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EPA-regulated facilities near Bethlehem, PA

There are 959 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Bethlehem, Pennsylvania. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (464), water discharge (454), air emissions (107). 10 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 30 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $1.2M across 16 sites.

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959facilities within 5 miles
10in significant noncompliance
30with a violation on record
$1.2Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste464
Treatment, storage or disposal4
Large quantity generators12
Small quantity generators232
Transporters2
Chemical (RMP/TRI)63
Superfund1
Air emissions107
Major sources7
Synthetic minor sources17
Minor sources59
Water discharge454
Major permits2
Minor permits292
Drinking water systems35
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Data centers4
Scrap yards6
Recycling centers6

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