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Environmental compliance in Pierce County

2,438 active EPA-regulated sites in Pierce County, Washington: 440 with an identified violation, 245 in significant violation, 1,614 inspections and $8.4 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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

Measure	Value
Active EPA-regulated sites	2,438
Sites with an identified violation	440
Sites in significant violation	245
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	1,614
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	164
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$8.4 million

How many active facilities in Pierce County, Washington fall under each EPA program?

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	100
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	951
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	1,360
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	313
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	31
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	8

Which large facilities in Pierce County, Washington does the EPA track, and are they in violation?

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
GENERAL METALS OF TACOMA Tacoma, WA	Significant Violation	12	$1.6 million
PIERCE COUNTY RECYCLING 304TH LANDFILL Graham, WA	Significant Violation	12	$1,000
US OIL & REFINING CO Tacoma, WA	Significant Violation	12	$30,000
PARCEL 77 AUTO IMPORT TERMINAL Tacoma, WA	Significant Violation	5	–
PUYALLUP WPCP 18TH ST Puyallup, WA	Significant Violation	5	–
ARCLIN SURFACES, LLC Tacoma, WA	Violation Identified	12	$2,000
EMERALD SERVICES TACOMA Tacoma, WA	Violation Identified	12	–
GIG HARBOR STP Gig Harbor, WA	Violation Identified	12	–
PIERCE COUNTY UTILITIES Tacoma, WA	Violation Identified	12	–
PSE FREDERICKSON GENERATING FACILITY Tacoma, WA	Violation Identified	12	–
SONOCO PRODUCTS CO 1802 STEELE Sumner, WA	Violation Identified	12	–
STERICYCLE ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS - TACOMA FACILITY Tacoma, WA	Violation Identified	12	$3,719
TACOMA NORTH END WWTP 3 Tacoma, WA	Violation Identified	12	–
PETROLEUM RECLAIMING SERVICE INC (PRSGRP) Tacoma, WA	No Violation Identified	11	–
GP GYPSUM CORP TACOMA PLANT Tacoma, WA	Violation Identified	3	–
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD Jblm, WA	No Violation Identified	3	$1,250
TACOMA, CITY OF (MS4) Tacoma, WA	Violation Identified	2	–
UW CENTER FOR URBAN WATERS Tacoma, WA	No Violation Identified	2	–
PACIFIC CREST INDUSTRIES INC SUMNER Sumner, WA	No Violation Identified	1	$13,000
TORAY COMPOSITES AMERICA Tacoma, WA	No Violation Identified	1	–
BOEING COMPANY FREDERICKSON Puyallup, WA	No Violation Identified	0	–
CARLISLE CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS INCORPORATED Puyallup, WA	No Violation Identified	0	$59,700
FREDERICKSON POWER LP Tacoma, WA	No Violation Identified	0	–
PIERCE COUNTY SW Tacoma, WA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SIMPSON TIMBER CO COMMENCEMENT BAY OPR Tacoma, WA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SSA CONTAINERS INC Tacoma, WA	No Violation Identified	0	–
SUMNER STP Sumner, WA	No Violation Identified	0	–
TACOMA DPU STEAM PLANT 2 SITE Tacoma, WA	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Pierce County · Washington · 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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