Rensselaer County contains 160 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 8 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $59.7k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 46.7k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New York state average of 97 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Saint Gobain Performance Plastics | Village Of Hoosick Falls | Listed on NPL |
| Dewey Loeffel Landfill | Nassau | Listed on NPL |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Empire Generating Co, Llc. | Rensselaer | 23.3k | Compliant |
| Saint-Gobain Performance Plast Ics | Hoosick Falls | 15.3k | Compliant |
| Curia New York Inc | Rensselaer | 4.8k | Compliant |
| Tonoga Inc Dba Taconic | Petersburg | 2.2k | Compliant |
| Rensselaer Terminal | Rensselaer | 1.1k | Compliant |
| Ross Valve Mfg Co | Troy | 22 | Compliant |
| Garelick Farms Of Ny | Rensselaer | 10 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| John P Buckley Water Filtration Plant | Troy | $21.1k | 2025-02-19 |
| Brunswick Ms4 Storm Sewers | Brunswick | $3.9k | 2020-05-27 |
| Cahills Garage | Hoosick | $1.3k | |
| Valley Falls (V) Wwtf | Valley Falls | $0 | 2025-10-02 |
| Rensselaer County Sewer District | Troy | $0 | 2020-09-10 |
| Dfa Dairy Brands | Rensselaer | $0 |