Pollution in Nevada County, California

Nevada County contains 48 EPA-regulated facilities, 1 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 1 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 0 lb of on-site releases. That facility count is below the California state average of 108 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities1reporters
EPA Facilities48regulated
Sig. Violators1current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Lava Cap MineNevada CityCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Skyler Electric Co., IncGrass Valley$2.8k2025-12-15