Pollution in Carbon County, Pennsylvania

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.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities7reporters
EPA Facilities152regulated
Sig. Violators16current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Tonolli CorpNesquehoningConstruction complete
Palmerton Zinc PilePalmertonCleanup underway

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Panther Creek Energy FacilityNesquehoning238.7kPenalties
Befesa Zinc Us IncPalmerton13.9kSig. violation
Ampal Inc/PalmertonPalmerton1.4kPenalties
Airgas Specialty ProductsPalmerton989Compliant
Ametek/Westchester Plastics DivNesquehoning20Compliant
Weatherly Casting & Mach Co Llc/Weatherly PltWeatherly2Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Befesa Zinc Us IncPalmerton$10.2M2025-10-10
Schleicher Duane Trailer Park Pa-0063487Lehighton$02024-01-31
Ampal MfgPalmerton$02025-04-09
Big Boulder Ski Area-Glasshouse TpBlakeslee$0
Comfort Inn White Haven$0
Burger King Lehighton-Plant #1Lehighton$0
Beaver Run Water Association-Pump House #2East Norriton$0
Lehighton Water Auth.Lehighton$02024-10-17
Big Boulder WwtpBlakeslee$02025-11-24
S R Water-Well#1 & #2 GalleriaLake Harmony$0
Carbon County Correctional FacNesquehoning$0
Transdev Svc, IncNesquehoning$02023-07-26
Shenanigans-Basement TpLake Harmony$0
Frat Order Orioles Nest #183$0
Springdale GardensLehighton$02025-04-15
Panther Creek Permitting BankNesquehoning$0