County page
Lehigh County
Lehigh County currently shows 3 Superfund sites, 335 imported facility profiles, and 438,340 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 Lehigh County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 438,340 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
Heleva Landfill
Heleva Landfill is in EPA's Superfund layer for North Whitehall Twp, PA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Novak Sanitary Landfill
Novak Sanitary Landfill is in EPA's Superfund layer for South Whitehall Township, PA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Rodale Manufacturing Co Inc
Rodale Manufacturing Co Inc is in EPA's Superfund layer for Emmaus Borough, PA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Lafarge North America
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $771,025 in recorded penalties.
Vorteq Coil Finishers Llc/allentown
Significant noncompliance across 7 of the last 12 quarters, with $349,658 in recorded penalties.
Nestle Purina Petcare Co
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $29,458 in recorded penalties.
Apollo Metals Ltd
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,343 in recorded penalties.
Geo Specialty Chemicals Trimet Products Group
Significant noncompliance across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
American Craft Brewery Llc/breinigsville
Violation across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $64,390 in recorded penalties.
B Braun Med Allentown Fac
Significant noncompliance across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Dayton Superior Corp Allentown Distribution Ctr
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
6795 Passer Rd Srstp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Chep-millwood Allentown Service Center
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Glenn and Patricia Snyder
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lehigh Cnty Auth-sand Springs Wwtp
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Parkland High Sch Wwtp
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Pas122203 Nestle Waters N Amer (305 Nestle Way)
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Riverview Estates-hypochlorinator
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Schnellman, David and Michael Sftf
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Upper Saucon Twp Stp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Webster Youngs Srstp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Friedens Fire Co
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Old Post Inn-basement Dual Uv
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 175,634 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 81,465 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 4,536 lbs |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,682 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 886 lbs |
| 4, 4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 600 lbs |
| Toluene diisocyanate (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 3 | 448 lbs |
| Ethylene oxide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 447 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 422 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 417 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 366 lbs |
| Diisocyanates | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 238 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 175 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 145 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 121 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 4 | 60 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 46 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 45 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 31 lbs |
| Nitric acid | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 31 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.