County page
King County
King County currently shows 10 Superfund sites, 1545 imported facility profiles, and 270,412 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 King County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 270,412 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
Harbor Island Lead
Harbor Island Lead is in EPA's Superfund layer for Seattle, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Lockheed West Seattle
Lockheed West Seattle is in EPA's Superfund layer for Seattle, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Lower Duwamish Waterway
Lower Duwamish Waterway is in EPA's Superfund layer for Seattle, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Midway Landfill
Midway Landfill is in EPA's Superfund layer for Kent, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Pacific Car Foundry Co
Pacific Car Foundry Co is in EPA's Superfund layer for Renton, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Pacific Sound Resources
Pacific Sound Resources is in EPA's Superfund layer for Seattle, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Queen City Farms
Queen City Farms is in EPA's Superfund layer for Maple Valley, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Quendall Terminals
Quendall Terminals is in EPA's Superfund layer for Renton, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Seattle Municipal Landfill Kent Highlands
Seattle Municipal Landfill Kent Highlands is in EPA's Superfund layer for Kent, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Western Processing Co Inc
Western Processing Co Inc is in EPA's Superfund layer for Kent, WA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Puget Sound Coatings Inc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $6,000 in recorded penalties.
Boeing Renton Bfe Building
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,000 in recorded penalties.
Air Products Mfg Corp Sea
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $333,000 in recorded penalties.
North Boeing Field Marginal Way
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,750 in recorded penalties.
Ups Redmond
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
Ups Seattle Hub
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
Ups Tukwila
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
Nucor Steel Seattle Inc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,000 in recorded penalties.
Helac Corp Battersby Ave
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $789,984 in recorded penalties.
Boeing Fabrication Div
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,000 in recorded penalties.
Kenworth Truck Co Renton
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $27,000 in recorded penalties.
Ups Freight Kent
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $860,400 in recorded penalties.
Ash Grove Cement West Inc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $7,000 in recorded penalties.
Shultz Distributing
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $7,188 in recorded penalties.
Metro West Point
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $175,250 in recorded penalties.
Darigold Issaquah
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $147,000 in recorded penalties.
King Cnty Alki Stormwater Plant
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $222,250 in recorded penalties.
Westfarm Foods Seattle
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $99,000 in recorded penalties.
Redondo Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $85,200 in recorded penalties.
Rabanco Companies
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $56,950 in recorded penalties.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1-Bromopropane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 115,900 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 7 | 35,657 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 6 | 27,816 lbs |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 18,054 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 3 | 17,174 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 6 | 15,856 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 3 | 5,896 lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5,800 lbs |
| Diethanolamine | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 4,501 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 3,115 lbs |
| Hydrogen fluoride | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 2,532 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 9 | 1,963 lbs |
| Ethylene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1,731 lbs |
| m-Xylene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 1,596 lbs |
| Nitric acid | TRI-listed chemical | 10 | 1,183 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 1,133 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 867 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 628 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 7 | 575 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 4 | 572 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.