Pollution in San Juan County, New Mexico

San Juan County contains 206 EPA-regulated facilities, 23 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 9 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $359.2M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.6M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New Mexico state average of 50 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities9reporters
EPA Facilities206regulated
Sig. Violators23current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Lee Acres Landfill UsdoiFarmingtonConstruction complete

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Aps Four Corners Power PlantFruitland1.4MSig. violation
Chaco Gas PlantBloomfield75.1kCompliant
San Juan Coal Co San Juan MineFruitland37.8kCompliant
Bloomfield TerminalBloomfield30.1kPenalties
San Juan Gas PlantBloomfield3.2kCompliant
Coastal Chemical Co L L CFarmington20Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Packrats Metal Recycling LlcKirtland$0
Cutter Lateral Water Treatment PlantFarmington$02024-09-10
Crouch Mesa FacilityFarmington$0
Harper Hill PitFarmington$0
Aztec, City Of - WwtpAztec$02024-09-25
Nenahnezad Boarding SchoolFruitland$02013-12-30
Navajo Lake State Park - Pine Site$0
Industrial Ecosystems Inc., Jfj Land FarmAztec$0
Aztec Waste Water Treatment PlantAztec$0
Aztec FacilityAztec$0
Aztec Auto Salvage, Inc.Aztec$0
White Rock Compressor StationFarmington$02023-09-07
Mesa Sand And Gravel PitAztec$0
Mesa Ready Mix IncAztec$0
Cbh Trucking And SalvageFarmington$0
Navajo Engine And Const Auth ShopShiprock$01994-04-25
City Of FarmingtonFarmington$02025-08-26
Pine River Mdca$02016-09-15
Aps Four Corners Power PlantFruitland$02025-04-15
Aztec Municipal AirportAztec$0
San Juan Generating StationWaterflow$02017-02-28
Apple Orchard Mdwca-Chlorine Contact TankBloomfield$02017-03-15
Bisti ComplexFarmington$0