EPA-regulated facilities near Olympia, WA
There are 822 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Olympia, Washington. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (402), water discharge (398), drinking water systems (49). 61 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 83 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $7.4M across 6 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 402 |
| Large quantity generators | 4 |
| Small quantity generators | 71 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 9 |
| Superfund | 5 |
| Air emissions | 11 |
| Major sources | 1 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 3 |
| Water discharge | 398 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 334 |
| Drinking water systems | 49 |
| Scrap yards | 1 |
| Recycling centers | 3 |
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.
- HEWITT LAKE HEIGHTS Significant noncompliance · $1k in penalties
- OLYMPIA CITY MUNI SW Significant noncompliance
- WA GA CB AND G Significant noncompliance
- OLYMPIA PORT OF Significant noncompliance
- PRITCHARD REHABILITATION AND EXPANSION Significant noncompliance
- THURSTON COUNTY LAKERIDGE DR Significant noncompliance
- BAY MARINE LEASED YARD Significant noncompliance
- BLACKBERRY HILL PLAT Significant noncompliance
- 2ND AVE. & LINWOOD Significant noncompliance
- PATTISON STREET PLAT Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- UPS TUMWATER $5.3M in penalties
- CROWN CORK AND SEAL CO INC OLYMPIA $2.1M in penalties
- WOODBROOK TOWNHOMES $72k in penalties
- VILLAGE AT CAIN ROAD $2k in penalties
- WDES CAPITOL CAMPUS $1k in penalties
Superfund sites
- HARDEL MUTUAL PLYWOOD
- PALERMO WELLFIELD
- LACEY MERCURY RELEASE 22ND AVE SE
- US DOE BPA OLYMPIA SUBSTATION
- LACEY MERCURY APARTMENT
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 Olympia as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.