Carbon County contains 152 EPA-regulated facilities, 16 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 7 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $10.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 255.1k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is below the Pennsylvania state average of 222 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Tonolli Corp | Nesquehoning | Construction complete |
| Palmerton Zinc Pile | Palmerton | Cleanup underway |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Panther Creek Energy Facility | Nesquehoning | 238.7k | Penalties |
| Befesa Zinc Us Inc | Palmerton | 13.9k | Sig. violation |
| Ampal Inc/Palmerton | Palmerton | 1.4k | Penalties |
| Airgas Specialty Products | Palmerton | 989 | Compliant |
| Ametek/Westchester Plastics Div | Nesquehoning | 20 | Compliant |
| Weatherly Casting & Mach Co Llc/Weatherly Plt | Weatherly | 2 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Befesa Zinc Us Inc | Palmerton | $10.2M | 2025-10-10 |
| Schleicher Duane Trailer Park Pa-0063487 | Lehighton | $0 | 2024-01-31 |
| Ampal Mfg | Palmerton | $0 | 2025-04-09 |
| Big Boulder Ski Area-Glasshouse Tp | Blakeslee | $0 | |
| Comfort Inn White Haven | $0 | ||
| Burger King Lehighton-Plant #1 | Lehighton | $0 | |
| Beaver Run Water Association-Pump House #2 | East Norriton | $0 | |
| Lehighton Water Auth. | Lehighton | $0 | 2024-10-17 |
| Big Boulder Wwtp | Blakeslee | $0 | 2025-11-24 |
| S R Water-Well#1 & #2 Galleria | Lake Harmony | $0 | |
| Carbon County Correctional Fac | Nesquehoning | $0 | |
| Transdev Svc, Inc | Nesquehoning | $0 | 2023-07-26 |
| Shenanigans-Basement Tp | Lake Harmony | $0 | |
| Frat Order Orioles Nest #183 | $0 | ||
| Springdale Gardens | Lehighton | $0 | 2025-04-15 |
| Panther Creek Permitting Bank | Nesquehoning | $0 |