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EPA-regulated facilities in Blount County, TN

There are 797 EPA-regulated facilities inside Blount County, Tennessee. The most common kinds are water discharge (533), hazardous waste (217), air emissions (73). 11 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 19 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $11M across 7 sites.

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797facilities in the county
11in significant noncompliance
19with a violation on record
$11Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste217
Large quantity generators12
Small quantity generators55
Transporters2
Chemical (RMP/TRI)27
Superfund3
Air emissions73
Major sources4
Synthetic minor sources9
Minor sources26
Water discharge533
Major permits2
Minor permits509
Drinking water systems18
Greenhouse gas reporters2
Scrap yards4

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 Blount 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.