County page
Carbon County
Carbon County currently shows 2 Superfund sites, 152 imported facility profiles, and 255,095 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 Carbon County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 255,095 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
Palmerton Zinc Pile
Palmerton Zinc Pile is in EPA's Superfund layer for Palmerton, PA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Tonolli Corp
Tonolli Corp is in EPA's Superfund layer for Nesquehoning, PA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Befesa Zinc Us Inc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $10,228,500 in recorded penalties.
Bowmanstown Boro Stp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $18,588 in recorded penalties.
Cedarville Wwtp
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $14,377 in recorded penalties.
Nis Hollow Est Stp
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $18,233 in recorded penalties.
Panther Creek Energy Facility
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $80,050 in recorded penalties.
Blew Enterprises, Inc
Significant noncompliance across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $4,750 in recorded penalties.
Ametek/westchester Plastics Div
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Springdale Gardens
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Weatherly Borough
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bear Creek Lakes Civic Assoc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Beaver Run Water Association-pump House #2
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Big Boulder Ski Area-glasshouse Tp
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Blue Heron Homeowners Assoc-treatment Bldg
Significant noncompliance across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Blue Mountain View-plant #1
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Boulder View Tavern-treatment
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bowmanstown Authority-plant #1
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Burger King Lehighton-plant #1
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Carbon County Correctional Fac
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Comfort Inn White Haven
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Country Junction-plant #1
Significant noncompliance across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 71,933 lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 67,456 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 28,075 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 26,523 lbs |
| Vanadium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 21,906 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 10,993 lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 10,966 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 7,407 lbs |
| Arsenic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5,589 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 2,205 lbs |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,447 lbs |
| Mercury compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 231 lbs |
| Mercury | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 176 lbs |
| Cadmium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 163 lbs |
| Acrylic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 10 lbs |
| Maleic anhydride | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 10 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 2 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 4 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.