Pollution in Colbert County, Alabama

Colbert County contains 158 EPA-regulated facilities, 9 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 15 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $491.1k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 905.5k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Alabama state average of 137 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities15reporters
EPA Facilities158regulated
Sig. Violators9current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Cherokee NitrogenCherokee681.4kPenalties
Constellium PlantMuscle Shoals94.1kSig. violation
Essity Professional Hygiene LlcCherokee86.9kCompliant
Wise Alloys, Llc - Alabama Reclamation PlantMuscle Shoals18.0kSig. violation
Cockburn Enterprises IncMuscle Shoals14.3kCompliant
Messer LlcCherokee5.3kCompliant
North American LightingMuscle Shoals4.2kPenalties
Harcros Chemcials Inc. - Muscle ShoalsMuscle Shoals1.3kPenalties
Us Tva Muscle ShoalsMuscle Shoals68Penalties
Flexco CorporationTuscumbia38Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Constellium PlantMuscle Shoals$328.3k2025-09-30
Cwi Cherokee Llc- Cherokee Industrial LandfillCherokee$25.0k2024-06-12
Wise Alloys, Llc - Alabama Reclamation PlantMuscle Shoals$02018-09-28
Delta Automotive Inc.Sheffield$02008-09-18
Mullen EnterprisesMuscle Shoals$02019-11-19
City Of Muscle Shoals Ms4 Ph IiMuscle Shoals$02025-04-10
Navistar-Cherokee Manufacturing PlantCherokee$02025-12-03
Tva Colbert Combustion Turbine PlantTuscumbia$02025-09-30
Littleville Wastewater Trmt PlLittleville$02022-11-08