EPA-regulated facilities in Polk County, OR
There are 376 EPA-regulated facilities inside Polk County, Oregon. The most common kinds are water discharge (210), hazardous waste (116), drinking water systems (36). 9 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 17 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $45k across 7 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 116 |
| Large quantity generators | 1 |
| Small quantity generators | 40 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 14 |
| Superfund | 8 |
| Air emissions | 30 |
| Major sources | 2 |
| Minor sources | 5 |
| Water discharge | 210 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 191 |
| Drinking water systems | 36 |
| Recycling centers | 1 |
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.
- WESTERN SMELTING AND METALS Significant noncompliance
- PLANTS 22 & 30 – DALLAS Significant noncompliance
- CALKINS ACRES IMPROVEMENT INC-TP FOR WELLS Significant noncompliance
- MEDURI FARMS, INC. Significant noncompliance
- MAR BROS. INC. Significant noncompliance
- ODAV - INDEPENDENCE STATE AIRPORT Significant noncompliance
- G & R AUTO WRECKERS, INC Significant noncompliance
- RICKREALL WATER ASSOCIATION FACILITY Significant noncompliance
- VALLEY RECYCLING & DISPOSAL, INC. Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- DALTON QUARRY $16k in penalties
- WESTERN UTILITY TELECOM $14k in penalties
- INDEPENDENCE STP $8k in penalties
- DALLAS WWTP $3k in penalties
- ELKAY MANUFACTURING $2k in penalties
Superfund sites
- RJ MOBILITY (FORMER INDEPENDENCE LAUNDRY)
- PERRYDALE BARN FIRE
- WILLOW CREEK DRIVE POND RESPONSE
- WEST SALEM HIGH SCHOOL
- WEST SALEM WALKER MIDDLE SCHOOL AND BALLFIELD
- WEST SALEM ORCHARD HEIGHTS PARK
- WEST SALEM - 7TH & PATTERSON
- WALLACE MARINE PARK
Towns in Polk County
Bordering counties
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. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.