County page
Lander County
Lander County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 8 imported facility profiles, and 8,658,558 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Lander County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 8,658,558 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Battle Mountain Facility
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lander Co Sewer and Water Dist 2 Austin
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Newmont Mining Corp Copper Canyon Facility
Under review. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 1988-04-13.
Ts Power Plant
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-05-15.
Lander County Sewer & Water
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Battle Mountain Air Tanker Base
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2021-06-14.
Newmont Mining Corp - Phoenix Mine
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2021-06-17.
Mcginness Hills Geothermal Plant
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-04-14.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 3,123,021 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,840,989 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,202,997 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 743,193 lbs |
| Cyanide compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 607,028 lbs |
| Arsenic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 295,029 lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 198,587 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 193,417 lbs |
| Nickel compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 174,679 lbs |
| Selenium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 132,745 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 69,064 lbs |
| Mercury compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 26,358 lbs |
| Cobalt compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 25,506 lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 17,387 lbs |
| Hydrogen cyanide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5,051 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,626 lbs |
| Hydrogen fluoride | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,626 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 239 lbs |
| Cadmium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 12 lbs |
| Beryllium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 3 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Nevada
Nevada facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Nevada
Nevada facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Nevada
Nevada facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.