County page
Shelby County
Shelby County currently shows 1 Superfund site, 489 imported facility profiles, and 351,688 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 Shelby County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 351,688 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
Alabama Plating Company Inc
Alabama Plating Company Inc is in EPA's Superfund layer for Vincent, AL. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
E. C. Gaston Electric Generating Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Carmeuse Lime & Stone, Inc.
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $120,000 in recorded penalties.
Lhoist North America of Alabama Llc - Montevallo Plant
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $40,000 in recorded penalties.
Boatright Railroad Products
Significant noncompliance across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Woodgrain Millwork, Inc.
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Avanti Polar Lipids Inc
Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $35,000 in recorded penalties.
Recycling Unlimited, Inc.
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Montevallo Water Works and Sewer Board
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Columbiana Wwtp
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Alabaster- Ups
No Violation Identified with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
Process Equipment, Inc. Dba Process Barron
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $13,000 in recorded penalties.
L'hoist Na of Alabama Llc - O'neal Plant
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Maclean Power, L.l.c.
Significant Violation across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $8,800 in recorded penalties.
Research Solutions Group Inc
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Chelsea Park - Dr Horton Homebuilding Lots
Under review with $400,000 in recorded penalties.
Chelsea Station - D R Horton Homebuilding Lots
Under review with $400,000 in recorded penalties.
Cotswold
Under review with $400,000 in recorded penalties.
Hunters Gate
Under review with $400,000 in recorded penalties.
Polo Crossings Lots 8, 10, 77, 122, 137, 140, 152
Under review with $400,000 in recorded penalties.
Nichols Concrete Holdings, Llc - Pelham Plant
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 157,291 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 138,964 lbs |
| Hydrogen fluoride | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 8,200 lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 7,700 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 8 | 5,477 lbs |
| Vanadium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 5,301 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 4,511 lbs |
| Nickel compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 4,228 lbs |
| Creosote | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 3,444 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 3,307 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,763 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 2,416 lbs |
| Chloroform | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,733 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 1,000 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 868 lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 832 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 500 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 500 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 500 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 500 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.