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Rutherford County
Rutherford County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 91 imported facility profiles, and 110,107 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 Rutherford County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 110,107 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
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Trelleborg Parking Expansion
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $40,000 in recorded penalties.
Befesa Zinc Metal, Llc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lake Lure Wwtp
Unknown across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $39,961 in recorded penalties.
Everest Textile Usa Llc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Cliffside Sanitary District Wwtp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Colonial Manor Rest Home
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Concord Comm Water System
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Fairfield Mountains No 1
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Firefly Cove-treatment_plt_well #1 and #2
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Harvest Time Bible Camp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Houston House Rest Home
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lake Lure Village Resort-treatment_plt_treatment Bldg
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
United World Mission
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Town of Spindale, Wastewater Treatment Plant
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Forest City Wastewater Treatment Plant
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mesa Global
Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,780 in recorded penalties.
Daniel Morgan Wtr District-nc
Significant noncompliance across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rutherfordton Wwtp
Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,321 in recorded penalties.
Spradling International, Inc.
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $17,284 in recorded penalties.
Kch Services Inc
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 83,974 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 16,563 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,110 lbs |
| N, N-Dimethylformamide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 3,733 lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 707 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 3 | 568 lbs |
| Cadmium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 168 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 165 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 61 lbs |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 44 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 7 lbs |
| Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 1 lbs |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Antimony compounds | 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.