Jefferson County contains 182 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 9 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $11.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 117.5k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New York state average of 97 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crown Cleaners Of Watertown Inc | Carthage | Construction complete |
| Black River Pcbs | Town Of Champion | Listed on NPL |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Us Army Fort Drum | Fort Drum | 105.7k | Compliant |
| Great Lakes Cheese Of Ny, Inc | Adams | 6.0k | Penalties |
| Hp Hood Lafargeville Plant | Lafargeville | 4.4k | Compliant |
| Slack Chemical Co Inc | Carthage | 1.1k | Penalties |
| Knowlton Technologies Llc | Watertown | 480 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Carthage Ms4 Stormsewers | Carthage | $3.9k | |
| Watertown (T) Sd#1 Wwtf | Watertown | $0 | 2025-04-23 |
| Evans Mills (V) Wwtf | Evans Mills | $0 | 2025-08-19 |
| Black River Ms4 Stormsewers | Black River | $0 | |
| Village Of Theresa Wwtf | Theresa | $0 | 2024-09-26 |
| Black River Electric Generating Facility | Fort Drum | $0 | 2024-05-29 |