Merced County contains 104 EPA-regulated facilities, 9 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 15 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $12.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 238.1k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the California state average of 108 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Castle Air Force Base 6 Areas | Merced | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms Livingston Complex | Livingston | 154.5k | Sig. violation |
| Fineline Industries Inc | Merced | 56.4k | Penalties |
| Hilmar Cheese Co | Hilmar | 12.7k | Sig. violation |
| Mb Sports | Atwater | 5.4k | Compliant |
| E&j Gallo Winery | Livingston | 3.0k | Sig. violation |
| Dole Packaged Foods, Llc. | Atwater | 2.2k | Penalties |
| Atwater Federal Prison | Atwater | 1.5k | Compliant |
| Greif Industrial Packaging & Servs Llc | Merced | 1.5k | Sig. violation |
| Ingomar Packing Company | Los Banos | 777 | Compliant |
| O'keeffe's Inc. | Merced | 1 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Farms Livingston Complex | Livingston | $515.9k | 2025-10-06 |
| Hilmar Cheese Co | Hilmar | $477.5k | 2026-03-18 |
| Greif Industrial Packaging & Servs Llc | Merced | $86.3k | 2025-05-29 |
| E&j Gallo Winery | Livingston | $63.0k | 2025-12-10 |
| Merced Power Llc | Merced | $10.9k | 2025-07-08 |
| Highway 59 Landfill Site | Merced | $2.0k | 2026-01-28 |
| Calaveras Materials Inc. | Merced | $0 | 2026-03-12 |
| Parreira Almond Processing | Los Banos | $0 | 2025-08-15 |
| Ballico Csd | $0 |