Pollution in Jefferson County, Alabama

Jefferson County contains 989 EPA-regulated facilities, 42 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 60 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $22.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.6M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Alabama state average of 137 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities60reporters
EPA Facilities989regulated
Sig. Violators42current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
35th AvenueBirminghamProposed for NPL
Interstate Lead Co IlcoLeedsConstruction complete

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
American Cast Iron Pipe CoBirmingham979.2kCompliant
J. H. Miller Electric Generating PlantQuinton295.3kSig. violation
Glasforms IncBirmingham46.7kPenalties
Us Pipe & Foundry CoBessemer42.7kCompliant
Abc CokeTarrant41.3kPenalties
Precoat MetalsHueytown19.7kPenalties
Titan Coatings IncBessemer15.8kPenalties
Hanna Steel Corp.Fairfield15.6kCompliant
M & B Metal Products Co., Inc.Leeds14.7kCompliant
Engineered Polymer Solutions, Inc.Birmingham14.6kCompliant
Dfa Dairy Brands Ice Cream, Llc Dba Mayfield Ice CBirmingham14.4kCompliant
Kamtek IncBirmingham12.7kCompliant
Hm Cement Southeast LlcLeeds11.8kPenalties
Sunoco - BirminghamBirmingham11.2kPenalties
United States Steel Corporationfairfield Pipe MilFairfield11.0kPenalties
Remuriate, LlcBirmingham10.5kCompliant
Dresser Industries Inc Harbison-Walker RefractoriesFairfield6.2kCompliant
Jenkins Brick CompanyLeeds5.2kPenalties
Smi Steel LlcBirmingham3.2kCompliant
Consolidated Pipe And Supply Co., Inc.Bessemer1.1kPenalties
Nucor Steel Birmingham IncBirmingham945Compliant
Alabama Copper & Bronze Co IncBirmingham719Sig. violation
Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co IncBessemer613Penalties
Consolidated Pipe & Supply Co., Inc.Birmingham576Compliant
Psc Allworth - Birmingham FacilityBirmingham561Penalties
Metalplate Galvanizing LpBirmingham452Compliant
Usb Alabama LlcBessemer438Compliant
Hubbell Power Systems LeedsLeeds365Compliant
Mayco Industries IncBirmingham126Compliant
Hubbell Power SystemsLeeds117Compliant
Metalplate Galvanizing, L.p. (Plant No. 2)Birmingham108Compliant
L. B. Foster CompanyBirmingham100Compliant
Amerex CorporationTrussville30Compliant
J.m. Smucker Co Mccalla, Al FacilityMccalla17Compliant
Royal Switchgear Manufacturing CoBessemer11Compliant
Consolidated Pipe And Supply Co., Inc.Bessemer9Compliant
Reno Refractories, Inc.Morris5Compliant
Voestalpine Nortrak Inc.Birmingham4Compliant
Quikrete - Birmingham, Al PlantBirmingham1Compliant
Western International Gas - BirminghamBirmingham1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Concord Preparation PlantHueytown$50.0k2024-06-17
Rcp Auto Parts, IncBrighton$02025-07-18
Shah IncBirmingham$02020-11-12
Alabama Copper & Bronze Co IncBirmingham$02023-12-18
Hornady Transportation Llc Birmingham TerminalBirmingham$02022-11-03
Building 31 At Birmingham International AirportBirmingham$02019-02-26
Fiddlesticks LlcBirmingham$0
Scholar Craft Products IncIrondale$02025-06-24
Coleman Auto Parts IncBirmingham$02019-05-22
Forestdale Express CarwashBirmingham$02023-03-16
Colonial PlazaBirmingham$02022-04-15
River Bottom Pine Inc.Birmingham$02019-01-16
Middlebrooks Truck And EquipBessemer$02020-11-05
Birmingham Recycling & RecoveryBirmingham$02026-03-06
Orthosports TowerBirmingham$02021-08-11
Birmingham CrossplexBirmingham$02023-02-24
Tomlin Excavating Co., Inc.Birmingham$02026-01-29
Favor Steel And Fabricating Inc.Birmingham$0
Epc - Columbia Inc.Bessemer$02018-11-08
Lindbergh Mine No. 2Adamsville$02023-03-30
Morris MineGardendale$02023-07-26
Vance Metal Products, Inc.Bessemer$02019-01-09
Doss Ferry WwtpKimberly$02024-04-19
University Park FacilityBirmingham$02021-03-12
Hwy 11 RecyclingMccalla$02023-05-23
Launchpad HaulingBirmingham$0
Royal Cup, IncorporatedBirmingham$02025-02-05
Jordan Machine CompanyBirmingham$02026-02-03
Bookout Auto Parts, Inc.Dora$02020-02-03
Robert Gardiner - Property OwnerQuinton$02021-01-28
Pizitz BuildingBirmingham$02024-05-06
United Plywoods And Lumber, Inc.Birmingham$02015-10-27
Libscomb Auto PartsBessemer$02018-02-01
J. H. Miller Electric Generating PlantQuinton$02025-11-05
M & M Aviation FacilityBirmingham$02018-11-15
Bartlett Enterprise, Llc Dba Astro Auto DismantlersBessemer$02023-05-31
Snl Distribution ServicesBirmingham$02022-05-11
Birmingham Southern CollegeBirmingham$02021-03-10
Tutwiler HotelBirmingham$02025-05-21
St. Vincent's HospitalBirmingham$02023-05-02
Precision Plating, Inc.Birmingham$02024-08-27
Powhatan MineMulga$02023-12-11