Kanawha County contains 485 EPA-regulated facilities, 72 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 21 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.8M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 750.1k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the West Virginia state average of 114 per county.
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chemours - Belle | Belle | 551.4k | Penalties |
| Altivia Services, Llc, Institute Plant | Dunbar | 88.8k | Penalties |
| Union Carbide Corp Technology Park | Charleston | 32.2k | Compliant |
| Union Carbide Corp -So Charleston Fac. | South Charleston | 20.2k | Compliant |
| Innovative Water Care, Llc. | South Charleston | 17.6k | Compliant |
| Us Methanol Llc, Liberty One Methanol Plant | Nitro | 13.6k | Compliant |
| Catenary Coal Company-Samples Mining Complex | Eskdale | 9.1k | Sig. violation |
| Specialty Products Us, Llc - Polyox Plant | Institute | 3.6k | Compliant |
| Mc (Us) 3 Llc | Dunbar | 3.2k | Compliant |
| Union Carbide Corporation, Institute Plant | Institute | 2.8k | Compliant |
| Covestro Llc, South Charleston | South Charleston | 2.7k | Penalties |
| Univation Technologies Llc - Catalyst Plant | South Charleston | 2.3k | Penalties |
| Kureha Pga, Llc | Belle | 2.3k | Compliant |
| Cobb Gas Plant | Clendenin | 289 | Compliant |
| Catalyst Refiners Inc | Nitro | 110 | Compliant |