EPA-regulated facilities near University Place, WA

There are 938 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of University Place, Washington. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (622), water discharge (336), chemical (rmp/tri) (17). 33 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 61 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $42k across 3 sites.

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938facilities within 5 miles

33in significant noncompliance

61with a violation on record

$42kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	622
Large quantity generators	5
Small quantity generators	83
Transporters	4
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	17
Superfund	9
Air emissions	14
Major sources	1
Synthetic minor sources	4
Minor sources	4
Water discharge	336
Major permits	1
Minor permits	266
Drinking water systems	16
Greenhouse gas reporters	1
Scrap yards	2
Recycling centers	4

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.

UNIVERSITY PLACE CITY 3715 BRIDGEPORT WAY W, UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA, 98466 · 0.8 mi Significant noncompliance
UP CHAMBERS PLAT 8504 CHAMBERS CREEK RD W, UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA, 98467 · 1.2 mi Significant noncompliance
THE WAVE CARWASH AT CREEK CORNER UNSPECIFIED, UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA, 98467 · 1.4 mi Significant noncompliance
57TH STREET SEWER EXTENSION UNSPECIFIED, UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA, 98467 · 1.7 mi Significant noncompliance
RAINIER CLEANERS UNIVERSITY PLACE 27TH ST W 8411 27TH ST W, UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA, 98466 · 1.9 mi Significant noncompliance
BRIDGEPORT WAY WEST SEWER REPAIR UNSPECIFIED, LAKEWOOD, WA, 98499 · 2.1 mi Significant noncompliance
TACOMA COMMUNITY COLLEGE 6501 S 19TH ST, TACOMA, WA, 98466 · 2.2 mi Significant noncompliance
FIRCREST 115 RAMSDELL ST, FIRCREST, WA, 98466 · 2.2 mi Significant noncompliance
LEGACY GARDEN APARTMENTS 6021 ORCHARD ST W, UNIVERSITY PLACE, WA, 98467 · 2.2 mi Significant noncompliance
JAMES CENTER NORTH 1622 S MILDRED ST, TACOMA, WA, 98465 · 2.3 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

BRADKEN ATLAS 3021 S WILKESON ST, TACOMA, WA, 98409 · 4.3 mi $40k in penalties
NEWCOLD TACOMA 4601 S ORCHARD ST, TACOMA, WA, 98466 · 2.2 mi $1k in penalties
7 ELEVEN STORE 19303 1101 S 19TH ST, TACOMA, WA, 98405 · 5.0 mi $815 in penalties

Superfund sites

ATLAS FOUNDRY DUMP S MADISON & 52ND ST, TACOMA, WA, 98401 · 2.7 mi
SOUTH TACOMA FIELD S 52ND & MADISON, TACOMA, WA, 98421 · 2.8 mi
TITUS WILL ENTERPRISES INC 3033 S LAWRENCE ST, TACOMA, WA, 98409 · 3.4 mi
CITY OF TACOMA RECOVERY AND TRANSFER STATION 3510 S MULLEN STREET, TACOMA, WA, 98409 · 3.4 mi Significant noncompliance
AMERICAN SURPLUS SALES CO 2916 S TACOMA WAY, TACOMA, WA, 98409-4719 · 3.5 mi
WELL 12 A S 36TH & PINE, TACOMA, WA, 98421 · 3.5 mi
COMMENCEMENT BAY, SOUTH TACOMA CHANNEL SOUTH TACOMA CHANNEL OF COMMEN, TACOMA, WA, 98402 · 3.7 mi
TACOMA POWER PAINT CHIPS N. 21ST & CHEYENNE STREET, TACOMA, WA, 98406 · 4.2 mi
LAKEWOOD WD MERCURY RELEASE 8015 WASHINGTON BLVD SW, LAKEWOOD, WA, 98498 · 4.6 mi

County

Pierce County

Nearby towns

Lakewood 4 mi
Tacoma 5 mi
Parkland 7 mi
Artondale 8 mi
Fort Lewis 8 mi
Gig Harbor 9 mi
Fife 9 mi
Spanaway 10 mi

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