Lowndes County contains 103 EPA-regulated facilities, 7 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 13 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 2.1M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Mississippi state average of 44 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Kerr Mcgee Chemical Corp Columbus | Columbus | Cleanup underway |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gcf Us Holdings Llc - Columbus Mill | Columbus | 1.8M | Sig. violation |
| Tva Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant | Steens | 200.0k | Compliant |
| Nouryon Pulp And Performance Chemicals Llc | Columbus | 64.0k | Penalties |
| Steel Dynamics Columbus, Llc | Columbus | 50.3k | Penalties |
| Columbus Brick Company Inc | Columbus | 13.4k | Compliant |
| Golden Triangle Mill Service | Columbus | 455 | Compliant |
| Abb Motors And Mechanical Inc | Columbus | 81 | Compliant |
| Valmet Inc | Columbus | 5 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gcf Us Holdings Llc - Columbus Mill | Columbus | $200.0k | 2025-09-30 |
| South Gate Sewer District | Columbus | $0 | 2025-01-31 |
| Atmos Energy Corporation, Columbus Lateral Project | Columbus | $0 | |
| Palmer Home For Children, Miss Sheriffs Boy And Girls Ranch | Columbus | $0 | 2024-02-06 |
| Oktibbeha County Schools, Moor High School | Crawford | $0 | 2024-07-29 |
| Anderson Grove Mobile Home Park | Caledonia | $0 | 2024-02-01 |
| West Lowndes Elementary School | Columbus | $0 | 2024-05-07 |