Pollution in Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Schuylkill County contains 394 EPA-regulated facilities, 34 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 18 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $325.1k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.1M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Pennsylvania state average of 222 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities18reporters
EPA Facilities394regulated
Sig. Violators34current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Eastern Diversified MetalsHometownReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Saint Nicholas Cogeneration ProjectShenandoah886.6kCompliant
Gilberton Power CoFrackville138.4kPenalties
Hydro Extrusion Usa Llc - Cressona FacilityCressona41.7kSig. violation
Air Prods & Chemicals Inc - Specialty Gas DivTamaqua4.9kCompliant
Silberline Mfg Co - Lincoln Dr PlantTamaqua4.0kCompliant
U.s. Bureau Of Prisons Fci SchuylkillMinersville428Compliant
Ashland Foundry & Machine Works Llc/AshlandAshland357Penalties
Wps Westwood Generation LlcTremont254Penalties
Copperhead Chemical Co IncTamaqua75Penalties
Northeast Prestressed Prod LlcCressona60Compliant
Dayton Superior CorpTremont15Compliant
Shalmet CorpOrwigsburg8Compliant
Wenger's Feed Mill Inc Spring GlenSpring Glen7Compliant
World Resources CoPottsville7Compliant
Lehigh Valley DairiesSchuylkill Haven5Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Surteco North Amer Inc/Auburn Plt Fka Reneer FilmsAuburn$57.1k2025-08-20
Lear Dye & Finishing PlantPine Grove$44.7k2026-02-12
Tamaqua Wastewater Treatment PlantTamaqua$10.0k2025-10-24
Log Cabin Springs-Treatment PlantTremont$0
New Ringgold Market-Trmt Plant 1New Ringgold$0
Crystal Run WtpPrimrose$02026-01-06
Keystone Quarry Ces 2 QuarryPottsville$02025-11-17
East Union Twp AuthSheppton$02024-09-04
Tower Springs Llc$0
Two Hundred Pinebrook Place$0
Orwigsburg Mun Sew AuthOrwigsburg$02025-11-26
Still Creek WtpTamaqua$02025-11-10
Ashland Area Water AuthorityAshland$02026-02-25
Shenandoah Boro.filter PlantShenandoah$02022-08-02
Rosemount CampingTamaqua$0
Rausch Creek Coal Mining Good Spring W MineHegins$02024-11-05
Farm Sch Co Fairground$0
Tamaqua Area Water Authority-Still CreekTamaqua$0
Bums Rush WwtpOrwigsburg$02026-02-24
Echo Valley Campground Inc-ChlorinatorTremont$0
Scma Mt Laurel WtpPottsville$02026-01-26
Sweet Arrow Lake Clubhouse-Clubhouse BasementPottsville$0
Premium Fine B & M MineNew Philadelphia$02022-04-12
Blyth Twp. Mun Aut Wtp StpNew Philadelphia$02026-02-12
Far Away Auburn-Loading StationAuburn$0
Keystone Anthracite Bear Ridge MineRingtown$02026-01-12
Hydro Extrusion Usa Llc - Cressona FacilityCressona$02025-07-08
Pine Grove Ten Pin Club$0
Blue Mt Christian Retreat #3$0
Keystone Ces QuarryPottsville$02026-02-06
Rausch Creek Fuel I-81 BankTremont$02025-12-30
Rausch Creek Gen Good Spring BankTremont$02026-01-02
Klinger's Auto PartsPine Grove$02022-03-29
Keystone Potato Prod Llc/Frailey TwpHegins$02026-01-20