Pollution in Hanover County, Virginia

Hanover County contains 105 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 12 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 459.8k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Virginia state average of 39 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities12reporters
EPA Facilities105regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
H H Inc Burn PitFarringtonReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Doswell Energy CenterAshland453.9kCompliant
South Atlantic GalvanizingAshland5.4kCompliant
Concrete Pipe & Precast Llc - Hanover Pipe PlantAshland168Compliant
Concrete Pipe And PrecastAshland161Compliant
Commonwealth GalvanizingAshland142Sig. violation

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Cascades Containerboard Packaging - Bear IslandAshland$36.3k2024-05-29
Commonwealth GalvanizingAshland$30.7k2025-10-22
Wegmans Virginia Distribution CenterAshland$0