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.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Heleva Landfill | North Whitehall Twp | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Novak Sanitary Landfill | South Whitehall Township | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Rodale Manufacturing Co Inc | Emmaus Borough | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafarge North America | Whitehall | 175.8k | Sig. violation |
| Nestle Purina Petcare Co | Allentown | 81.2k | Penalties |
| Tri City Marble Llc/Macungie Facility | Allentown | 4.5k | Compliant |
| Victaulic Co Alburtis Facility | Alburtis | 1.7k | Compliant |
| Vorteq Coil Finishers Llc/Allentown | Allentown | 988 | Penalties |
| Behr Proc Corp/Allentown | Allentown | 750 | Compliant |
| Mack Trucks Inc/Macungie | Macungie | 673 | Penalties |
| Carpenter Co | Allentown | 671 | Compliant |
| Cera Met Llc/Bethlehem Plt | Bethlehem | 600 | Compliant |
| B Braun Med Allentown Fac | Allentown | 447 | Compliant |
| American Craft Brewery Llc | Breinigsville | 338 | Compliant |
| Bridesburg Foundry Co/Whitehall | Whitehall | 59 | Compliant |
| Metem A Ge Power Business | Allentown | 31 | Compliant |
| Penn Foam Corporation | Allentown | 15 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lafarge North America | Whitehall | $771.0k | 2025-07-25 |
| Apollo Metals Ltd | Bethlehem | $1.3k | 2025-05-28 |
| Fairland Sewer Company, Inc. | Schnecksville | $0 | 2026-02-18 |
| Parkland High Sch Wwtp | Allentown | $0 | 2021-12-16 |
| Lehigh Cnty Auth-Sand Springs Wwtp | Schnecksville | $0 | 2026-02-18 |
| Energy Transfers Fullerton Terminal | Whitehall Township | $0 | 2025-11-21 |
| Lil Wolf Mhp-Pumphouse | Orefield | $0 | 2024-07-17 |
| Buckeye Terminals Llc | Emmaus | $0 | 2025-11-21 |