Pollution in Bristol County, Massachusetts

Bristol County contains 288 EPA-regulated facilities, 24 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 5 Superfund sites and 58 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $3.0M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 72.7k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Massachusetts state average of 60 per county.

Superfund5NPL sites
TRI Facilities58reporters
EPA Facilities288regulated
Sig. Violators24current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Walton Lonsbury IncAttleboroCleanup underway
New BedfordNew BedfordSuperfund site
Sullivan S LedgeNew BedfordReady for anticipated reuse
Re Solve IncDartmouthReady for anticipated reuse
Atlas Tack CorpFairhavenReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Norking CompanyAttleboro32.2kCompliant
Cps TechnologiesNorton12.7kCompliant
Acushnet Company Titleist Ball Plant IiNorth Dartmouth12.2kCompliant
SwimexFall River3.5kCompliant
Acushnet Company - Ball Plant IiiNew Bedford2.2kCompliant
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals IncNorton2.1kCompliant
Waters Technology CorporationTaunton1.6kCompliant
Borden & Remington CorpFall River1.5kCompliant
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc.Assonet1.3kSig. violation
Roth Tec Engraving CorpNew Bedford960Compliant
Metalor Technologies UsaAttleboro885Sig. violation
V&s Taunton Galvanizing LlcTaunton402Compliant
Metalor Technologies UsaNorth Attleboro300Compliant
Checon CorpNorth Attleboro239Compliant
Ametek Hcc AegisNew Bedford155Compliant
Future Foam, IncMansfield132Compliant
Professional Contract SterilizationTaunton102Penalties
Depuy Orthopaedics IncorporatedRaynham82Compliant
Heat Transfer ProductsFreetown50Compliant
Engineered Materials Solutions IncAttleboro30Compliant
Mccabe Sand & GravelTaunton19Compliant
PrecixNew Bedford, City Of14Compliant
Taco IncFall River10Compliant
Interplex Etch LogicAttleboro5Compliant
Glines & Rhodes IncorporatedAttleboro4Compliant
Prysmian Group Specialty Cables LlcTaunton1Compliant
Aesco ElectronicsTaunton1Compliant
Nalco Company At Afc Cable Systems IncNew Bedford1Penalties

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
A & E Metal Recycling And Packaging Inc.Westport$15.0k2021-11-18
Metalor Technologies UsaAttleboro$9.5k2024-01-16
Sea Watch International LtdNew Bedford$1.3k2021-06-03
54 Union Street, Attleboro, MaAttleboro$0
Norton Sewer Collection SystemNorton$0
Isp Freetown Fine Chemicals Inc.Assonet$02025-11-13
Breakwater MarinasFairhaven$02025-05-14
Sandpiper Air IncNew Bedford$0
Davis Tripp Inc - Smith NeckSouth Dartmouth$0
University Of Massachusetts DartmouthDartmouth$02025-09-25
Colonial Air IncNew Bedford$0
Acushnet Rubber Company Dba Precix, Inc.New Bedford$0
Mid-City Scrap, LlcWestport$02015-05-06
Cresco LabsFall River$02025-04-10
Emerald Square MallNorth Attleborough$02017-05-18
Mansfield Water Division-Albertini Water Treatment FacilityMansfield$0
Somerset Water Pollution Control FacilitySomerset$02020-12-31
Fairhaven Wastewater Treatment FacilityFairhaven$02017-06-02
Cape Air EwbNew Bedford$0
Gatra TauntonTaunton$0
North Attleborough Wastewater Treatment FacilityNorth Attleboro$02024-11-13
Davis & Tripp IncDartmouth$0
Attleboro Wastewater Treatment FacilityAttleboro$02023-09-27
Hub Folding Box CompanyMansfield$02023-11-16