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EPA-regulated facilities near Sharon, PA

There are 383 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Sharon, Pennsylvania. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (195), water discharge (165), air emissions (58). 7 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 $912k across 6 sites.

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383facilities within 5 miles
7in significant noncompliance
25with a violation on record
$912kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste195
Large quantity generators10
Small quantity generators115
Transporters3
Chemical (RMP/TRI)34
Superfund3
Air emissions58
Major sources4
Synthetic minor sources3
Minor sources31
Water discharge165
Major permits6
Minor permits133
Drinking water systems14
Greenhouse gas reporters2
Scrap yards7

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

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