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Environmental compliance in Worcester County

5,047 active EPA-regulated sites in Worcester County, Massachusetts: 149 with an identified violation, 47 in significant violation, 803 inspections and $13.6 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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

Measure	Value
Active EPA-regulated sites	5,047
Sites with an identified violation	149
Sites in significant violation	47
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	803
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	356
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$13.6 million

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

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	812
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	1,384
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	3,276
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	330
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	76
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	18

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

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
ECC CORPORATION Holden (Jefferson), MA	Significant Violation	12	–
LS STARRETT PRECISION TOOLS Athol, MA	Significant Violation	12	–
UPPER BLACKSTONE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Millbury, MA	Significant Violation	12	–
FITCHBURG EAST WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Fitchburg, MA	Significant Violation	8	–
WASTE MANAGMENT CENTRAL MASS - FITCHBURG LANDFILL Westminster, MA	Significant Violation	8	–
SOUTHBRIDGE RECYCLING & DISPOSAL PARK Southbridge, MA	Significant Violation	4	–
NORTH BROOKFIELD WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT North Brookfield, MA	Violation Identified	12	–
PITTSFIELD GENERATING COMPANY LP Pittsfield, Town Of, MA	Violation Identified	12	$21,500
POLYFOAM PRECISION MOLDED PRODUCTS Northbridge, MA	Violation Identified	12	–
UMASS MEDICAL SCHOOL Worcester, MA	Violation Identified	12	–
UPTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Upton, MA	Violation Identified	12	–
WARREN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Warren, MA	Violation Identified	12	$13,219
WESTBOROUGH WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Westborough, MA	Violation Identified	12	–
WYMAN GORDON PLANT North Grafton, MA	Violation Identified	12	–
SOUTHBRIDGE WASTEWTER TREATMENT FACILITY Southbridge, MA	No Violation Identified	10	–
IRVING OIL TERMINALS Revere, City Of, MA	Violation Identified	9	–
MWRA CLINTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Clinton, MA	Violation Identified	9	–
PINETREE POWER STATION Westminster, MA	No Violation Identified	8	–
SPENCER WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Spencer, MA	No Violation Identified	8	–
UXBRIDGE WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Uxbridge, MA	Violation Identified	8	–
INTERPRINT INC Pittsfield, Town Of, MA	No Violation Identified	7	$5,000
NORTHBRIDGE WWTP Northbridge, MA	No Violation Identified	6	–
SOUTH ESSEX SEWERAGE DIST WWTP Salem, City Of, MA	No Violation Identified	5	–
ATHOL WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Athol, MA	No Violation Identified	3	–
DARTMOUTH POWER ASSOCATES Dartmouth, Town Of, MA	Violation Identified	3	–
SEAMAN PAPER Templeton, MA	No Violation Identified	2	–
HARVARD UNIVERSITY Cambridge, Town Of, MA	Violation Identified	1	–
KENDALL GREEN ENERGY LLC Cambridge, Town Of, MA	No Violation Identified	1	–
BLACKSTONE POWER GENERATION LLC Blackstone, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
COMMONWEALTH NEW BEDFORD ENERGY LLC Dartmouth, Town Of, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
EXXON MOBIL OIL CORPORATION Everett, City Of, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
FLEXCON COMPANY INC Spencer, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
GARDNER WWTF East Templeton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
GRAFTON WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Grafton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
INTERFACE FABRICS GROUP Douglas, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
LEOMINSTER WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Leominster, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
MILFORD POWER LP Milford, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
MILLENNIUM POWER PLANT Charlton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
MYSTIC STATION Everett, City Of, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
NEWARK AMERICA PAPERBOARD MILL Fitchburg, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SAFETY KLEEN SYSTEMS INC West Brookfield, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SEAMAN PAPER MILL Templeton (Baldwinville), MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TENNESSEE GAS PIPELINE Mendon, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TERADYNE INC Bolton, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
USAF HANSCOM AFB 66 ABG/CEIE Bedford, Town Of, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
VICINITY ENERGY LLC Boston, City Of, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
WEBSTER WASTWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Webster, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
WEST FITCHBURG WASTEWATER TREATMENT FACILITY Fitchburg, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
WHEELABRATOR MILLBURY RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY Millbury, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–
WYMAN GORDON CO Worcester, MA	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Worcester 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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