EPA-regulated facilities near Arlington, VA
There are 3,421 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Arlington, Virginia. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (2,102), water discharge (906), air emissions (643). 17 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 94 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $430k across 15 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 2,102 |
| Large quantity generators | 13 |
| Small quantity generators | 947 |
| Transporters | 4 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 160 |
| Superfund | 26 |
| Air emissions | 643 |
| Major sources | 22 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 27 |
| Minor sources | 559 |
| Water discharge | 906 |
| Major permits | 2 |
| Minor permits | 519 |
| Drinking water systems | 29 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 4 |
| Data centers | 1 |
| Recycling centers | 2 |
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.
- GSA - NEBRASKA AVENUE COMPLEX Significant noncompliance · $7k in penalties
- L'ENFANT PLAZA Significant noncompliance · $2k in penalties
- JASPER COLUMBIA PIKE Significant noncompliance
- Y B AUTO SERVICE Significant noncompliance
- MEDSTAR GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL Significant noncompliance
- THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Significant noncompliance
- FORT WINGATE COMMUNITY-WELL #7 TREATMENT PLANT Significant noncompliance
- WINGATE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (NEW) - BIE-CHLORINATION AND ION EXCHANGE SOFTENING Significant noncompliance
- DIBE YAZHI HABITIIN (BORREGO PASS) DAY SCHOOL-BIE-TREATMENT PLANT Significant noncompliance
- WASHINGTON HILTON AND TOWERS Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY $131k in penalties
- SUPERIOR CONCRETE SW $128k in penalties
- DALECARLIA WATER TREATMENT PLANT $60k in penalties
- ARLINGTON COUNTY WATER POLLUTION CONTROL PLANT $52k in penalties
- ANC SOUTHERN EXPANSION PHASE II OPERATIONS COMPLEX $23k in penalties
Superfund sites
- FORT MYER
- ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
- HQBN HQMC HENDERSON HALL
- US DEPT OF COMMERCE PATENT OFFICE
- APPALACHIA RISING SITE
- US NAVAL OBSERVATORY
- ALEXANDRIA TOWN GAS & ORONOCO OUTFALL
- BUREAU OF ENGRAVING AND PRINTING
- HERBERT C HOOVER BUILDING - DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
- USA ARLINGTON HALL STN
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 Arlington as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.