Pollution in Lenoir County, North Carolina

Lenoir County contains 39 EPA-regulated facilities, 2 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 6 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $6.9M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 295.6k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is below the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities6reporters
EPA Facilities39regulated
Sig. Violators2current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Sanderson Farms, Inc.Kinston243.9kCompliant
Masterbrand Cabinets Llc - Kinston Plant #9Kinston33.5kCompliant
Dupont Kinston PlantGrifton18.2kPenalties

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
North Lenoir High School WwtpLa Grange$47.3k2025-10-14
La Grange WwtpLa Grange$3.5k2024-03-25