Utah hosts 15 Superfund cleanup sites, 234 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 21 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $171.0M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 234.2M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant in Copperton, reporting 192.7M lb to EPA.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 700 South 1600 East Pce Plume | Salt Lake City | Listed on NPL |
| Bountiful Woods Cross 5th S Pce Plume | Bountiful | Cleanup underway |
| Five Points Pce Plume | Woods Cross/Bountiful | Listed on NPL |
| Hill Air Force Base | Hill Afb | Cleanup underway |
| Jacobs Smelter | Stockton | Cleanup underway |
| Kennecott North Zone | Magna | Proposed for NPL |
| Monticello Mill Tailings Usdoe | Monticello | Construction complete |
| Murray Smelter | Murray City | Proposed for NPL |
| Ogden Defense Depot Dla | Ogden | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Portland Cement Kiln Dust 2 3 | Salt Lake City | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Richardson Flat Tailings | Park City | Proposed for NPL |
| Tooele Army Depot North Area | Tooele | Cleanup underway |
| Us Magnesium | Tooele County | Listed on NPL |
| Utah Power Light American Barrel Co | Salt Lake City | Construction complete |
| Wasatch Chemical Co Lot 6 | Salt Lake City | Construction complete |