Pollution in Surry County, North Carolina

Surry County contains 135 EPA-regulated facilities, 2 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 9 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $13.7k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 339.7k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities9reporters
EPA Facilities135regulated
Sig. Violators2current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Wayne Farms - Dobson PoultryDobson228.7kCompliant
Weyerhaeuser Nr Company - Elkin FacilityElkin107.2kCompliant
Ncfi PolyurethanesMount Airy3.7kCompliant
Carpenter Co. - Mt. Airy, NcMt. Airy70Compliant
Ottenweller Co IncMount Airy10Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Surry County Rest AreaMount Airy$1.1k2025-11-19
Mitchell Bluff Subdivision Well #1Elkin$02024-06-20