Environmental programs in Merrimack County, New Hampshire

Merrimack County files 275 hazardous-waste handlers and 189 Clean Air Act facilities: 464 records on file. Why both programs appear.

What stands out

Of its 275 hazardous-waste handlers, 242 are very small quantity generators.
45 of its 275 hazardous-waste handlers (16.4%) have a violation on file.
3 of its 189 Clean Air Act facilities (1.6%) are major sources.
Its 464 environmental records rank 3rd of the 10 county pages the register publishes in New Hampshire.
Its 464 environmental records are 13.2% of the 3,514 the register's 10 county pages hold in New Hampshire.
The county pages nearest it in record count are Grafton County, with 323 records, and Strafford County, with 277.

8 large quantity generators · 19 small quantity generators · 45 with at least one violation on record.

3 classified as major sources · the county is in a designated nonattainment area.

Merrimack County: EPA ECHO downloads for both programs. method