Pollution in Arkansas

Arkansas hosts 9 Superfund cleanup sites, 377 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 386 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $105.2M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 72.2M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is (Veolia) Elemental Environmental Solutions Llc - Gum Springs Plant in Arkadelphia, reporting 39.8M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites9NPL
TRI Facilities377active reporters
Significant Violators386current SNC
Total Penalties$105.2Mlifetime

Superfund sites in Arkansas

SiteCityStatus
Arkwood IncOmahaConstruction complete
Cedar Chemical CorporationWest HelenaListed on NPL
Macmillan Ring Free OilNorphletListed on NPL
Mid South Wood ProductsMenaConstruction complete
Mountain Pine Pressure TreatingPlainviewConstruction complete
Old Midland ProductsOla/BirtaReady for anticipated reuse
Ouachita Nevada Wood TreaterReaderConstruction complete
Popile IncEl DoradoReady for anticipated reuse
Vertac IncJacksonvilleConstruction complete

Largest Arkansas releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
(Veolia) Elemental Environmental Solutions Llc - Gum Springs PlantArkadelphia39.8M
Clean Harbors El Dorado LlcEl Dorado4.3M
Suzano Packaging, LlcPine Bluff3.1M
Domtar A.w. Llc - Ashdown MillAshdown2.5M
Viskase Companies, Inc.Osceola1.9M
Tyson Foods Inc - Clarksville ProcessingClarksville1.7M
Evraz Stratcor IncHot Springs1.6M
Green Bay PackagingMorrilton1.3M
Plum Point Energy StationOsceola1.2M
Twin Rivers Pine Bluff LlcWhite Hall1.1M
Tyson Foods - Hope Processing PlantHope982.2k
Lanxess Corp - Central PlantEl Dorado911.1k
Clearwater Paper Corporation (Cypress Bend)Arkansas City834.8k
Tyson Foods - Waldron ProcessingWaldron788.3k
El Dorado Chemical CoEl Dorado786.2k
Independence PlantNewark645.3k
Turk Power PlantFulton634.4k
Great Lakes Chemical West PlantMagnolia547.0k
El Dorado RefineryEl Dorado513.0k
Riceland Foods, Inc. - Soy DivisionStuttgart467.0k
Great Lakes Chemical, South PlantEl Dorado407.8k
Planters Cotton Oil Mill Inc-Pine BluffPine Bluff405.3k
Albemarle Corporation-South PlantMagnolia376.6k
Ok Foods IncFort Smith376.3k
Wayne Farms L L C DanvilleDanville372.4k

By county

Pulaski County County1 SF · 39 TRI · 38 violatorsBenton County County0 SF · 19 TRI · 10 violatorsSebastian County County0 SF · 24 TRI · 4 violatorsWashington County County0 SF · 19 TRI · 15 violatorsSaline County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 19 violatorsUnion County County2 SF · 14 TRI · 35 violatorsFaulkner County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 13 violatorsMississippi County County0 SF · 28 TRI · 8 violatorsCraighead County County0 SF · 15 TRI · 12 violatorsJefferson County County0 SF · 14 TRI · 7 violatorsWhite County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 6 violatorsLonoke County0 SF · 3 TRI · 15 violatorsBaxter County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 2 violatorsPope County County0 SF · 11 TRI · 6 violatorsGarland County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 8 violatorsFranklin County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsCrawford County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 4 violatorsCarroll County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 4 violatorsMiller County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 11 violatorsClark County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 9 violatorsHempstead County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 9 violatorsOuachita County County1 SF · 1 TRI · 12 violatorsVan Buren County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsColumbia County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 6 violatorsCrittenden County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 5 violatorsCleburne County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsHot Spring County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 7 violatorsPortable Source County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsIndependence County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 4 violatorsLogan County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsArkansas County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsConway County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 2 violatorsPhillips County County1 SF · 5 TRI · 5 violatorsJackson County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsJohnson County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 2 violatorsAshley County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsGreene County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 2 violatorsBoone County County1 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsGrant County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 7 violatorsCalhoun County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 6 violatorsPike County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 4 violatorsPolk County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 4 violatorsLawrence County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 4 violatorsMarion County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsPoinsett County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsYell County County2 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsDesha County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 0 violatorsLittle River County0 SF · 2 TRI · 7 violatorsCross County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsDrew County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsSevier County0 SF · 1 TRI · 4 violatorsMontgomery County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsHoward County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 6 violatorsChicot County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsClay County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsSt. Francis County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsRandolph County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsSharp County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsLafayette County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsNewton County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsIzard County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsMonroe County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsPrairie County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsSearcy County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsDallas County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsBradley County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsWoodruff County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsCleveland County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsFulton County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsLee County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsMadison County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsNevada County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsStone County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLincoln County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsScott County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsN.e.c. County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsPerry County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsSaint Francis County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsClaiborne County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCole County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsRio Grande County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsShelby County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSt. Lawrence County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsTaney County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWebster County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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