County page
Benton County
Benton County currently shows 3 Superfund sites, 162 imported facility profiles, and 3,887,552 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 Benton County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 3,887,552 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
Hanford 100 Area Usdoe
Hanford 100 Area Usdoe is in EPA's Superfund layer for Benton County, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Hanford 200 Area Usdoe
Hanford 200 Area Usdoe is in EPA's Superfund layer for Benton County, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Hanford 300 Area Usdoe
Hanford 300 Area Usdoe is in EPA's Superfund layer for Benton County, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Conagra Foods Lamb Weston Richland
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,000 in recorded penalties.
Agrium Us Inc Kfo Finley Area
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $4,500 in recorded penalties.
Prosser City Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,000 in recorded penalties.
Tessenderlo Kerley Inc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sandvik Special Metals
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Agrium Us Inc Bowles Road
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Us Doe 300-ff-1
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Agrium Us Kennewick Fertilizer Site
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Central Pre Mix Richland
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Richland City Wastewater Lab
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Wa Wsu Tri Cities
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
American Rock Prod Richland Wye
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Benton City Stp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Benton Co Public Works Travis
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Sta
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Energy Northwest Columbia Generating Sta
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Interstate Concrete and Asphalt Christensen Quarry
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Kennewick City Hall
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Kennewick Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Port of Benton
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 3,327,167 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 218,715 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 92,836 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 3 | 60,544 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 18,429 lbs |
| Hydrogen sulfide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 15,648 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 4,891 lbs |
| Carbon disulfide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,574 lbs |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 805 lbs |
| Lithium carbonate | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 456 lbs |
| Propylene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 250 lbs |
| Nitric acid | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 250 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 17 lbs |
| Dimethylamine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1 lbs |
| Potassium N-methyldithiocarbamate | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Hydrogen fluoride | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Metham sodium | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Sodium dimethyldithiocarbamate | 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 Washington
Washington facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Washington
Washington facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Washington
Washington facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.