County page
Rensselaer County
Rensselaer County currently shows 2 Superfund sites, 160 imported facility profiles, and 50,568 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Rensselaer County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 50,568 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Dewey Loeffel Landfill
Dewey Loeffel Landfill is in EPA's Superfund layer for Nassau, NY. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics
Saint Gobain Performance Plastics is in EPA's Superfund layer for Village of Hoosick Falls, NY. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Pilot Travel Center #146
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $24,000 in recorded penalties.
Route 7 Used Auto Parts
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,600 in recorded penalties.
Brunswick Ms4 Storm Sewers
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,900 in recorded penalties.
Tonoga Inc Dba Taconic
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
John P Buckley Water Filtration Plant
Significant Violation across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $21,100 in recorded penalties.
New Castle Asphalt Llc Rensselaer Blacktop Facility
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,300 in recorded penalties.
Regeneron Pharmacueticals
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rensselaer Iron and Steel
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Amazon.com Services Llc - Alb5
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
East Greenbush (t) Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Kneers Towing and Auto Parts Llc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Tayer Road Pit
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Cahills Garage
Significant Violation across 7 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,300 in recorded penalties.
New Penn Motor Express
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rensselaer City Pws
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Valley Falls (v) Wwtf
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Brunswick Consolidated Water District
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Brunswick Water District #11
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Brunswick Wd# 16
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Diamond Woods Estates Mhp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 23,265 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 3 | 10,362 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 3 | 6,883 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 3,292 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 2,176 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 541 lbs |
| Dichloromethane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 42 lbs |
| 1, 4-Dioxane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 41 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 16 lbs |
| N, N-Dimethylformamide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 13 lbs |
| Acetonitrile | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 9 lbs |
| Methyl iodide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 7 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 6 lbs |
| Nitric acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5 lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1 lbs |
| Benzo[g, h, i]perylene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in New York
New York facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in New York
New York facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in New York
New York facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.