Pollution in Capitol Planning Region, Connecticut

Where Capitol Planning Region's reported pounds went

• Airstacks, vents, leaks76,000 lb · 97%
• Waterdischarged to rivers, lakes, bays2,091 lb · 3%
• Landlandfills, waste rock, tailings, injection wells<1 lb · <1%

Not counted above: another 224,000 lb shipped off site for disposal somewhere else.

Largest releases to air

What leaves stacks and vents — the pathway closest to the people living nearby.

Largest totals, all pathways

Bar length is to scale across this table; colors show where each facility's pounds went.

2 Superfund sites in Capitol Planning Region

In significant violation

35 facilities in Capitol Planning Region. Boxes show how many of the last 12 quarters each spent out of compliance under its worst program (EPA publishes the count, not which quarters).

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