Pollution in Cumberland County, North Carolina

Cumberland County contains 139 EPA-regulated facilities, 2 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 12 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $6.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.0M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities12reporters
EPA Facilities139regulated
Sig. Violators2current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Cape Fear Wood PreservingFayettevilleConstruction complete
Carolina Transformer CoFayettevilleReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Cargill FayettevilleFayetteville404.0kPenalties
U.s. Army Fort BraggFort Bragg334.8kCompliant
Chemours Company-Fayetteville WorksFayetteville101.2kPenalties
Hexion Inc. - Fayetteville FacilityFayetteville57.5kCompliant
Dak Americas LlcFayetteville49.0kPenalties
Valley Proteins Inc Fayetteville FacilityFayetteville45.0kCompliant
Mann+hummel Purolator Filters LlcFayetteville35.1kPenalties
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Kelly Springfield Tire CompanyFayetteville853Sig. violation
Steelfab Of FayettevilleFayetteville37Compliant
Oldcastle InfrastructureFayetteville30Compliant
Mw Manufacturers Inc - Blount StFayetteville20Compliant
Eaton Corp-FayettevilleFayetteville6Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company Kelly Springfield Tire CompanyFayetteville$30.3k2025-04-02
Us Army Fort BraggFort Bragg$12.6k2025-05-27