Pollution in Aroostook County, Maine

Aroostook County contains 155 EPA-regulated facilities, 7 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 7 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 2.0M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Maine state average of 86 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities7reporters
EPA Facilities155regulated
Sig. Violators7current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Loring Air Force BaseLimestoneReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Mccain Foods Usa, Inc. - Easton, Me FacilityEaston1.9MCompliant
Twin Rivers Paper Company Llc - MadawaskaMadawaska38.9kPenalties
Huber Engineered Woods LlcEaston36.1kCompliant
Louisiana-Pacific Corp - New LimerickNew Limerick8.3kCompliant
Tate & Lyle Ingredients Americas LlcHoulton1.7kPenalties

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Big Rock Ski Area/Restaurant$02013-12-18
Us Border Patrol Station-HodgdonHoulton$0
Fort Kent Golf Club$01998-10-07
Living Waters #1$0
Presque Isle LandfillPresque Isle$02025-09-18
Frenchville Wastewater Treatment FacilityFrenchville$02025-08-27
Golden Gate Trailer ParkPresque Isle$02024-05-01