County page
Buncombe County
Buncombe County currently shows 3 Superfund sites, 196 imported facility profiles, and 165,154 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 Buncombe County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 165,154 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
Blue Ridge Plating Company
Blue Ridge Plating Company is in EPA's Superfund layer for Arden, NC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Chemtronics Inc
Chemtronics Inc is in EPA's Superfund layer for Swannanoa, NC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Cts of Asheville Inc
Cts of Asheville Inc is in EPA's Superfund layer for Asheville, NC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
North View Mobile Home Park
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,289 in recorded penalties.
Woodfin - Small Ms4
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $13,095 in recorded penalties.
Ridgeview Acres Mobile Home Park
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,210 in recorded penalties.
Day International
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $4,178 in recorded penalties.
Windy Gap Camp Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $484 in recorded penalties.
Weaverville Hill Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $227 in recorded penalties.
Asheville Metal Finishing
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Biltmore Iron & Metal Co Inc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Tri-state Scrap Metal, Inc. (gribble Industrial)
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Castilliano, Cecilia - Res.
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Fce #9406
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Harrins Sand & Gravel
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mb Grain Llc Dba Smithfield Grain-wilson
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Silver Creek Apartments
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Stewart, Donna
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Toxaway Falls Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Turnamics Inc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Duke Energy Asheville Plant
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
French Broad River Wrf
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,142 in recorded penalties.
U.s. Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 151,813 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 6,859 lbs |
| Formic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,261 lbs |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,980 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 121 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 7 | 53 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 36 lbs |
| Diisocyanates | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 12 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 6 | 9 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 7 | 8 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 4 | 2 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 10 | 1 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Benzo[g, h, i]perylene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Cobalt | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Naphthalene | 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 North Carolina
North Carolina facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in North Carolina
North Carolina facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in North Carolina
North Carolina facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.