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Environmental compliance in Chatham County

1,788 active EPA-regulated sites in Chatham County, Georgia: 130 with an identified violation, 28 in significant violation, 428 inspections and $9.6 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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How many facilities in Chatham County, Georgia are regulated by the EPA, and how many are in violation (as of October 18, 2026)?

Measure	Value
Active EPA-regulated sites	1,788
Sites with an identified violation	130
Sites in significant violation	28
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	428
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	67
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$9.6 million

How many active facilities in Chatham County, Georgia fall under each EPA program?

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	190
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	1,300
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	281
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	196
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	25
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	10

Which large facilities in Chatham County, Georgia does the EPA track, and are they in violation?

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
SULFCO, LLC Savannah, GA	Significant Violation	12	–
SAVANNAH WILSHIRE - WINDSOR WPCP Savannah, GA	Significant Violation	3	–
GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORPORATION Savannah, GA	Violation Identified	12	–
IMPERIAL SAVANNAH SUGAR REFINERY Port Wentworth, GA	Violation Identified	12	–
SOUTHERN STATES PHOSPHATE & FE RTILIZER CO Savannah, GA	Violation Identified	12	–
BASF CORPORATION - SAVANNAH OPERATIONS Savannah, GA	Violation Identified	9	$5,000
INTERNATIONAL PAPER COMPANY (PORT WENTWORTH MILL) Port Wentworth, GA	Violation Identified	8	$27,700
GEORGIA ATLANTIC PORT, LLC Port Wentworth, GA	No Violation Identified	6	–
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS, INC (GARDEN CITY) Garden City, GA	Violation	5	–
SOUTHERN LNG INC. Savannah, GA	Violation Identified	4	–
SULFCO, LLC Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	4	–
TYBEE ISLAND WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Tybee Island, GA	No Violation Identified	4	–
CITY OF POOLER Pooler, GA	No Violation Identified	3	–
INTERNATIONAL PAPER - SAVANNA MILL Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	3	–
CITY OF SAVANNAH - TRAVIS FIELD WPCP Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	2	$3,200
COLONIAL TERMINALS, INC. Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	2	$2.8 million
PORT WENTWORTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Port Wentworth, GA	No Violation Identified	1	$9,500
ARIZONA CHEMICAL CO. Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	0	–
CITY OF SAVANNAH Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	0	–
GA POWER COMPANY - PLANT BOULEVARD Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	0	–
GARDEN CITY WPCP Garden City, GA	No Violation Identified	0	$4,500
GEORGIA-PACIFIC CORP SAVANNAH PLYWOOD Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	0	–
KRAFT STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT Port Wentworth, GA	No Violation Identified	0	–
OCEAN CHEMICALS INC Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	0	–
PCS NITROGEN FERTILIZER - SAVANNAH PLANT Port Wentworth, GA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SUPERIOR LANDFILL &AMP; RECYCLING CENTER Savannah, GA	No Violation Identified	0	–
WEYERHAEUSER - PORT WENTWORTH FACILITY Port Wentworth, GA	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Chatham County · Georgia · United States

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), weekly national export. Counts cover active sites in the Facility Registry Service; inspections, formal actions and penalties cover the last five years, quarters in violation the last three years. The EPA attributes a case that covers several facilities to each of them; area penalty totals here count an amount shared through the same federal case once, facility figures show the amount attributed to that facility. Large facilities are Clean Air Act majors, Clean Water Act majors and large hazardous waste generators or handlers. Source record.

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