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Environmental compliance in Bristol County

2,755 active EPA-regulated sites in Bristol County, Massachusetts: 66 with an identified violation, 25 in significant violation, 376 inspections and $3.3 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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

Measure	Value
Active EPA-regulated sites	2,755
Sites with an identified violation	66
Sites in significant violation	25
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	376
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	184
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$3.3 million

How many active facilities in Bristol County, Massachusetts fall under each EPA program?

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	471
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	715
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	1,912
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	107
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	49
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	6

Which large facilities in Bristol County, Massachusetts does the EPA track, and are they in violation?

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
FAIRHAVEN WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Fairhaven, MA	Significant Violation	10	–
SOMERSET WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY Somerset, MA	Significant Violation	10	–
NORTH ATTLEBOROUGH WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY North Attleboro, MA	Significant Violation	9	–
UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS DARTMOUTH Dartmouth, MA	Significant Violation	7	–
FALL RIVER REGIONAL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Fall River, MA	Violation Identified	10	–
TAUNTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Taunton, MA	Violation Identified	10	$12,000
NEW BEDFORD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY New Bedford, MA	No Violation Identified	4	–
TAUNTON TOWN OF MUNI LIGHT PLA Taunton, MA	Violation Identified	3	–
ATTLEBORO WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Attleboro, MA	No Violation Identified	2	–
TEXAS INSTRUMENTS, INC. Attleboro, MA	Violation Identified	2	–
CORNELL-DUBILIER ELECTRONICS DISTRIBUTION CENTER New Bedford, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
DARTMOUTH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Dartmouth, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
DIGHTON POWER Dighton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
DOMINION ENERGY BRAYTON POINT POWER PLANT Somerset, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
FALL RIVER LANDFILL Fall River, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
GAS RECOVERY SERVICES Fall River, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
LEAVENS AWARDS CO INC Attleboro, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
MANSFIELD WATER POLLUTION CONTROL FACILITY Norton, MA	Unknown	0	–
RELIABLE ELECTRO PLATING INC Norton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
REVERE COPPER PRODUCTS PLANT - CLOSED New Bedford, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SEEKONK MFG CO INC Seekonk, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SOMERSET POWER GENERATING STATION Somerset, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TAUNTON LANDFILL & GAS ENERGY RECOVERY Taunton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TAUNTON MUNICIPAL LIGHTING CLEARY PLANT Taunton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TWEAVE STRETCH WOVEN FABRICS Norton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Bristol County · Massachusetts · 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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