Essex County contains 456 EPA-regulated facilities, 22 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 8 Superfund sites and 26 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $12.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 237.1k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New Jersey state average of 122 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| White Chemical Corp | Newark | Cleanup underway |
| Caldwell Trucking Co | Fairfield | Cleanup underway |
| U S Radium Corp | Orange | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Diamond Alkali Co | Newark | Cleanup underway |
| Unimatic Manufacturing Corporation | Fairfield | Cleanup underway |
| Pierson S Creek | Newark | Listed on NPL |
| Orange Valley Regional Ground Water Contamination | West Orange/Orange | Listed on NPL |
| Riverside Industrial Park | Newark | Cleanup underway |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chem Fleur Division Of Firmenich | Newark | 171.8k | Penalties |
| Richards Manufacturing Company Sales Llc | Irvington | 48.0k | Penalties |
| Amrod Corp | Newark | 8.8k | Compliant |
| Shell Oil Products Us Newark Terminal | Newark | 3.3k | Penalties |
| Constant Services Inc | Fairfield | 2.8k | Compliant |
| Cwc Industries Inc | Newark | 885 | Compliant |
| Gj Chemical Doremus Terminal | Newark | 538 | Compliant |
| Troy Chemical Corp | Newark | 328 | Penalties |
| Federal Bronze Casting Industries Inc | Newark | 238 | Compliant |
| Lts Corp Lohmann Therapy Systems @ W Essex Ind Pk | Caldwell | 147 | Compliant |
| Henry Company | Fairfield | 106 | Compliant |
| Benjamin Moore & Co. | Newark | 68 | Compliant |
| New Jersey Galvanizing & Tinning Works | Newark | 43 | Penalties |
| Protech Powder Coating Inc | Fairfield | 10 | Compliant |
| County Concrete Corp. - East Orange Facility | East Orange | 6 | Compliant |
| Silvi Concrete Of Newark | Newark | 1 | Compliant |