Pollution in Lee County, Mississippi

Lee County contains 116 EPA-regulated facilities, 4 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 19 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $6.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 61.4k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Mississippi state average of 44 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities19reporters
EPA Facilities116regulated
Sig. Violators4current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Norbord Industries IncGuntown33.0kSig. violation
Hunter Douglas Inc, Tupelo CenterShannon14.6kCompliant
Afi - VeronaTupelo6.1kCompliant
South Atlantic GalvanizingShannon5.4kCompliant
Innocor Inc - Baldwyn FacilityBaldwyn775Compliant
Cooper Tire Company, TheTupelo491Compliant
Elite Comfort Solutions - VeronaShannon323Compliant
Innocor Foam Technologies Acp IncTupelo243Compliant
Auto Parts Manufacturing Mississippi, Inc.Guntown187Compliant
Mtd ProductsVerona55Sig. violation
General Atomics Ems Tupelo DivisionTupelo49Compliant
Carpenter Co - Verona PlantTupelo38Compliant
Home Decor Company IncTupelo37Compliant
Foamex LpVerona19Compliant
Fmc Technologies, IncTupelo19Compliant
Sandman Bedding LlcTupelo3Compliant
Apac-Mississippi, Inc. Tupelo Asphalt PlantTupelo1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Norbord Industries IncGuntown$75.6k2024-09-30
Mtd ProductsVerona$37.3k2025-08-19
Massengill And Turner Llc, Crestview SubdivisionSaltillo$02021-09-28
Saltillo PotwSaltillo$02025-09-18