EPA-regulated facilities near Cincinnati, OH
There are 1,590 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Cincinnati, Ohio. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,081), air emissions (336), water discharge (301). 1 is currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 10 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $19M across 9 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 1,081 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 6 |
| Large quantity generators | 28 |
| Small quantity generators | 300 |
| Transporters | 6 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 150 |
| Superfund | 32 |
| Air emissions | 336 |
| Major sources | 16 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 23 |
| Minor sources | 167 |
| Water discharge | 301 |
| Major permits | 3 |
| Minor permits | 106 |
| Drinking water systems | 35 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 11 |
| Data centers | 2 |
| Scrap yards | 14 |
| Recycling centers | 4 |
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.
- GIVAUDAN ROURE FLAVORS Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC $5.3M in penalties
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC $5.3M in penalties
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC $5.3M in penalties
- THE KROGER COMPANY $2.5M in penalties
- RIVER METALS RECYCLING LLC $150k in penalties
Superfund sites
- US EPA ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH CENTER
- TUXEDO PLACE WAREHOUSE SITE
- ETHAN AVENUE MERCURY SPILL
- BANK AVENUE LANDFILL
- ST. BERNARD RESIDENTIAL TAR SITE
- LINN STREET VOC SITE
- CINCINNATI DIE CAST SITE
- NORTHSIDE HEALTH CENTER MERCURY
- LUNKENHEIMER OFFICE BUILDING
- POTTER STEWART U.S. COURTHOUSE
Data centers
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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 Cincinnati as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.