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North Carolina Environmental Profile

Comprehensive environmental data from EPA sources for North Carolina (NC)

Overview

TRI Facilities
774
Water Systems
1,965
Superfund Sites
42
Total Violations
2,788
Total Releases
55.9M lbs
Health Violations
656
water systems

Largest Polluters

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# Facility Total Releases
1 BEFESA ZINC METAL LLC 12.1M lbs
2 PCS PHOSPHATE CO INC 4.2M lbs
3 SMITHFIELD FRESH MEATS CORP - TAR HEEL 3.6M lbs
4 INTERNATIONAL PAPER RIEGELWOOD MILL 3.1M lbs
5 NEXEO SOLUTIONS LLC 2.3M lbs
6 PERDUE FOODS LLC - LEWISTON PROCESSING PLANT 2.2M lbs
7 FORTRON INDUSTRIES LLC 1.8M lbs
8 NUCOR STEEL HERTFORD COUNTY 1.5M lbs
9 DUKE ENERGY PROGRESS LLC - ROXBORO STEAM ELECTRIC PLANT 1.2M lbs
10 DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC - MARSHALL STEAM STATION 1.2M lbs
11 WESTROCK KRAFT PAPER LLC 1.0M lbs
12 DOMTAR PAPER CO LLC-PLYMOUTH MILL 1.0M lbs
13 MCIEAST-MCB CAMLEJ MAIN FACILITY 992.5K lbs
14 AMERICAN CHROME & CHEMICALS 866.8K lbs
15 BLUE RIDGE PAPER PRODUCTS LLC 865.0K lbs
16 INTERNATIONAL PAPER- NEW BERN MILL 784.0K lbs
17 DUKE ENERGY CAROLINAS LLC - ROGERS ENERGY COMPLEX 782.1K lbs
18 BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH 665.3K lbs
19 CARGILL INC 639.0K lbs
20 VENATOR CHEMICALS LLC 560.9K lbs

Water Quality

Systems with Health Violations

Water System Population Violations
CARTHAGE, TOWN OF 4,255 172
ENFIELD WATER SYSTEM 1,775 86
CIRCLE H MHP 68 62
HAMLET WATER SYSTEM 10,635 53
PENDER COUNTY UTILITIES 31,600 45
MONTGOMERY COUNTY WATER SYSTEM 14,710 40
HENDERSON-KERR LAKE REG WTR 14,937 39
SOUTH GRANVILLE WTR&SEWER AUTHORITY 18,555 36
EDGECOMBE WATER & SEWER DISTRICT 14,485 36
MOUNT PLEASANT, TOWN OF 1,722 33
LEXINGTON, CITY OF 19,595 30
ROCKINGHAM CO - 220 CORRIDOR 1,200 30
STANLY CO-PINEY POINT DIST 1,013 27
RAMSEUR, TOWN OF 1,790 27
BESSEMER CITY, CITY OF 5,690 26
DALLAS, TOWN OF 8,125 26
MICRO, TOWN OF (COUNTY LINE) 107 26
FRANKLINTON, TOWN OF 2,732 25
KNIGHTDALE MHP ESTATES LLC 285 25
EDENTON, TOWN OF 5,500 25

Cities with Water Issues

Cleveland
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Clemmons
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Dobson
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Madison
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Mayodan
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Mocksville
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Walnut Cove
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Lexington
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Asheboro
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Biscoe
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Burlington
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Candor
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Climax
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Ramseur
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Elon
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Graham
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High Point
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Archdale
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Eden
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Liberty
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Superfund Sites (42)

Site Name Status HRS Score
ABC One Hour Cleaners NPL Site 29.11
Aberdeen Contaminated Ground Water NPL Site 50.00
Aberdeen Pesticide Dumps NPL Site 52.70
Barber Orchard NPL Site 70.71
Benfield Industries, Inc. NPL Site 31.67
Blue Ridge Plating Company NPL Site 38.67
Bypass 601 Ground Water Contamination NPL Site 37.93
Camp Lejeune Military Reservation NPL Site 33.13
Cape Fear Wood Preserving NPL Site 34.09
Carolina Transformer Co. NPL Site 33.76
Celanese Corp. (Shelby Fiber Operations) NPL Site 48.98
Charles Macon Lagoon & Drum Storage NPL Site 47.10
Chemtronics, Inc. NPL Site 30.16
Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station NPL Site 70.71
Cristex Drum NPL Site 48.00
CTS of Asheville, Inc. NPL Site 38.40
Davis Park Road TCE NPL Site 33.50
FCX, Inc. (Statesville Plant) NPL Site 37.93
FCX, Inc. (Washington Plant) NPL Site 40.39
Geigy Chemical Corp. (Aberdeen Plant) NPL Site 33.02
General Electric Co/Shepherd Farm NPL Site 70.71
GMH Electronics NPL Site 50.00
Hemphill Road TCE NPL Site 50.00
Holcomb Creosote Co NPL Site 48.00
Horton Iron and Metal NPL Site 48.03
Jadco-Hughes Facility NPL Site 42.00
JFD Electronics/Channel Master NPL Site 39.03
Kerr-McGee Chemical Corp - Navassa NPL Site 50.00
Koppers Co., Inc. (Morrisville Plant) NPL Site 41.89
Martin-Marietta, Sodyeco, Inc. Deleted NPL Site 51.93
National Starch & Chemical Corp. NPL Site 46.51
New Hanover County Airport Burn Pit Deleted NPL Site 39.39
North Belmont PCE NPL Site 50.00
North Carolina State University (Lot 86, Farm Unit #1) NPL Site 48.36
Ore Knob Mine NPL Site 50.00
PCB Spills Deleted NPL Site 0.00
Potter's Septic Tank Service Pits NPL Site 29.14
Ram Leather Care NPL Site 40.43
Reasor Chemical Company Deleted NPL Site 32.14
Sigmon's Septic Tank Service NPL Site 30.03
Ward Transformer NPL Site 50.00
Wright Chemical Corporation NPL Site 48.03

Counties (86 total)

County Population Facilities
Mecklenburg — 61
Guilford — 52
Gaston — 25
Iredell — 27
Catawba — 28
Wake — 24
Rowan — 24
Forsyth — 23
Buncombe — 18
Cleveland — 19
Cabarrus — 18
Union — 19
Randolph — 18
Davidson — 17
Cumberland — 13
New Hanover — 12
Johnston — 14
Alamance — 13
Granville — 11
Henderson — 12

Showing top 20 counties by environmental activity. North Carolina has 86 counties total.

Largest Cities

Cleveland
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3 facilities · 2 water systems
Clemmons
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Dobson
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
King
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Madison
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1 facilities · 5 water systems
Mayodan
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Mocksville
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4 facilities · 5 water systems
Mount Airy
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4 facilities · 3 water systems
Pine Hall
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1 facilities · 0 water systems
Tobaccoville
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1 facilities · 0 water systems
Walnut Cove
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Winston Salem
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16 facilities · 0 water systems
Kernersville
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4 facilities · 2 water systems
Rural Hall
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1 facilities · 0 water systems
Lexington
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7 facilities · 1 water systems
Asheboro
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8 facilities · 3 water systems
Biscoe
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3 facilities · 1 water systems
Browns Summit
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1 facilities · 1 water systems
Burlington
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5 facilities · 5 water systems
Blanch
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1 facilities · 0 water systems

About This Data

This page aggregates environmental data from three EPA programs for North Carolina: the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) for industrial chemical releases, the Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) for water quality, and the Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) for hazardous waste cleanup sites.

PlainEnviro presents this data without advocacy framing. Numbers reflect reported data and may not capture all environmental activity. For specific health or environmental concerns, contact your state environmental agency.