EPA-regulated facilities near Fairwood, WA
There are 1,067 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Fairwood, Washington. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (621), water discharge (492), chemical (rmp/tri) (32). 40 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 78 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $1.5M across 12 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 621 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 4 |
| Large quantity generators | 13 |
| Small quantity generators | 79 |
| Transporters | 1 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 32 |
| Superfund | 5 |
| Air emissions | 32 |
| Major sources | 5 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 8 |
| Minor sources | 11 |
| Water discharge | 492 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 408 |
| Drinking water systems | 14 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 1 |
| Recycling centers | 5 |
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.
- CLEAN HARBORS Significant noncompliance · $390k in penalties
- KING COUNTY PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DIV Significant noncompliance · $39k in penalties
- KENWORTH TRUCK CO RENTON Significant noncompliance · $27k in penalties
- EARLINGTON VILLAGE Significant noncompliance · $4k in penalties
- SHEPARD Significant noncompliance
- DAY SHORT PLAT Significant noncompliance
- LINDBERGH HIGH SCHOOL FIELD IMPROVEMENTS Significant noncompliance
- SHADY LAKE 24 LOT SUBDIVISION Significant noncompliance
- RENTON FIRE STATION 16 Significant noncompliance
- BLACK RIVER QUARRY Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UPS FREIGHT KENT $860k in penalties
- MCS RENTON $154k in penalties
- KING CO SOLID WASTE OP SEC CEDAR HILLS $36k in penalties
- G & K SERVICES $18k in penalties
- FEDEX NATIONAL LTL SEA $9k in penalties
Superfund sites
- PACIFIC CAR AND FOUNDRY CO
- MAY CREEK LANDFILL
- EAST RENTON DRUM SITE
- QUEEN CITY FARMS
- WESTERN PROCESSING
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 Fairwood as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.