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EPA-regulated facilities near Chattanooga, TN

There are 1,645 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Chattanooga, Tennessee. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (871), water discharge (700), air emissions (278). 15 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 $5.4M across 9 sites.

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1,645facilities within 5 miles
15in significant noncompliance
17with a violation on record
$5.4Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste871
Treatment, storage or disposal4
Large quantity generators21
Small quantity generators122
Transporters3
Chemical (RMP/TRI)114
Superfund19
Air emissions278
Major sources4
Synthetic minor sources38
Minor sources21
Water discharge700
Major permits1
Minor permits554
Drinking water systems13
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Data centers1
Scrap yards1
Recycling centers4

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