Pollution in Iredell County, North Carolina

Iredell County contains 211 EPA-regulated facilities, 1 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 28 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.9M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 136.9k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities28reporters
EPA Facilities211regulated
Sig. Violators1current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Sigmon S Septic Tank ServiceStatesvilleReady for anticipated reuse
Fcx Inc Statesville PlantStatesvilleReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Tyson Farms, Inc.Harmony130.0kCompliant
Cardinal Fg Flat Glass PlantMooresville5.8kCompliant
Abt IncorporatedTroutman500Compliant
Ngk Ceramics Usa, Inc.Mooresville247Penalties
Denso Manufacturing North Carolina, Inc. - Statesville PlantStatesville138Compliant
Kewaunee Scientific Equipment CorporationStatesville71Compliant
Avient Colorants Usa LlcMooresville58Compliant
The Sherwin-Williams CompanyStatesville53Compliant
Engineered Sintered ComponentsTroutman25Compliant
Arc Advanced Rubber CompoundiStatesville6Compliant
Iredell FiberStatesville2Compliant
Doosan Infracore Portable Power A Div. Of Clark EquipmentStatesville2Compliant
J. C. Steele & Sons, Inc.Statesville1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Richard Abernathy Grading And Septic, Inc. - Mt. Ulla SiteMooresville$4.3k2026-02-11