Pollution in Chatham County, North Carolina

Chatham County contains 102 EPA-regulated facilities, 2 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 9 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $614.4k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 537.0k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities9reporters
EPA Facilities102regulated
Sig. Violators2current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Arauco North America, Inc.Moncure490.9kCompliant
3m Co - PittsboroMoncure25.6kPenalties
Dynea Usa IncMoncure14.0kPenalties
General Shale Brick Inc Moncure Facility Plants 24 & 25Moncure4.2kCompliant
Triangle Brick Company-Merry Oaks Brick Manufacturing PlantMoncure2.3kCompliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Bennett Elementary School WwtpBennett$12.6k2022-06-30
Bonlee Elementary SchoolBear Creek$9.6k2021-12-17