Wake County contains 569 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 3 Superfund sites and 32 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $11.8M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 280.4k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the North Carolina state average of 72 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Ward Transformer | Raleigh | Cleanup underway |
| North Carolina State University Lot 86 Farm Unit 1 | Raleigh | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Koppers Co Inc Morrisville Plant | Morrisville | Construction complete |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Quality Foods | Cary | 127.4k | Penalties |
| Ajinomoto North America Inc | Raleigh | 82.1k | Compliant |
| Mallinckrodt-Raleigh Pharmaceutical Plant | Raleigh | 50.6k | Compliant |
| Integrated Dna Technologies | Morrisville | 8.9k | Compliant |
| John Deere Turf Care | Fuquay Varina | 6.1k | Compliant |
| Braven Environmental, Llc | Zebulon | 5.0k | Compliant |
| Sunrock Industries Llc - Rdu Distribution Center | Raleigh | 99 | Compliant |
| Surtronics Inc | Raleigh | 25 | Compliant |
| Sunrock Industries Llc - Wake Forest Plant | Wake Forest | 23 | Compliant |
| Oldcastle Infrastructure | Raleigh | 20 | Compliant |
| Sunrock Industries Llc - Eastern Wake Facility | Zebulon | 15 | Compliant |
| Old Castle Infrastructure | Fuquay Varina | 3 | Compliant |
| Concrete Supply Co., Llc - Durant Park | Raleigh | 3 | Compliant |
| Rmc Carolina Materials Incorporated | Morrisville | 3 | Compliant |
| Potters Industries Llc. - Apex, Nc | Apex | 1 | Compliant |
| Safety - Kleen Corporation | Raleigh | 1 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ncsu Centennial Campus | Raleigh | $108.4k | 2025-06-05 |
| Braven Environmental Llc | Zebulon | $0 | 2025-02-26 |
| Riverplace Wwtp | Wake Forest | $0 | 2023-02-23 |