Knox County contains 671 EPA-regulated facilities, 1 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 23 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $1.1M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 2.2M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Tennessee state average of 80 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Smokey Mountain Smelters | Knoxville | Construction complete |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nyrstar Tennessee Mines - Strawberry Plains Llc | Mascot | 1.8M | Compliant |
| Leisure Pools And Spas Manufacturing Na, Inc. | Knoxville | 345.3k | Penalties |
| Rohm And Haas Chemicals Llc | Knoxville | 34.4k | Compliant |
| Cemex Construction Materials Atlantic Llc | Knoxville | 23.9k | Penalties |
| Darling Ingredients Inc. (Fka Valley Protein Fka Cbp Resources Inc) | Strawberry Plains | 12.6k | Penalties |
| Cmc Steel Tennessee | Knoxville | 12.3k | Compliant |
| Mplx Knoxville Lp Terminal | Knoxville | 2.9k | Compliant |
| Energizer Personal Care | Knoxville | 719 | Compliant |
| Bam Inc. | Knoxville | 141 | Compliant |
| Exedy America Corporation (Eac) | Mascot | 139 | Compliant |
| Lambcon Ready Mix | Knoxville | 30 | Compliant |
| Greenway Products, Inc. | Knoxville | 20 | Compliant |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | Knoxville | 1 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stag Industrial - Timken Company Warehouse Expansion | Mascot | $0 | 2025-01-09 |