Pollution in Elko County, Nevada

Elko County contains 40 EPA-regulated facilities, 2 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 6 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $66.3M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 53.9M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Nevada state average of 37 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities6reporters
EPA Facilities40regulated
Sig. Violators2current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Barrick Goldstrike MineCarlin48.9MCompliant
Barrick-Dee Mining VentureCarlin3.0MCompliant
Bald Mountain MineElko2.0MCompliant
Graymont Western Us Inc Pilot PeakWest Wendover13.3kCompliant
Newmont Mining Corp - Emigrant MineElko5.4kCompliant
Long Canyon MineOasis1.8kCompliant
Veris Gold Jerritt Canyon MineElko35Penalties
Joy Global ElkoElko5Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Jackpot Water SystemJackpot$0
Boulder Valley Water Treatment FacilityCarlin$02021-06-09