County page
Amherst County
Amherst County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 44 imported facility profiles, and 342,979 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Amherst County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 342,979 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Amherst Co Service Auth - Henry Lanum Jr Wtp
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,158 in recorded penalties.
Greif Packaging Containerboard Mill
Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Ellington Wood Products Inc
Significant Violation across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Orchard Hills Estates-treatment Plant
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Us Department of Labor - Old Dominion Job Corps
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rutledge Creek Wwtp
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sonoco Recycling Inc - Madison Heights
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Amherst County Landfill
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Virginia Auto Parts Inc
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Madison Heights Auto Parts
Significant Violation across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Madison Heights Town Centre
No Violation Identified with $10,000 in recorded penalties.
E F Fitzgerald Lumber
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lynchburg Steel & Specialty Co Inc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-08-06.
Clear Water Manufacturing
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Walmart Supercenter #2565
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Amherst, Town of
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Amherst Co Service Authority Westbriar Subdivision
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Amherst County Landfill
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Thompson's Auto Body
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Tractor Supply #467
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 297,396 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 44,998 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 406 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 166 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 6 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 5 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 1 lbs |
| Antimony | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Virginia
Virginia facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Virginia
Virginia facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Virginia
Virginia facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.