Pollution in Lyon County, Nevada

Lyon County contains 37 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 17 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $79.3k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 43.1k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Nevada state average of 37 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities17reporters
EPA Facilities37regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Carson River Mercury SiteDaytonCleanup underway
Anaconda Copper MineYeringtonCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Nevada Cement CoFernley33.1kSig. violation
Medallic Art Co. Ltd.Dayton8.1kCompliant
Carboline Global IncDayton1.5kCompliant
Western Emulsion PlantFernley199Compliant
Fernley FacilityFernley58Compliant
21st Century Environmental Llc - Clean Earth TsdfFernley33Compliant
Louisiana Pacific CorpFernley16Compliant
Paramount-Nevada Asphalt Co LlcFernley12Compliant
Sika Corporation- Fernley PlantFernley10Compliant
PolyglassFernley5Compliant
Feldmeier EquipmentFernley2Compliant
Henry CompanyFernley2Compliant
Pumpkin Hollow ProjectYerington1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Nevada Cement CoFernley$67.0k2025-07-09
Dayton Tap House Llc$02013-01-10
Carson River EstatesDayton$0