County page
Essex County
Essex County currently shows 8 Superfund sites, 456 imported facility profiles, and 237,108 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 Essex County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 237,108 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
Caldwell Trucking Co
Caldwell Trucking Co is in EPA's Superfund layer for Fairfield, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Diamond Alkali Co
Diamond Alkali Co is in EPA's Superfund layer for Newark, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Orange Valley Regional Ground Water Contamination
Orange Valley Regional Ground Water Contamination is in EPA's Superfund layer for West Orange/orange, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Pierson S Creek
Pierson S Creek is in EPA's Superfund layer for Newark, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Riverside Industrial Park
Riverside Industrial Park is in EPA's Superfund layer for Newark, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
U S Radium Corp
U S Radium Corp is in EPA's Superfund layer for Orange, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation
Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation is in EPA's Superfund layer for Fairfield, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
White Chemical Corp
White Chemical Corp is in EPA's Superfund layer for Newark, NJ. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Richards Manufacturing Company Sales Llc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,375 in recorded penalties.
Troy Chemical Corp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $133,500 in recorded penalties.
United Parcel Service
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
New Jersey Galvanizing & Tinning Works
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $71,002 in recorded penalties.
Parkway Generation Operating Llc - Essex Generating Station
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $28,988 in recorded penalties.
Deleet Merchandising
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $8,400 in recorded penalties.
Maplewood Beverage Packers
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $10,900 in recorded penalties.
Newark Energy Center
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $7,500 in recorded penalties.
Amrod Corp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Energy Transfer - Newark Terminal
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,000 in recorded penalties.
Rutgers University - Rbhs Newark Campus
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $4,500 in recorded penalties.
Passaic Valley Sewer Comm
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,000 in recorded penalties.
Constant Services Inc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Belleville Water Department
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,700 in recorded penalties.
Newark Bay Cogeneration Pship Lp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $675 in recorded penalties.
Gj Chemical Doremus Terminal
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lts Corp Lohmann Therapy Systems @ W Essex Ind Pk
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Shell Oil Products Us Newark Terminal
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $200 in recorded penalties.
Sciliano Building
Significant noncompliance across 7 of the last 12 quarters, with $15,317 in recorded penalties.
City of Newark
Violation across 7 of the last 12 quarters, with $14,000 in recorded penalties.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 172,114 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 5 | 49,491 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 9,021 lbs |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,812 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 956 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 762 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 618 lbs |
| Methyl acrylate | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 343 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 270 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 141 lbs |
| Methyl methacrylate | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 118 lbs |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 83 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 78 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 71 lbs |
| Acrylic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 48 lbs |
| Butyl acrylate | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 41 lbs |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 36 lbs |
| Dicyclopentadiene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 28 lbs |
| Cumene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 23 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 22 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in New Jersey
New Jersey facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in New Jersey
New Jersey facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in New Jersey
New Jersey facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.