Pollution in Jones County, Mississippi

Jones County contains 95 EPA-regulated facilities, 1 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 15 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.1M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Mississippi state average of 44 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities15reporters
EPA Facilities95regulated
Sig. Violators1current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Southern Hens IncMoselle1.0MCompliant
Laurel PlantLaurel60.3kPenalties
Howard IndustriesLaurel16.4kCompliant
Hunt Sandersville RefinerySandersville10.6kPenalties
Sanderson Farms IncLaurel10.0kPenalties
Wayne Farms Llc - Laurel Fresh PlantLaurel6.0kCompliant
Howard Industries IncEllisville1.9kCompliant
Essmueller CoLaurel492Compliant
Allied Universal CorporationEllisville10Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Macs Mini Mart Number 13Laurel$02023-08-31