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EPA Inspections and Enforcement in Rutherford County
North Carolina · active regulated facilities, last five years
- Active regulated facilities
- 246
- Inspected in 5 years
- 71
- 28.9% of facilities
- Formal enforcement actions
- 94
- 29 facilities
- Penalties assessed
- $95.3K
- 9 facilities, 5 years
Facilities by program in Rutherford County
Share of active facilities in each program; a facility can be in more than one
- Clean Air Act3514.2%
- Clean Water Act10341.9%
- Hazardous waste (RCRA)9137.0%
- Safe Drinking Water Act5823.6%
- Toxics Release Inventory62.4%
- Greenhouse gas reporting00.0%
- Inspections, 5 years
- 215
- Informal actions
- 179
- In violation now
- 17
- Significant violators
- 0
- Major facilities
- 5
- Federal facilities
- 1
Facilities with formal actions or penalties
Largest penalties first
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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.
Environmental hazards in Rutherford County · Air toxics cancer risk
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ECHO Exporter · Last updated 10/25/2026