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EPA-regulated facilities near White Center, WA

There are 1,863 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of White Center, Washington. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,337), water discharge (667), chemical (rmp/tri) (90). 52 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 149 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $17M across 20 sites.

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1,863facilities within 5 miles
52in significant noncompliance
149with a violation on record
$17Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,337
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators28
Small quantity generators152
Transporters11
Chemical (RMP/TRI)90
Superfund10
Air emissions60
Major sources6
Synthetic minor sources21
Minor sources15
Water discharge667
Major permits2
Minor permits474
Drinking water systems8
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Data centers9
Recycling centers6

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.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

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