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U.s. Steel Mon Valley Works - Clairton Plant

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $10,676,815 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Petroleum TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110042043384 Allegheny County
Noncompliance quarters
12

Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.

Penalties
$10,676,815

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2025-08-21

Displayed as plain language instead of hidden in agency exports.

Trend
Watch

Reported on-site releases are lower in 2024 than in 2022.

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 1,098,161 lbs 3,630,425 lbs 0 lbs 4,728,586 lbs
2023 869,759 lbs 2,920,929 lbs 0 lbs 3,790,688 lbs
2024 775,873 lbs 2,438,474 lbs 0 lbs 3,214,347 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • water 2,432,899 lbs

    Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 179,926 lbs

    Hydrogen sulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 171,269 lbs

    Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 161,325 lbs

    Ammonia

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 111,835 lbs

    Methanol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 31,697 lbs

    Phenol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 28,171 lbs

    Carbon disulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 26,369 lbs

    Benzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 17,692 lbs

    Hydrogen cyanide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 15,030 lbs

    Cyanide compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 14,015 lbs

    Ethylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 8,193 lbs

    Toluene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5,862 lbs

    Naphthalene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,520 lbs

    Cresol (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,875 lbs

    Phenanthrene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,688 lbs

    Propylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,508 lbs

    Polycyclic aromatic compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 535 lbs

    Dibenzofuran

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 440 lbs

    Benzo[g, h, i]perylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 299 lbs

    Anthracene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 292 lbs

    Acetonitrile

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 291 lbs

    Xylene (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 227 lbs

    Styrene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 198 lbs

    Biphenyl

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 89 lbs

    Lead compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • water 50 lbs

    Pyridine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows water as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 49 lbs

    Ethylbenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1 lbs

    Mercury compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1 lbs

    1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1 lbs

    Dicyclopentadiene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    2, 4-Dimethylphenol

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    2-Methylpyridine

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

Enforcement layer

Why the ECHO-style detail matters

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $10,676,815 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Last recorded inspection: 2025-08-21. Total penalties on record: $10,676,815.