Pollution in Kent County, Delaware

Kent County contains 88 EPA-regulated facilities, 4 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 9 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 8.8k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Delaware state average of 63 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities9reporters
EPA Facilities88regulated
Sig. Violators4current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Dover Air Force BaseDoverConstruction complete
Dover Gas Light CoDoverCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Handytube CorporationCamden3.7kCompliant
Calpine Corporation - Garrison Energy CenterDover2.9kCompliant
Dentsply SironaMilford2.2kCompliant
Us Dod Usaf Dover AfbDover2Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Nrg Energy Center-DoverDover$50.0k2024-07-16
Hills Classic Auto SalesDover$02023-10-11
F & F Econo TireDover$02025-04-24
Dover AfbDover Afb$0