Pollution in Nye County, Nevada

Nye County contains 51 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 6 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $308.3k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 15.9M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Nevada state average of 37 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities6reporters
EPA Facilities51regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
U.s. Ecology, Inc. - Nevada (Beatty, Nv)Beatty9.4MPenalties
Smoky Valley Common OperationRound Mountain6.3MPenalties
Nevada Test SiteMercury244.6kCompliant
Tonopah Test RangeTonopah44Compliant
Service Rock Products - Pahrump PlantPahrump1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Amargosa Elementary School-ChlorinatorPahrump$0
DuckwaterDuckwater$02023-06-14
El Valle Restaurant$0