles
8in significant noncompliance
25with a violation on record
$6.4Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,579
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators122
Small quantity generators374
Transporters4
Chemical (RMP/TRI)120
Superfund13
Air emissions165
Major sources8
Synthetic minor sources41
Minor sources76
Water discharge546
Major permits2
Minor permits198
Drinking water systems29
Greenhouse gas reporters6
Data centers2
Scrap yards1
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 Rochester as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.