Pollution in Washington County, Georgia

Washington County contains 59 EPA-regulated facilities, 4 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 3 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $149.8k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 15.7k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Georgia state average of 52 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities3reporters
EPA Facilities59regulated
Sig. Violators4current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Burgess Pigment CompanySandersville15.0kCompliant
Brite Co A & I Chemicals IncSandersville500Compliant
Trojan Battery Co - SandersvilleSandersville169Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Thiele Kaolin Company Deepstep Road PlantSandersville$82.4k2025-08-01
Imerys Clays Inc. (Doolittle West)Sandersville$51.8k2023-12-08
Kent-Tenn Clay (Plt 53)Sandersville$5.0k2024-04-25
Beasley Forest ProductsSandersville$02024-10-24