Pollution in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania

Lehigh County contains 335 EPA-regulated facilities, 8 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 3 Superfund sites and 22 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $1.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 267.8k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Pennsylvania state average of 222 per county.

Superfund3NPL sites
TRI Facilities22reporters
EPA Facilities335regulated
Sig. Violators8current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Heleva LandfillNorth Whitehall TwpReady for anticipated reuse
Novak Sanitary LandfillSouth Whitehall TownshipReady for anticipated reuse
Rodale Manufacturing Co IncEmmaus BoroughReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Lafarge North AmericaWhitehall175.8kSig. violation
Nestle Purina Petcare CoAllentown81.2kPenalties
Tri City Marble Llc/Macungie FacilityAllentown4.5kCompliant
Victaulic Co Alburtis FacilityAlburtis1.7kCompliant
Vorteq Coil Finishers Llc/AllentownAllentown988Penalties
Behr Proc Corp/AllentownAllentown750Compliant
Mack Trucks Inc/MacungieMacungie673Penalties
Carpenter CoAllentown671Compliant
Cera Met Llc/Bethlehem PltBethlehem600Compliant
B Braun Med Allentown FacAllentown447Compliant
American Craft Brewery LlcBreinigsville338Compliant
Bridesburg Foundry Co/WhitehallWhitehall59Compliant
Metem A Ge Power BusinessAllentown31Compliant
Penn Foam CorporationAllentown15Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Lafarge North AmericaWhitehall$771.0k2025-07-25
Apollo Metals LtdBethlehem$1.3k2025-05-28
Fairland Sewer Company, Inc.Schnecksville$02026-02-18
Parkland High Sch WwtpAllentown$02021-12-16
Lehigh Cnty Auth-Sand Springs WwtpSchnecksville$02026-02-18
Energy Transfers Fullerton TerminalWhitehall Township$02025-11-21
Lil Wolf Mhp-PumphouseOrefield$02024-07-17
Buckeye Terminals LlcEmmaus$02025-11-21