Pollution in Santa Barbara County, California

Santa Barbara County contains 180 EPA-regulated facilities, 9 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 10 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $78.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 27.6k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the California state average of 108 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities10reporters
EPA Facilities180regulated
Sig. Violators9current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Casmalia ResourcesCasmaliaRemedy selected

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
The Pictsweet Company - Santa Maria, Ca FacilitySanta Maria26.6kCompliant
Vandenberg AfbLompoc456Compliant
United States PenitentiaryLompoc305Compliant
Nusil TechnologyCarpinteria146Compliant
Okonite Company Plant Number 5Santa Maria102Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Greka Refining CompanySanta Maria$2.5M2021-05-11
John W. Blankenship ConstructionSanta Barbara$0
City Of Santa Maria LandfillSanta Maria$02014-07-17
University Of California Santa Barbara (Ucsb)Santa Barbara$0
Lompoc Wastewater PlantLompoc$02019-04-25
Lompoc Sanitary LandfillLompoc$0
Alfco - Division Of Home Care Ind. Inc.Carpinteria$02015-06-26
Cat CanyonSanta Maria$02013-09-16
J&a Santa Maria - Church StSanta Maria$0