Pollution in Marion County, West Virginia

Marion County contains 224 EPA-regulated facilities, 27 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 4 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $1.1M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 167.4k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the West Virginia state average of 114 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities4reporters
EPA Facilities224regulated
Sig. Violators27current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Sharon Steel Corp Fairmont Coke WorksFairmontRemedy selected
Big John Salvage Hoult RoadFairmontListed on NPL

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
American Bituminous Power Partners LpGrant Town153.4kCompliant
Marion County MineMetz14.1kCompliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Worthington Town OfWorthington$19.5k2021-11-18
Industrial Resource, Inc.Fairmont$02019-04-30
Novelis CorpFairmont$02025-07-30
Fairview Town Of-Treatment PlantFairview$02020-03-03
Shinnston Water Treatment PlantFairmont$0
Federal #2 Preparation PlantFairview$02025-12-30
Ministers Run Water AssnRivesville$02020-03-04
Helmick CorpFairmont$0
Katy MhpFairmont$0
Boylen Timber CompanyFairview$02023-05-31
Worthington Town Of$0
The Landing At Prickett's Creek HoaFairmont$0
Farmington Town Of$0
Marion County Coal Resources, Inc.Morgantown$02025-10-22
Tri-County Water Assoc - Fairmont$02020-03-05
Fairmont BinFairmont$02024-04-30
Nd Fairmont LlcFairmont$02023-01-09
Sugar Lane Water Assoc$02020-03-04
Kimberly Heights MhpFarmington$02024-08-07
Valley Falls Psd$02020-03-03
Vincent & Son SalvageMonongah$0
Bates RecyclingFairmont$0
Ices Run Auto Wrecking IncFairmont$02024-10-17
Fairmont Tidewater TerminalFairmont$0
Hoglick QuarryFairmont$02025-12-09
Sunny View Acres Water Project$0
Four States PsdFour States$0