Pollution in Erie County, Pennsylvania

Erie County contains 934 EPA-regulated facilities, 21 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 44 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $6.7M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 153.0k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Pennsylvania state average of 222 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities44reporters
EPA Facilities934regulated
Sig. Violators21current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Mill Creek DumpErieReady for anticipated reuse
Lord Shope LandfillGirard TownshipReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Haysite Reinforced Plastics Llc/ErieErie58.2kSig. violation
Molded Fiber Glass Co/Union CityUnion City34.5kSig. violation
Modern IndustriesErie26.2kCompliant
Lord CorpErie11.8kCompliant
Interstate Chemical United Erie DivErie5.4kCompliant
Ge Transportation/Erie PltErie4.9kCompliant
The Electric Materials Co/North EastNorth East3.0kCompliant
Lake Erie BiofuelsErie2.2kCompliant
American Tinning & Galvanizing CoErie1.9kCompliant
Welch FoodsNorth East1.0kCompliant
Klein Plating Works IncErie575Compliant
Erie Plating Co/Erie PltErie542Penalties
General PartitionsErie500Penalties
Keystone Foundry DivErie405Compliant
Great Lakes Metal Finishing IncErie326Compliant
Fxi Inc - Corry FacilityCorry286Compliant
Erie Bronze & AluminumErie265Compliant
Snap Tite Inc Union City SiteUnion City262Compliant
Erie Strayer CorpErie250Penalties
Penn Union Corp/EdinboroEdinboro206Compliant
Cosmed Group Llc/ErieErie160Compliant
Assoc Spring Barnes /Corry DivCorry30Compliant
Snap Tite Autoclave Engr Fluid Components DivErie10Compliant
Corry Mfg IncCorry10Compliant
Lincoln Foundry Inc/ErieErie10Compliant
Eriez Mfg Co/ErieErie10Compliant
Urick Foundry Co/ErieErie6Compliant
Organ Supply Industries, Inc.Erie4Compliant
American Hollow Boring CoErie2Compliant
Erie Forge & Steel IncErie2Compliant
Fralo Industries IncErie1Compliant
4front Solutions LlcErie1Compliant
Accuride Erie Lp/Erie Forge PltErie1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Haysite Reinforced Plastics Llc/ErieErie$9.0k2026-03-17
Family Affair Campground$0
Old French Rd SrstpErie$02025-12-08
Valley Inn-Uv LightMckean$0
Burch Farms Country Market-Uv LightNorth East$0
Albion Boro WwtpAlbion$02025-02-04
Central Cb Club$0
Port Showman 3 MineWaterford$02022-10-05
City Of Erie, Pa - Wastewater Treatment PlantErie$02024-09-11
Camp Sherwin-Wtp 300Erie$0
Grannys Freezer-BuildingEdinboro$0
Donjon Shipbuilding & RepairErie$02025-10-09
Molded Fiber Glass Co/Union CityUnion City$02025-09-12
Camp Judson$0
Edinboro Lake Resort$0
Shearers Foods StormwaterWaterford$02025-07-03
Jays Auto WreckingEdinboro$02022-07-14
Camp Eriez-ChlorinatorLake City$0
Troyer 1 MineWaterford$02021-05-27
Elk Creek Tavern-BuildingFairview$0
Waterford Municipal AuthorityWaterford$0