County page
Buchanan County
Buchanan County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 188 imported facility profiles, and 1,307,835 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 Buchanan County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 1,307,835 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
Jewell Coke Company Coke Plants 2 and 3
No Violation Identified with $30,168 in recorded penalties.
88 Strip
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Amonate Plant and Mines
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Buchanan No. 1 Mine
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Burning Knob #1
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Harpers Branch Refuse Facility
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Rocklick - Splashdam Ug Mine
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Three Forks Surface Mine
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Vansant Mine No. 1, Vansant Mine No. 2
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Abners Fork Glamorgan Mine
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Big Creek Surface and Highwall Mine
Significant Violation across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bee Branch Surface Mine
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Buckeye Branch/caney Fork Remining
Significant Violation across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Clintwood R-1
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Conaway Creek Deep Mine
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
D-41 and D-42 Mines
Significant Violation across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Dominion #30
Significant Violation across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Harpers Branch Slurry Impoundment Facility
Significant Violation across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Jones Fork #2 Mine
Significant Violation across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Laurel Branch Surface Mine
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 903,012 lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 372,140 lbs |
| Hydrogen fluoride | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 28,324 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 4,282 lbs |
| Mercury compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 77 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.