County page
Ballard County
Ballard County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 23 imported facility profiles, and 2,454,183 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Ballard County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 2,454,183 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
La Center Wwtp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,500 in recorded penalties.
Wickliffe Paper Company
No Violation Identified with $8,000 in recorded penalties.
Barlow Stp
Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,000 in recorded penalties.
Wickliffe Stp
Significant noncompliance across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Ballard Conservation Llc
Under review with $20,000 in recorded penalties.
Ingevity Virginia Corp - Wickliffe Carbon Plant
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lifeline Recovery Center-lifeline Recovery Center Wtp
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Davis Brothers Farms
Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
James Marine Inc - Wickliffe
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Barlow Water System-barlow Wtp
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Wickliffe Municipal Water System
Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Family Dollar #9131
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-09-05.
Abell Incorporated
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-11-24.
Ball Park Road
Under review. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2021-11-02.
Ballard County Industrial Park - Water and Sewer Extensions
Under review. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-04-28.
Big River Pump Station
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-07-31.
Dollar General - Bandana
Under review. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-11-13.
Dollar General - Blandville
Under review. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2022-05-26.
Fivestar Foodmart 4850
Under review. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-05-07.
Ktc Ballard County Maintenance Garage
Under review. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-06-21.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 2,103,732 lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 114,909 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 82,631 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 53,722 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 30,354 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 16,569 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 14,699 lbs |
| Phenol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 13,723 lbs |
| Chlorine dioxide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 12,233 lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 6,486 lbs |
| Formic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 3,536 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 1,036 lbs |
| Chlorine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 338 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 162 lbs |
| Catechol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 48 lbs |
| Mercury compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5 lbs |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Kentucky
Kentucky facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Kentucky
Kentucky facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Kentucky
Kentucky facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.