Pollution in Kings County, New York

Kings County contains 211 EPA-regulated facilities, 11 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 11 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $17.2M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 44.3k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New York state average of 97 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities11reporters
EPA Facilities211regulated
Sig. Violators11current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Gowanus CanalBrooklynCleanup underway
Meeker Avenue PlumeBrooklynCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Brooklyn Navy Yard Cogen FacilityBrooklyn41.2kCompliant
United Metro Energy - Brooklyn TerminalBrooklyn3.0kCompliant
Belmont Metals IncBrooklyn116Compliant
Ultra Flex Pkg Corp-975 Essex StBrooklyn3Sig. violation

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Coney Island Wastewater Resource Recovery FacilityBrooklyn$1.4M2025-10-03
Stillwell Ready Mix LlcBrooklyn$21.0k
Ultra Flex Pkg Corp-975 Essex StBrooklyn$20.0k2025-04-16
26th Ward Water Pollution Control PlantBrooklyn$17.8k2025-03-17
Nyc Economic Dvlpmt Ms4 Storm SewersBrooklyn$2.9k
N Y C Cleaners IncBrooklyn$02017-06-26
Nap Industries IncBrooklyn$02024-07-22
Wilco Finishing CorpBrooklyn$02018-06-21
Starcruiser, Access-A-RideBrooklyn$02009-02-04
Signs & Decal CorporationBrooklyn$02018-12-10
Watermark DesignsBrooklyn$02021-05-27