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Environmental compliance in Norfolk County

3,273 active EPA-regulated sites in Norfolk County, Massachusetts: 59 with an identified violation, 18 in significant violation, 404 inspections and $9.1 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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

Measure	Value
Active EPA-regulated sites	3,273
Sites with an identified violation	59
Sites in significant violation	18
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	404
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	113
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$9.1 million

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

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	388
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	807
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	2,388
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	66
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	29
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	6

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

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
MEDFIELD WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Medfield, MA	Significant Violation	10	–
VACUMET CORP. PAPERS DIVISION Franklin, MA	Violation Identified	12	–
WELLESLEY COLLEGE Wellesley, MA	Violation Identified	12	–
CLEAN HARBORS STORAGE & TREATMENT FACILITY Braintree, MA	Violation Identified	9	–
BRAINTREE ELECTRIC POTTER GENERATING STATION Braintree, MA	Violation Identified	5	–
M C I NORFOLK WALPOLE Norfolk, MA	Violation Identified	5	–
TWIN RIVERS TECHNOLOGIES OLEOCHEMICAL PLANT Quincy, MA	No Violation Identified	2	–
CITGO PETROLEUM CORPORATION Braintree, MA	Violation Identified	1	–
TRADEBE TREATMENT AND RECYCLING OF STOUGHTON Stoughton, MA	No Violation Identified	1	–
ANP BELLINGHAM ENERGY Bellingham, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
BELLINGHAM COGENERATION FACILITY Bellingham, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
CONSTELLATION WEST MEDWAY LLC Medway, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
CYN OIL CORP Stoughton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
FORE RIVER ENERGY STATION Weymouth, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
PLAINVILLE GENERATING Plainville, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
WDC HOLDINGS INC Plainville, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Norfolk 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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