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EPA-regulated facilities in Erie County, PA

There are 2,623 EPA-regulated facilities inside Erie County, Pennsylvania. The most common kinds are water discharge (1,424), hazardous waste (904), drinking water systems (236). 28 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 126 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $6.7M across 17 sites.

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2,623facilities in the county
28in significant noncompliance
126with a violation on record
$6.7Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste904
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators16
Small quantity generators533
Transporters6
Chemical (RMP/TRI)142
Superfund8
Air emissions227
Major sources13
Synthetic minor sources14
Minor sources140
Water discharge1,424
Major permits7
Minor permits1,295
Drinking water systems236
Greenhouse gas reporters4
Scrap yards85
Recycling centers8

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

Towns in Erie 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.