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EPA-regulated facilities near Gainesville, VA

There are 361 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Gainesville, Virginia. The most common kinds are water discharge (194), hazardous waste (100), air emissions (51). None is in significant noncompliance, but 2 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $889k across 3 sites.

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361facilities within 5 miles
0in significant noncompliance
2with a violation on record
$889kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste100
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Small quantity generators70
Chemical (RMP/TRI)5
Air emissions51
Synthetic minor sources17
Minor sources32
Water discharge194
Minor permits180
Drinking water systems10
Data centers35
Scrap yards1
Recycling centers1

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

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