Pollution in Essex County, Massachusetts

Essex County contains 284 EPA-regulated facilities, 25 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 4 Superfund sites and 51 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $7.3M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 41.4k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Massachusetts state average of 60 per county.

Superfund4NPL sites
TRI Facilities51reporters
EPA Facilities284regulated
Sig. Violators25current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Microfab Inc FormerAmesburyListed on NPL
Groveland WellsGrovelandReady for anticipated reuse
Haverhill Municipal LandfillHaverhillListed on NPL
Creese Cook Tannery FormerDanversCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Bostik Manufacturing PlantMiddleton8.3kPenalties
Straumann Usa LlcAndover8.3kCompliant
Hero CoatingsNewburyport8.3kCompliant
Raytheon Integrated Defense SystemsAndover8.3kCompliant
Innovative Chemical ProductsAndover3.4kCompliant
Itw Devcon PlexusDanvers1.7kCompliant
Strem Chemical IncNewburyport1.1kCompliant
Cl Hauthaway & SonsLynn635Compliant
Itw FoilsNewburyport507Compliant
Shawsheen RubberAndover491Compliant
Union SpecialtiesNewburyport150Compliant
Johnson Matthey Pharma ServicesNorth Andover91Compliant
Edwards VacuumHaverhill67Compliant
Transene Company, Inc.Danvers20Compliant
Winchester Interconnect Rf CorporationPeabody17Compliant
Ge AviationLynn12Compliant
Vicor CorpAndover10Penalties
Technical Manufacturing Corporation (Tmc)Peabody10Compliant
L 3 Maritime SystemsNewburyport8Compliant
Cedars Mediterranean FoodsHaverhill8Compliant
Aggregate IndustriesSaugus6Compliant
Thermo Fisher Scientific Chemical IncHaverhill5Compliant
Cedars Mediterranean Foods IncHaverhill4Compliant
Aggregate IndustriesPeabody3Compliant
Lamb & RitchieSaugus2Compliant
Berkshire Manufactured Products IncNewburyport2Compliant
Analogic CorporationPeabody1Compliant
Torromeo Industries IncMethuen1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Central Metal Finishing IncNorth Andover$71.3k2021-01-27
Solo Cup Operating CorpNorth Andover$10.0k2025-09-09
New England BiolabsIpswich$9.8k2023-11-14
Lynnfield Center Wd - Ps3Lynnfield$02010-09-10
Ryan Marine ServicesMarblehead$02018-05-18
Mercury Brewing CompanyIpswich$0
Lynn Regional Wastewater Treatment PlantLynn$02026-03-11
Gloucester Marine Railways CorporationGloucester$02012-06-20
Winter Island Yacht Yard IncSalem$0
Cape Ann's Marina ResortGloucester$0
Gloucester Marina IncGloucester$0
Browns Yacht Yard IncGloucester$02007-07-31
Hilton Marina-Windward Yacht YardNewburyport$0
Newburyport Harbor Marina LlcNewburyport$0
Manchester Wastewater Treatment FacilityManchester$02017-08-09
Georgetown Water Treatment PlantGeorgetown$02010-05-13
Bosun's MarinePeabody$0
Essex MarinaEssex$02008-09-12
Beverly Regional AirportBeverly$0
Popes Landing Marine, Inc.Danvers$02008-06-04
City Of Gloucester WpcfGloucester$0
Bradford & Biglow IncNewburyport$02016-02-24
Diannes Fine DessertsNewburyport$02018-03-20
Rockport W W T FRockport$0
Gloucester Wastewater Treatment FacilityGloucester$02022-12-06