Pollution in Fayette County, West Virginia

Fayette County contains 194 EPA-regulated facilities, 48 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 1 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $415.4k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 454.3k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the West Virginia state average of 114 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities1reporters
EPA Facilities194regulated
Sig. Violators48current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Shaffer Equipment Arbuckle Creek AreaMindenListed on NPL

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Elkem MetalsAlloy454.3kPenalties

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Open Fork Surface Mine No. 3Wriston$51.4k2025-12-22
Bandy S IncLookout$21.8k2017-12-11
Wva Manufacturing, Llc, AlloyAlloy$10.8k2024-09-24
Open Fork No. 5 Surface Mine (07/15/2024)Kincaid$02025-12-22
Fayette Plateau Industrial ParkOak Hill$0
Pax Water Company$02018-07-26
Big Creek #2 MineBelva$02025-03-12
Bowyer Mine Supply IncLayland$02023-01-30
North American Rebuild Co., Inc., Dba Narco, Inc.Smithers$0
Colby's SalvageFayetteville$02023-11-30
Midland Trail High SchoolHico$02025-06-12
Gainwell Engineering, IncHico$0
Downey Ridge Environmental CoAnsted$02022-06-27
`fourmile North Surface MineCannelton$02025-08-20
Nat Pk Ser New River Gorge Dun Glen-Treatment PlantGlen Jean$01998-06-11
Glenco ConveyorDeepwater$02026-01-15
Open Fork Surface MineKincaid$02025-12-11
Fourmile Fk Surface MineJulian$02025-09-10
J & S Hydraulics, IncFayetteville$02023-12-11
Kanawha Falls PsdDeepwater$02024-07-30
Town Of Meadow BridgeMeadow Bridge$02020-01-27
Kingston Sewell Deep MinePax$02025-09-24
Nat Pk Ser Thurmond Depot-Treatment PlantGlen Jean$01997-10-24
Turniphole Auger MineNettie$02025-02-16
Chestnut Creek Campground-Treatment PlantLansing$02012-01-25
Taylor Branch Surface MineKincaid$02025-12-15
Gauley River Psd$02022-03-02
Glenco Hollow Surface MineKincaid$02025-12-18
Wva Manufacturing, LlcAlloy$02023-11-14
City Of Mount Hope Ms4Mount Hope$02019-08-08
Cliffside AmphitheaterGlen Jean$02023-06-14
Clifftop Surface Mine No. 1Charleston$02025-03-21
Bellwood Community Facil Imp$01994-12-07
Kanawha Falls Psd-Treatment PlantGauley Bridge$02022-08-22
Oak Hill City OfOak Hill$02022-08-18
Marsh Fork OfficesNaoma$02011-06-09
Mountaineer Manufacturing, Inc.Smithers$02023-02-01
Mount Hope Water-Treatment PlantMt. Hope$02022-12-14
Big Eagle No. 1 & 2 Deep MineKincaid$02025-01-14
Jarrett Branch LandfillAlloy$02023-11-15
Auto RecyclingLochgelly$02021-01-08
Armstrong Creek Eagle Mine No. 1Kimberly$02025-01-15
Adventure Wv, LlcAmes Heights$02024-01-25
Mossy T&cScarbro$02008-03-13
Open Fork Surface Mine No. 2Kincaid$02025-12-22
Oak Hill, City OfOak Hill$02022-03-08
Kanawha Services And Scrabble Creek Surface MineGauley Bridge$02025-12-23
Fallrock No. 8Nallen$02025-12-29