Pollution in New York

New York hosts 83 Superfund cleanup sites, 613 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 478 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $338.9M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 10.3M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Empire State Mines Llc in Gouverneur, reporting 2.0M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites83NPL
TRI Facilities613active reporters
Significant Violators478current SNC
Total Penalties$338.9Mlifetime

Superfund sites in New York

SiteCityStatus
American Thermostat CoSouth CairoConstruction complete
Applied Environmental ServicesGlenwood LandingReady for anticipated reuse
Arsenic MineKentCleanup underway
Black River PcbsTown Of ChampionListed on NPL
Brewster Well FieldPutnam CountyReady for anticipated reuse
Brillo LandfillVictoryListed on NPL
Brookhaven National Laboratory UsdoeUptonCleanup underway
Byron Barrel DrumByron TownshipReady for anticipated reuse
Carroll Dubies Sewage DisposalPort JervisReady for anticipated reuse
Cayuga Groundwater Contamination SiteUnion SpringsCleanup underway
Circuitron CorpEast FarmingdaleReady for anticipated reuse
Claremont PolychemicalOld BethpageReady for anticipated reuse
Colesville Municipal LandfillTown Of ColesvilleReady for anticipated reuse
Computer CircuitsHauppaugeReady for anticipated reuse
Cortese LandfillVil Of NarrowsburgReady for anticipated reuse
Crown Cleaners Of Watertown IncCarthageConstruction complete
Dewey Loeffel LandfillNassauListed on NPL
Diaz ChemicalHolleyCleanup underway
Eighteenmile CreekLockportCleanup underway
Endicott Village Well FieldVillage Of EndicottReady for anticipated reuse
Facet Enterprises IncElmiraConstruction complete
Forest Glen Mobile Home SubdivisionNiagara FallsReady for anticipated reuse
Fulton AvenueGarden City ParkCleanup underway
Gcl Tie And Treating IncVillage Of SidneyConstruction complete
Ge MoreauSouth Glens FallsReady for anticipated reuse
General Motors Central Foundry DivisionMassenaCleanup underway
Genzale Plating CoFranklin SquareReady for anticipated reuse
Goldisc Recordings IncHolbrookReady for anticipated reuse
Gowanus CanalBrooklynCleanup underway
Griffiss Air Force Base 11 AreasRomeCleanup underway
Hertel LandfillPlattekillReady for anticipated reuse
Hooker Chemical Plastics Corp Ruco Polymer CorpHicksvilleReady for anticipated reuse
Hooker S AreaNiagara FallsConstruction complete
Hopewell PrecisionHopewell JunctionCleanup underway
Hudson River PcbsHudson RiverSuperfund site
Islip Municipal Sanitary LandfillIslipReady for anticipated reuse
Johnstown City LandfillTown Of JohnstownReady for anticipated reuse
Jones Chemicals IncCaledoniaConstruction complete
Kentucky Avenue Well FieldHorseheadsReady for anticipated reuse
Lawrence Aviation Industries IncPort Jefferson StationReady for anticipated reuse
Lehigh Valley RailroadLe RoyCleanup underway
Li Tungsten CorpGlen CoveReady for anticipated reuse
Liberty Industrial FinishingFarmingdaleReady for anticipated reuse
Little ValleyLittle ValleyReady for anticipated reuse
Mackenzie Chemical WorksCentral IslipReady for anticipated reuse
Magna MetalsCortlandt ManorListed on NPL
Malta Rocket Fuel AreaMaltaReady for anticipated reuse
Mattiace Petrochemical Co IncGlen CoveConstruction complete
Meeker Avenue PlumeBrooklynCleanup underway
Mohonk Road Industrial PlantHigh FallsReady for anticipated reuse
Nepera Chemical Co IncMaybrookReady for anticipated reuse
New Cassel Hicksville Ground Water ContaminationNew Cassel/HicksvilleListed on NPL
Newtown CreekBrooklyn, QueensListed on NPL
Niagara Mohawk Power Corp Saratoga Springs PlantSaratoga SpringsReady for anticipated reuse
Old Bethpage LandfillOyster BayReady for anticipated reuse
Old Roosevelt Field Contaminated Gw AreaGarden CityCleanup underway
Olean Well FieldOleanCleanup underway
Onondaga LakeSyracuseCleanup underway
Peninsula Boulevard Groundwater PlumeHewlettCleanup underway
Plattsburgh Air Force BasePlattsburghCleanup underway
Pollution Abatement ServicesOswegoReady for anticipated reuse
Port Washington LandfillPort WashingtonReady for anticipated reuse
Preferred Plating CorpFarmingdaleReady for anticipated reuse
Ramapo LandfillRamapoReady for anticipated reuse
Richardson Hill Road Landfill PondSidney CenterReady for anticipated reuse
Robintech Inc National Pipe CoTown Of VestalConstruction complete
Rosen Brothers Scrap Yard DumpCortlandReady for anticipated reuse
Rowe Industries Ground Water ContaminationNoyack/Sag HarborReady for anticipated reuse
Saint Gobain Performance PlasticsVillage Of Hoosick FallsListed on NPL
Sarney FarmAmeniaReady for anticipated reuse
Sealand Restoration IncLisbonReady for anticipated reuse
Seneca Army DepotRomulusCleanup underway
Shenandoah Road Groundwater ContaminationEast FishkillReady for anticipated reuse
Sidney LandfillSidneyReady for anticipated reuse
Sinclair RefineryWellsvilleReady for anticipated reuse
Solvent SaversLincklaenCleanup underway
Stanton Cleaners Area Ground Water ContaminationGreat NeckReady for anticipated reuse
Tri Cities Barrel Co IncPort CraneReady for anticipated reuse
Vestal Water Supply Well 1 1VestalConstruction complete
Volney Municipal LandfillTown Of VolneyReady for anticipated reuse
Wappinger CreekWappingers Falls, Town Of Wappinger, Town Of PoughkeepsieListed on NPL
Wolff Alport Chemical CompanyRidgewoodCleanup underway
York Oil CoMoiraReady for anticipated reuse

Largest New York releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Empire State Mines LlcGouverneur2.0M
Anheuser-Busch, Inc.Baldwinsville1.4M
Finch Paper LlcGlens Falls1.0M
Red-Rochester Llc - Eastman Business ParkRochester1.0M
Alcoa Usa Corp.Massena570.3k
Onsemi- East Fishkill FacilityHopewell Junction566.6k
Allied Waste/Bfi - Niagara Falls LandfillNiagara Falls404.7k
Sylvamo Ticonderoga MillTiconderoga337.0k
Mpm Silicones LlcWaterford281.4k
3m TonawandaTonawanda246.3k
National Grid - Northport Power StationNorthport139.7k
E I Dupont De Nemours - Yerkes PlantBuffalo129.5k
Metal Container Corp - Newburgh Can PlantNew Windsor112.7k
Shpp Us LlcSelkirk109.4k
Crown NicholsNichols107.9k
Us Army Fort DrumFort Drum105.7k
North Country Dairy, LlcNorth Lawrence104.7k
Castle Astoria Terminals IncLong Island City77.1k
Amphenol Corp - Aerospace OperationsSidney69.3k
International ImagingAmherst64.7k
Novelis CorpOswego60.4k
Kerry Bio-ScienceNorwich59.9k
Unicell Body Company IncBuffalo43.9k
Ef Barrett Power StationIsland Park43.8k
Nrg - Bowline Point Generating StationHaverstraw41.8k

By county

Suffolk County County9 SF · 38 TRI · 69 violatorsErie County County0 SF · 68 TRI · 17 violatorsOrange County County2 SF · 24 TRI · 35 violatorsWestchester County County1 SF · 15 TRI · 27 violatorsDutchess County County4 SF · 6 TRI · 18 violatorsSullivan County County1 SF · 0 TRI · 15 violatorsOnondaga County County1 SF · 30 TRI · 6 violatorsUlster County County2 SF · 3 TRI · 19 violatorsNassau County County14 SF · 12 TRI · 16 violatorsQueens County County1 SF · 17 TRI · 13 violatorsMonroe County County0 SF · 44 TRI · 4 violatorsSaratoga County County3 SF · 15 TRI · 6 violatorsOneida County County1 SF · 30 TRI · 6 violatorsWarren County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsKings County County2 SF · 11 TRI · 11 violatorsSt. Lawrence County County2 SF · 16 TRI · 4 violatorsAlbany County County0 SF · 17 TRI · 11 violatorsChautauqua County County0 SF · 20 TRI · 3 violatorsGreene County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 13 violatorsNiagara County County3 SF · 30 TRI · 1 violatorsJefferson County County2 SF · 9 TRI · 6 violatorsColumbia County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 5 violatorsNew York County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsBroome County County5 SF · 10 TRI · 14 violatorsRensselaer County County2 SF · 8 TRI · 6 violatorsOtsego County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 4 violatorsBronx County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 9 violatorsDelaware County County3 SF · 5 TRI · 4 violatorsOswego County County2 SF · 3 TRI · 10 violatorsClinton County County1 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsHerkimer County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 4 violatorsSteuben County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 7 violatorsOntario County County0 SF · 11 TRI · 7 violatorsWashington County County1 SF · 5 TRI · 8 violatorsRockland County County1 SF · 5 TRI · 6 violatorsCattaraugus County County2 SF · 7 TRI · 1 violatorsFulton County County1 SF · 6 TRI · 3 violatorsTompkins County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsPutnam County County2 SF · 5 TRI · 5 violatorsCayuga County County2 SF · 5 TRI · 2 violatorsWayne County County0 SF · 13 TRI · 6 violatorsCortland County County1 SF · 6 TRI · 2 violatorsRichmond County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 6 violatorsWyoming County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsGenesee County County2 SF · 12 TRI · 3 violatorsMadison County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 2 violatorsMontgomery County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 6 violatorsChenango County County1 SF · 6 TRI · 6 violatorsLivingston County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsChemung County County2 SF · 8 TRI · 1 violatorsAllegany County County1 SF · 3 TRI · 7 violatorsTioga County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsSchenectady County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 4 violatorsFranklin County County1 SF · 1 TRI · 4 violatorsEssex County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsYates County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsLewis County0 SF · 4 TRI · 4 violatorsSeneca County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsSchoharie County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSchuyler County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsOrleans County County1 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsSaint Lawrence County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsHamilton County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMarion County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsFairfield County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPike County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsSussex County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsAtlantic County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCrawford County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDavidson County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHills County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLuzerne County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsMckean County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMiddlesex County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPolk County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsAddison County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsBennington County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBerks County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsButler County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCalcasieu County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCollier County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCumberland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDesoto County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGlades County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGrand Isle County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsKendall County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLackawanna County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLake County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLitchfield County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLycoming County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsMontague County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMontour County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNew London County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsNew York City County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsOcean County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsRockingham County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSaginaw County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSeminole County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsSnohomish County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSt. Tammany County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsStone County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSusquehanna County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsTolland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsUndetermined County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsUsa County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsVolusia County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWatauga County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWindsor County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNot Defined County1 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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