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EPA Inspections and Enforcement in North Carolina
Active regulated facilities, last five years
- Active regulated facilities
- 33,733
- Inspected in 5 years
- 7,743
- 23.0% of facilities
- Formal enforcement actions
- 10,638
- 3,148 facilities
- Penalties assessed
- $236M
- 680 facilities, 5 years
Facilities by program in North Carolina
Share of active facilities in each program; a facility can be in more than one
- Clean Air Act3,1319.3%
- Clean Water Act19,30257.2%
- Hazardous waste (RCRA)9,64028.6%
- Safe Drinking Water Act4,84914.4%
- Toxics Release Inventory7782.3%
- Greenhouse gas reporting1220.4%
- Inspections, 5 years
- 19,268
- Informal actions
- 24,496
- In violation now
- 1,841
- Significant violators
- 95
- Major facilities
- 585
- Federal facilities
- 161
Facilities with the largest penalties
Total penalties in the last five years
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Latest formal enforcement actions
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| Facility | City | Formal actions | Penalties | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bassett Furniture Industries | Newton | 1 | $2,437 | 10/16/2026 |
| Bill Hanks Lumber Co. | Lawsonville | 1 | $7,926 | 10/16/2026 |
| Erico International Corporation | Aberdeen | 1 | $5,393 | 10/16/2026 |
| Pilkington North America, INC. | Laurinburg | 9 | $76.1K | 10/16/2026 |
| University of North Carolina Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill | 3 | $151K | 10/15/2026 |
| Brenntag Southeast INC | Charlotte | 8 | $16.9K | 10/07/2026 |
| Blue Ridge Mtn Club-Treatment_plt Wells #6 & #10 | Boone | 2 | None | 09/24/2026 |
| Cove City, Town of | Not reported | 2 | None | 09/24/2026 |
| Pioneer Eclipse Corporation | Not reported | 3 | None | 09/24/2026 |
| Spring Hope WWTP | Spring Hope | 13 | $16.1K | 09/24/2026 |
| Sterling Ridge S/D | Greensboro | 9 | None | 09/24/2026 |
| Country Creek S/D-Treatment_plt_plant #1 | Fuquay-Varina | 4 | None | 09/22/2026 |
| Enfield Water System | Not reported | 1 | None | 09/22/2026 |
| High Point Eastside WWTP | Jamestown | 9 | $106K | 09/22/2026 |
| Mallard Crossing WWTP | Raleigh | 7 | $2,441 | 09/18/2026 |
Counts come from EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO) and cover the last five years for inspections, enforcement actions and penalties, and the last 12 quarters for violations. Most inspections and actions are carried out by state and local agencies, and how often they report to EPA varies by state and program. A formal action or penalty is a record of an enforcement step, not a finding about current conditions at a facility. Facility pages list only active businesses and government facilities with a formal action or penalty; facilities that appear to be private homes or individuals are counted in totals but not listed.
Toxic release facilities in North Carolina · Air toxics cancer risk in North Carolina
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ECHO Exporter · Last updated 10/25/2026