Pollution in Alabama

Alabama hosts 13 Superfund cleanup sites, 595 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 393 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $128.0M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 67.1M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Chemical Waste Management, Inc- Treatment Facility in Emelle, reporting 22.0M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites13NPL
TRI Facilities595active reporters
Significant Violators393current SNC
Total Penalties$128.0Mlifetime

Superfund sites in Alabama

SiteCityStatus
35th AvenueBirminghamProposed for NPL
Alabama Army Ammunition PlantChildersburgCleanup underway
Alabama Plating Company IncVincentReady for anticipated reuse
American Brass IncHeadlandReady for anticipated reuse
Anniston Army Depot Southeast Industrial AreaAnnistonCleanup underway
Ciba Geigy Corp Mcintosh PlantMcintoshReady for anticipated reuse
Interstate Lead Co IlcoLeedsConstruction complete
Olin Corp Mcintosh PlantMcintoshCleanup underway
Stauffer Chemical Co Cold Creek PlantBucksCleanup underway
Stauffer Chemical Co Lemoyne PlantAxisCleanup underway
T H Agriculture Nutrition Co Montgomery PlantMontgomeryReady for anticipated reuse
Triana Tennessee RiverLimestone/MorganConstruction complete
Usarmy Nasa Redstone ArsenalHuntsvilleCleanup underway

Largest Alabama releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Chemical Waste Management, Inc- Treatment FacilityEmelle22.0M
Alabama River Newsprint CoPerdue Hill5.5M
International Paper CompanyPrattville2.9M
Georgia-Pacific Brewton LlcBrewton2.2M
Sanders Lead CompanyTroy2.2M
Westrock Coated Board, Llc. - Mahrt MillPhenix City2.0M
Georgia-Pacific Naheola LlcPennington1.8M
Westrock Mill Company LlcDemopolis1.6M
International Paper - Pine Hill MillPine Hill1.5M
Tdy Industries Llc - Ati Firth SterlingHuntsville1.3M
Koch Foods - GadsdenGadsden1.3M
International Paper Riverdale Wet Storage YardSelma1.2M
Boise White Paper, LlcJackson1.2M
Tyson Farms Inc., River Valley Ingredients - HancevilleHanceville1.0M
Pilgrim's Pride - Enterprise Poultry ProcessingEnterprise1.0M
American Cast Iron Pipe CoBirmingham979.2k
Tyson Foods Inc Blountsville Processing PlantBlountsville950.8k
Indorama Decatur SiteDecatur938.2k
Outokumpu Stainless Usa LlcMt Vernon882.9k
Wayne Farms Llc-Enterprise ProcessingJack877.8k
Resolute Fp Us Inc Coosa Pines OperationsChildersburg863.2k
Bunge DecaturDecatur765.8k
Cherokee NitrogenCherokee681.4k
Westrock Stevenson MillStevenson674.8k
Ascend Performance Materials LlcDecatur635.7k

By county

Baldwin County County0 SF · 17 TRI · 9 violatorsJefferson County County2 SF · 60 TRI · 42 violatorsMobile County County2 SF · 51 TRI · 42 violatorsMadison County County1 SF · 29 TRI · 15 violatorsShelby County County1 SF · 17 TRI · 10 violatorsTuscaloosa County County0 SF · 23 TRI · 6 violatorsLimestone County County0 SF · 15 TRI · 11 violatorsMontgomery County County1 SF · 23 TRI · 22 violatorsMorgan County County0 SF · 27 TRI · 6 violatorsLee County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 2 violatorsMarshall County County0 SF · 15 TRI · 8 violatorsCullman County County0 SF · 14 TRI · 8 violatorsSt. Clair County County0 SF · 16 TRI · 9 violatorsCalhoun County County1 SF · 22 TRI · 11 violatorsLauderdale County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 4 violatorsEtowah County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 9 violatorsTalladega County County1 SF · 23 TRI · 9 violatorsHouston County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 3 violatorsColbert County County0 SF · 15 TRI · 9 violatorsWalker County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 10 violatorsElmore County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 4 violatorsTallapoosa County0 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsJackson County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 10 violatorsEscambia County County0 SF · 11 TRI · 5 violatorsCoffee County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 1 violatorsDekalb County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 5 violatorsBlount County0 SF · 1 TRI · 6 violatorsPike County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 3 violatorsAutauga County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 4 violatorsBarbour County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 4 violatorsChilton County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 7 violatorsMarion County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 11 violatorsClarke County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsDale County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 2 violatorsCovington County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsRussell County0 SF · 5 TRI · 5 violatorsConecuh County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsDallas County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 6 violatorsFranklin County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 3 violatorsHenry County County1 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsLawrence County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsMonroe County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsWashington County County2 SF · 6 TRI · 3 violatorsMarengo County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 3 violatorsWinston County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 2 violatorsCherokee County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsPickens County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 3 violatorsFayette County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 6 violatorsMacon County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsDe Kalb County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsChambers County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsChoctaw County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 3 violatorsBibb County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 4 violatorsRandolph County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsGeneva County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsWilcox County0 SF · 1 TRI · 3 violatorsLamar County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsButler County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsCleburne County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsCrenshaw County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsLowndes County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsSumter County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsClay County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsCoosa County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsPerry County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsHale County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsGreene County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsBullock County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsSaint Clair County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGuilford County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCumberland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDuval County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsOut-Of-State County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsRockingham County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsUndetermined County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWake County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNot Defined County1 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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