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EPA-regulated facilities near East Ridge, TN

There are 1,332 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of East Ridge, Tennessee. The most common kinds are water discharge (679), hazardous waste (597), air emissions (157). 12 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 16 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $1.7M across 7 sites.

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1,332facilities within 5 miles
12in significant noncompliance
16with a violation on record
$1.7Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste597
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators10
Small quantity generators89
Transporters2
Chemical (RMP/TRI)52
Superfund11
Air emissions157
Major sources3
Synthetic minor sources20
Minor sources25
Water discharge679
Minor permits592
Drinking water systems7
Greenhouse gas reporters1
Data centers1
Scrap yards3
Recycling centers1

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