Pollution in Union County, New Jersey

Union County contains 368 EPA-regulated facilities, 19 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 29 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $2.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 2.8M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New Jersey state average of 122 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities29reporters
EPA Facilities368regulated
Sig. Violators19current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Chemical ControlElizabethReady for anticipated reuse
Lcp Chemicals IncLindenCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Phillips 66 Bayway RefineryLinden2.5MPenalties
Cogen Technologies Inc Linden VentureLinden86.3kCompliant
Infineum Usa L.p. - Bayway Chemical PlantLinden45.2kCompliant
Linden Generating StationLinden38.5kPenalties
Veolia North America Regeneration ServicesLinden30.6kCompliant
Citgo Linden TerminalLinden7.8kCompliant
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - LindenLinden5.0kSig. violation
Merck Sharp & Dohme CorpRahway4.2kPenalties
Synray CorporationKenilworth3.4kCompliant
Allied Aviation Service Co Of New Jersey IncElizabeth2.1kCompliant
Conocophillips Co Tremley Point TerminalLinden1.4kCompliant
KarnakClark1.1kPenalties
Actavis Elizabeth LlcElizabeth514Compliant
Kerry Ingredients & FlavoursClark403Penalties
Cosmed Group IncLinden319Compliant
Foremost Manufacturing Co IncUnion39Compliant
Paramount Metal FinishingLinden10Penalties
Electrum Recovery Works IncRahway2Compliant
Pamarco IncRoselle2Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - LindenLinden$257.6k2026-02-05
Cycle Chem., Inc.Elizabeth$38.8k2025-12-17
Crossfield Products CorpRoselle Park$22.9k2024-10-30
Merck Sharp & Dohme - KenilworthKenilworth$14.0k2025-10-09
Bayway Chemical PlantLinden$11.0k2025-10-23
Allstate Power Vac IncRahway$3.4k2025-09-18
Lindenlogistics CenterLinden City$02025-05-07
National Steel RuleLinden$02024-11-13
Rotuba Extruders Inc.Linden$02022-06-22
Buckeye Pipe Line Company, L.pLinden City$0
Texas Eastern Trans-LindenLinden City$02024-11-25
Chemtech Consulting Group Inc @ Murray Ind PkMountainside$02023-03-09
Metropolitan WoodworkSpringfield$02016-08-11
J Fletcher Creamer & SonLinden$0
Texas Eastern Trans-LindenLinden City$02024-11-01
Robert Wood Johnson Univ Hospital @ RahwayRahway$02021-06-30
Linden Roselle SaLinden City$02022-04-21
Iv1 Union Distribution Center LlcUnion Twp$02025-04-16
Cashman Marine TerminalElizabeth City$0