EPA-regulated facilities in McDowell County, WV

There are 766 EPA-regulated facilities inside McDowell County, West Virginia. The most common kinds are water discharge (543), hazardous waste (144), air emissions (46). 74 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 145 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $936k across 13 sites.

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766facilities in the county

74in significant noncompliance

145with a violation on record

$936kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	144
Large quantity generators	1
Small quantity generators	34
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	4
Superfund	1
Air emissions	46
Major sources	3
Synthetic minor sources	1
Minor sources	14
Water discharge	543
Major permits	1
Minor permits	522
Drinking water systems	40
Greenhouse gas reporters	3
Scrap yards	1

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.

TOTTEN RIDGE SURFACE MINE NO. 1 1969 YESHUA ACRES RD, WELCH, WV, 24801 Significant noncompliance · $125k in penalties
JUMP BRANCH MINE NO. 1 1969 YESHUA ACRES RD, WELCH, WV, 24801 Significant noncompliance · $125k in penalties
MINE NO. 5 OFF COUNTY ROUTE 13, 0.4 MIL NW OF ELBERT, ELBERT, WV, 24830 Significant noncompliance · $78k in penalties
CUCUMBER MINE COUNTY ROUTE 16, CUCUMBER, WV, 24826 Significant noncompliance · $39k in penalties
MINE NO. 11 PO BOX 269, JOLO, WV, 24850 Significant noncompliance · $12k in penalties
MINE NO.1 WV ROUTE 83, JOLO, WV, 24850 Significant noncompliance · $12k in penalties
PREMIER PARK, INC. 750 STONE COAL BRANCH RD, WELCH, WV, 24801 Significant noncompliance
CARETTA MINING INCORPORATED HOLLOW CARETTA 32 BOX 597, CARETTA, WV, 24821 Significant noncompliance
RT ROGERS BULK STORAGE FACILITY 18774 COAL HERITAGE RD, WELCH, WV, 24801 Significant noncompliance
AMBUSH MINE NO. 3 AND HARMON BRANCH MINE NO. 2 WV ROUTE 16, CARETTA, WV, 24821 Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

JENKINJONES PREPARATION PLANT CO. RT. 8 AND 8/1, JENKINJONES, WV, 24840 $78k in penalties
ROAD FORK NO. 8 DEEP MINE ROUTE 161, 4.7 MI.SW, JENKINJONES, WV, 24848 $78k in penalties
NO. 4 DEEP MINE 1669 MIRACLE MTN RD, GARY, WV, 24836 $78k in penalties
ECKMAN SURFACE MINE NO. 1 NEAR ECKMAN, ECKMAN, WV, 24829 $78k in penalties
MURPHY BRANCH MINE NO. 1, 2, 3 - TIPPLE MINE NO. 1 48 ADVERT ROAD, ELBERT, WV, 24830 $78k in penalties

Superfund sites

THIRD BOTTOM SAMPLING 70 THIRD BOTTOM ROAD, NEWHALL, WV, 24866

Bordering counties

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. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.