County page
Jefferson County
Jefferson County currently shows 2 Superfund sites, 989 imported facility profiles, and 1,622,533 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Jefferson County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 1,622,533 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
35th Avenue
35th Avenue is in EPA's Superfund layer for Birmingham, AL. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Interstate Lead Co Ilco
Interstate Lead Co Ilco is in EPA's Superfund layer for Leeds, AL. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
United States Steel Corporationfairfield Pipe Mil
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $57,750 in recorded penalties.
Psc Allworth - Birmingham Facility
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $38,400 in recorded penalties.
Jenkins Brick Company
Significant noncompliance across 8 of the last 12 quarters, with $16,000 in recorded penalties.
J. H. Miller Electric Generating Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Abc Coke
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $142,300 in recorded penalties.
Big Sky Environmental Solid Waste Facility
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,000 in recorded penalties.
Concord Preparation Plant
Significant Violation across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $50,000 in recorded penalties.
Xpo Logistics Freight, Inc. - Nbm
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $18,600 in recorded penalties.
Precoat Metals
Unknown across 2 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,000 in recorded penalties.
Circle K Terminal Alabama Llc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sunoco - Birmingham
Unknown with $174,095 in recorded penalties.
Alabama Copper & Bronze Co Inc
Significant Violation across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
M & B Metal Products Co., Inc.
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Glasforms Inc
Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $10,000 in recorded penalties.
Brookwood Medical Center
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Fultondale Waste Complex
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Flag Air, Llc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Us Pipe & Foundry Co
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Hm Cement Southeast Llc
No Violation Identified with $60,000 in recorded penalties.
Precision Plating, Inc.
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 11 | 586,915 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 9 | 290,964 lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 190,000 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 8 | 83,121 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 62,125 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 12 | 53,751 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 3 | 47,486 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 7 | 43,573 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 8 | 41,947 lbs |
| Hydrogen fluoride | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 35,651 lbs |
| 1-Bromopropane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 26,839 lbs |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 13,865 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 10,517 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 5 | 10,457 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 9,744 lbs |
| Ethylene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 8,373 lbs |
| Phenol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 6,984 lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 6,060 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 6 | 5,822 lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 4,794 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Alabama
Alabama facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Alabama
Alabama facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Alabama
Alabama facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.