Environmental programs in Rensselaer County, New York

Rensselaer County files 265 hazardous-waste handlers and 54 Clean Air Act facilities: 319 records on file. Why both programs appear.

What stands out

Of its 265 hazardous-waste handlers, 126 are very small quantity generators.
72 of its 265 hazardous-waste handlers (27.2%) have a violation on file.
8 of its 54 Clean Air Act facilities (14.8%) are major sources.
Its 319 environmental records rank 21st of the 62 county pages the register publishes in New York.
Its 319 environmental records are 0.9% of the 36,459 the register's 62 county pages hold in New York.
The county pages nearest it in record count are Schenectady County, with 314 records, and Ulster County, with 314.

77 large quantity generators · 59 small quantity generators · 72 with at least one violation on record.

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

Rensselaer County: EPA ECHO downloads for both programs. method