Pollution in Charles County, Maryland

Charles County contains 150 EPA-regulated facilities, 14 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 5 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 6.7k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Maryland state average of 74 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities5reporters
EPA Facilities150regulated
Sig. Violators14current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Indian Head Naval Surface Warfare CenterIndian HeadCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Naval Surface Warfare CenterIndian Head6.7kCompliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Thunderbird Motel WwtpNewburg$35.0k2026-03-20
Lions Camp MerrickNanjemoy$02026-01-22
Smallwood Village Swim ClubBryantown$02024-07-30
Lamonts Night Club$02017-03-22
Huntington Neighborhood PoolWaldorf$02024-08-12
Nlbc Properties, LlcNewburg$0
Chaney Enterprises, Lp Walters MineHughesville$0
Hampshire Neighborhood PoolWaldorf$02024-08-08
Camp St CharlesNewburg$0
Relax Inn WwtpBel Alton$02025-08-14
Sheffield Neighborhood PoolWaldorf$02024-07-30
Mona N.w.w.r.f.Port Tobacco$02018-12-19
Crescent Run PitCharlotte Hall$0
Jimmys Corner Store$0