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EPA-regulated facilities near Knoxville, TN

There are 1,049 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Knoxville, Tennessee. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (657), water discharge (317), air emissions (111). 14 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 21 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $169k across 6 sites.

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1,049facilities within 5 miles
14in significant noncompliance
21with a violation on record
$169kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste657
Treatment, storage or disposal3
Large quantity generators6
Small quantity generators87
Transporters1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)46
Superfund13
Air emissions111
Major sources3
Synthetic minor sources30
Minor sources51
Water discharge317
Major permits3
Minor permits235
Drinking water systems34
Greenhouse gas reporters3
Recycling centers2

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