Pollution in Sullivan County, Tennessee

Sullivan County contains 222 EPA-regulated facilities, 2 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 16 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $1.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 3.8M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Tennessee state average of 80 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities16reporters
EPA Facilities222regulated
Sig. Violators2current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Eastman Chemical CoKingsport3.6MSig. violation
Microporous LlcPiney Flats93.3kCompliant
Domtar Paper Company, Llc - Kingsport MillKingsport43.3kPenalties
Bristol Metals Limited PartnershipBristol11.4kCompliant
PrimesterKingsport6.2kPenalties
Polymer Industrial ProductsPiney Flats3.3kCompliant
Tri-City Extrusion IncBristol1.9kCompliant
Seaman Corp - Bristol PlantBristol1.3kCompliant
Tri-City Extrusion Plant #2Bristol687Compliant
Modern Forge Of Tennessee IncPiney Flats177Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Eastman Chemical CoKingsport$603.2k2025-12-22
Necessary Oil & Trucking CoBristol$02025-11-20