County page
Wilkes County
Wilkes County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 58 imported facility profiles, and 185,893 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 Wilkes County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 185,893 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
Cub Creek Wwtp
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $4,775 in recorded penalties.
Tyson Foods
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Traphill Elementary School Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
115 Gas and Grill
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rock Springs Baptist Church
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Ronda, Town of
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Union Baptist Ch-hamptonville
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
United Parcel Service-wilkesboro
No Violation Identified with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
Jeld-wen, Inc. - North Wilkesboro
Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Hunting Creek Baptist Church
Inactive across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
The Grocery Basket & Grill
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Justrite Safety Group - U.s. Chemical Storage
No violation identified
Boomer-ferguson Elem School
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Wilkes County Airport
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Plycem Usa Llc
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bethany Baptist Church
Inactive across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Blue Ridge Water Association
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mulberry-fairplains Wtr Assoc
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Carl Rose and Sons Paving, Llc - Twin City Plant
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Louisiana-pacific - Roaring River Wwtp
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 65,895 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 37,157 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 37,083 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 30,647 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 6,429 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 6,081 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 2,160 lbs |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 394 lbs |
| Peracetic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 41 lbs |
| Diisocyanates | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Copper 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.