County page
Yancey County
Yancey County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 21 imported facility profiles, and 39 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 Yancey County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 39 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
Burnsville Wwtp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $7,307 in recorded penalties.
Arthur Morgan School
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
South Toe River Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Mt Mitchell State Park
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Patience Park Pool-treatment_plt_well #1
Inactive across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Burnsville, Town of
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
South Toe Elem School
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Altec Industries, Inc. - Burnsville Facility
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-04-28.
Harrison Construction Division of Apac-atlantic Inc.
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-09-04.
Avondale Mills - Burnsville Plant
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2021-06-30.
Tipton Hill Elementary School
Under review. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2022-12-01.
Yancey Stone Company-low Gap Quarry
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2022-02-09.
Bald Creek Elem School
Inactive. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-06-23.
Bee Log Elem School
Inactive. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-06-23.
Grill On the Green
Inactive. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-09-09.
High Pastures
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2021-12-10.
Mountain Air-treatment_plt_well #3
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-10-15.
Mt Mitchell Lands
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-10-15.
Poplar Grove Mini Mart
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-09-11.
South Estatoe Baptist Church
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-09-09.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 39 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 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.