County page
Kanawha County
Kanawha County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 485 imported facility profiles, and 704,372 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 Kanawha County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 704,372 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
Chemours - Belle
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $23,326 in recorded penalties.
Altivia Services, Llc, Institute Plant
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $79,000 in recorded penalties.
Smith Concrete Company - Charleston Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $110,000 in recorded penalties.
Union Carbide Corp -so Charleston Fac.
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Dry Branch Surface Mine & Seldom-seen Haulroad
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $11,006 in recorded penalties.
Fourmile Surface Mine
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $11,006 in recorded penalties.
Lens Creek No. 2 Mine
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $11,006 in recorded penalties.
Fourmile Surface Mine No. 2
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,500 in recorded penalties.
Fourmile Surface Mine No. 3
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,500 in recorded penalties.
Catenary Coal Company-samples Mining Complex
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Glasgow Town of
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $25,000 in recorded penalties.
Univation Technologies Llc - Catalyst Plant
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $10,000 in recorded penalties.
United Parcel Service
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
West Virginia Paving, Inc., Plant 30 (dunbar)
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Baldwin Used Auto Parts
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Charleston Radiation Therapy
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
J & J Auto Salvage
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Smith Fastener Co Inc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Abbotts Wrecker Service- Stora
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Asbury Heights Subd.
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 | 3 | 299,282 lbs |
| Sodium nitrite | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 125,676 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 109,076 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 6 | 45,757 lbs |
| Formic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 25,835 lbs |
| Ethylene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 23,529 lbs |
| Methyl isobutyl ketone | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 18,971 lbs |
| Chlorine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 12,572 lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 12,212 lbs |
| Propylene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 8,650 lbs |
| Methyl methacrylate | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,628 lbs |
| Propylene oxide | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 4,469 lbs |
| Allyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,618 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 2,496 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 2,340 lbs |
| Ethylene oxide | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 1,960 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 1,458 lbs |
| Benzyl chloride | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 943 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 564 lbs |
| Acrylonitrile | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 285 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
-
Clean Air Act violations in West Virginia
West Virginia facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
-
Clean Water Act violations in West Virginia
West Virginia facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
-
RCRA violations in West Virginia
West Virginia facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.