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EPA-regulated facilities near Memphis, TN

There are 1,723 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Memphis, Tennessee. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,231), water discharge (464), air emissions (96). 14 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 $7.4M across 17 sites.

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1,723facilities within 5 miles
14in significant noncompliance
16with a violation on record
$7.4Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,231
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators19
Small quantity generators188
Chemical (RMP/TRI)67
Superfund31
Air emissions96
Major sources10
Synthetic minor sources31
Minor sources32
Water discharge464
Minor permits314
Drinking water systems3
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Scrap yards6
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

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