County page
Richmond County
Richmond County currently shows 1 Superfund site, 47 imported facility profiles, and 328,930 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 Richmond County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 328,930 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
Charles Macon Lagoon and Drum Storage
Charles Macon Lagoon and Drum Storage is in EPA's Superfund layer for Cordova, NC. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Richmond Plant
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,183 in recorded penalties.
Hamlet Wwtp
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $18,801 in recorded penalties.
Sem Products, Inc. - Rockingham Plant
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
American Woodmark - Hamlet, Nc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Marcal Cordova Llc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Richmond County Airport
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rockingham City Waster Water Treatment Plant
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,155 in recorded penalties.
Richmond County Transfer Facility (aci)
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $4,549 in recorded penalties.
Joy Freewill Baptist Church
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Hildreth Ready Mix #2
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $863 in recorded penalties.
Sealed Air Corp - Cryovac Div
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Southern Products & Silica Company
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $18,998 in recorded penalties.
Ellerbe Town of
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Latham Pool Products, Inc.
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-11-20.
Duke Energy Sherwood Smith Energy Complex
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2026-03-05.
International Tie Disposal Llc - Project Tie
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Covia Corporation
Inactive across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Hamlet Water System
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rockingham, City of
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Perdue Farms Inc - Rockingham
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-09-16.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 163,586 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 140,470 lbs |
| Methyl methacrylate | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 21,840 lbs |
| Peracetic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,804 lbs |
| Nitromethane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,056 lbs |
| Chlorine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 74 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 41 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 28 lbs |
| Mercury compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 18 lbs |
| Chloropicrin | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 13 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Diisocyanates | 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.