EPA-regulated facilities in Ritchie County, WV

There are 365 EPA-regulated facilities inside Ritchie County, West Virginia. The most common kinds are water discharge (233), hazardous waste (86), air emissions (43). 20 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 26 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $57M across 9 sites.

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365facilities in the county

20in significant noncompliance

26with a violation on record

$57Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	86
Small quantity generators	25
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	4
Superfund	4
Air emissions	43
Major sources	1
Synthetic minor sources	9
Minor sources	27
Water discharge	233
Minor permits	203
Drinking water systems	8
Greenhouse gas reporters	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.

TOWN OF ELLENBORO POST OFFICE BOX 123, ELLENBORO, WV, 26346 Significant noncompliance · $5k in penalties
PENNSBORO WV Significant noncompliance
HUGHES RIVER WATER-TREATMENT PLANT-HUGHES RIVER HARRISVILLE, WV, 26362 Significant noncompliance
HARRISVILLE-N FK OF HUGHES HARRISVILLE, WV, 26362 Significant noncompliance
HARRISVILLE TOWN OF HUGHES RIVER, HARRISVILLE, WV, 26362 Significant noncompliance
NORTH BEND STATE PARK - COKELY BRANCH REC AREA 202 NORTH BEND STATE PARK, CAIRO, WV, 26337 Significant noncompliance
RITCHIE COUNTY HQ RTE 1 BOX 92, HARRISVILLE, WV, 26362 Significant noncompliance
CAIRO TOWN OF ROUTE 31 SOUTH, CAIRO, WV, 26337 Significant noncompliance
US RT. 50 STORAGE YARD US. RT. 50, ELLENBORO, WV, 26346 Significant noncompliance
SMITHVILLE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ST RT 47, SMITHVILLE, WV, 26178 Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

ANTERO RESOURCES MACKAY WELLPAD 2177 LEESON RUN, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415 $7.6M in penalties
ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, NESS WELLPAD HARRISVILLE-PULLMAN-OXFOR/CR 9, PULLMAN, WV, 26421 $7.6M in penalties
ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, CHARLENE PAD 60 GNATS RUN, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415 $7.6M in penalties
ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, EDDY PAD WV-74N, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415 $7.6M in penalties
ANTERO RESOURCES CORPORATION, EDWIN WELLPAD 2720 WHITE OAK RD, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415 $7.6M in penalties

Superfund sites

DWR CHEMICAL SITE OLD ROUTE 50, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415
PENNSBORO MARBLE PARCEL #3 54 INDUSTRIAL DRIVE, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415
PENNSBORO MARBLE PARCEL #1 N/A, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415
PENNSBORO GLASS 114 INDUSTRY DRIVE, PENNSBORO, WV, 26415

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.