EPA Air · violations by year
High-priority air violations in 2020
- 3,578Violations
A high-priority violation is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records against a source; a federally reportable violation is the next step down in severity.
States, 2020
- Pennsylvania 495
- California 446
- Indiana 308
- Oklahoma 286
- New Jersey 214
- Texas 194
- Colorado 136
- Illinois 117
- Michigan 115
- North Carolina 110
- Florida 106
- Ohio 103
- South Carolina 94
- Georgia 78
- Tennessee 72
- Minnesota 60
- Alaska 57
- Wisconsin 54
- Washington 52
- Kansas 47
- New York 45
- Missouri 41
- Iowa 31
- Arkansas 31
- Mississippi 30
- Connecticut 26
- Nebraska 25
- Alabama 22
- New Mexico 21
- Virginia 19
- Delaware 19
- Oregon 16
- Nevada 15
- Maryland 15
- South Dakota 15
- New Hampshire 11
- Kentucky 10
- West Virginia 10
- Rhode Island 8
- Maine 5
- Hawaii 4
- Louisiana 4
- Wyoming 4
Other years
High-priority air violations recorded in 2020
| Date | Facility | Where | Kind | Agency |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-03-25 | DAVE JOHNSTON (PACIFICORP) | GLENROCK, Converse, WY | HPV day-zero determination | State |
| 2020-03-24 | MONSCHEIN INDUSTRIES INC | RIVERBANK, Stanislaus, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-24 | COMPOSITE RESEARCH, INC. | BLACKSHEAR, Pierce, GA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-24 | POTTERS INDUSTRIES, LLC | AUGUSTA, Richmond, GA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-24 | CAROLINA SKIFF, LLC | WAYCROSS, Ware, GA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-24 | THIELE KAOLIN COMPANY - DEEPSTEP ROAD PLANT | SANDERSVILLE, Washington, GA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-24 | SWIFT PORK COMPANY | LOUISVILLE, Jefferson, KY | Earliest FRV determination | Local |
| 2020-03-24 | G&S TECHNOLOGIES | KEARNY, Hudson, NJ | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-24 | VAN HOEKELEN GREENHOUSES INC/MCADOO | MCADOO, Schuylkill, PA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-24 | UNION ELEC STEEL CORP/HARMON CREEK | BURGETTSTOWN, Washington, PA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-24 | AIRXCEL, INC. | DAYTON, Rhea, TN | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-24 | MOTTLEY FOILS INC | FARMVILLE, Buckingham, VA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-23 | FRESNO/CLOVIS REGIONAL WWTP — high-priority violation on file | FRESNO, Fresno, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-23 | STOCKTON RWCF — high-priority violation on file | STOCKTON, San Joaquin, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-23 | TROPICANA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | BRADENTON, Manatee, FL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-23 | TROPICANA MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC | FORT PIERCE, St. Lucie, FL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-23 | ALTON STEEL INC | ALTON, Madison, IL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-23 | DURGIN AND CROWELL LUMBER COMPANY, INC. | SPRINGFIELD, Sullivan, NH | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-23 | NORTH VALMY GENERATING STATION | VALMY, Humboldt, NV | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-23 | EASTERN GAS TRANSMISSION & STORAGE INC/NORTH SUMMIT | HOPWOOD, Fayette, PA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-23 | PORT ARTHUR REFINERY — high-priority violation on file | PORT ARTHUR, Jefferson, TX | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-23 | DRIVER GAS PLANT | MIDKIFF, Midland, TX | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-20 | HECK CELLARS — high-priority violation on file | CALIFORNIA, Undetermined, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-20 | ELK HILLS POWER LLC | TUPMAN, Kern, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-20 | HECK CELLARS — high-priority violation on file | CALIFORNIA, Undetermined, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-20 | GEORGE PFAUS SONS COMPANY INCORPORATED | JEFFERSONVILLE, Clark, IN | HPV day-zero determination | State |
| 2020-03-20 | SAYREVILLE POWER LP | SAYREVILLE, Middlesex, NJ | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-20 | SAYREVILLE POWER LP | SAYREVILLE, Middlesex, NJ | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-20 | AMETEK - MICROPOISE MEASUREMENTS SYSTEMS LLC | STREETSBORO, Portage, OH | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-20 | US PAPER MILL LLC | CHILLICOTHE, Ross, OH | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-20 | US PAPER MILL LLC | CHILLICOTHE, Ross, OH | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-20 | PIXELLE SPECIALTY SOLUTIONS LLC | FREMONT, Sandusky, OH | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-20 | PHILLIPS 66 CO - PONCA CITY REFINERY / PONCA CITY REFINERY — high-priority violation on file | PONCA CITY, Kay, OK | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | CALIFORNIA RESOURCES PRODUCTION CORP — high-priority violation on file | BAKERSFIELD, Kern, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-19 | OMNI-X U.S.A . | SHERIDAN, Arapahoe, CO | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | HOLLINGSHEAD MATERIALS | PANAMA CITY, Bay, FL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY SOLID WASTE MGT DEPT | LITHIA, Hillsborough, FL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | GEORGIA PACIFIC WOOD PRODUCTS LLC | HOSFORD, Liberty, FL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | APPLING COUNTY PELLETS — high-priority violation on file | BAXLEY, Appling, GA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | HAZLEHURST WOOD PELLETS, LLC — high-priority violation on file | HAZLEHURST, Jeff Davis, GA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | COLOR COMMUNICATIONS LLC — high-priority violation on file | CHICAGO, Cook, IL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | SMS MILL SERVICES LLC | ALTON, Madison, IL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | ISOA LLC DBA INSULATION SPECIALTIES OF AMERICA | WANATAH, LaPorte, IN | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | GOLDSBORO MILLING CO. - GOLDSBORO | GOLDSBORO, Wayne, NC | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | G&S TECHNOLOGIES | KEARNY, Hudson, NJ | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | ARDEN LDFL/CHARTIERS TWP | WASHINGTON, Washington, PA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | SEPTA - COMLY BUS FACILITY | PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia, PA | Earliest FRV determination | Local |
| 2020-03-19 | KIRKBRIDE CTR/PSYCHIATRIC HOSP — high-priority violation on file | PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia, PA | Earliest FRV determination | Local |
| 2020-03-19 | MICROPOROUS, LLC | PINEY FLATS, Sullivan, TN | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-19 | JAMESON GAS PLANT | SILVER, Coke, TX | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-18 | US ARMY (FORT WAINWRIGHT) / FORT WAINWRIGHT | FAIRBANKS, Fairbanks North Star, AK | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-18 | E&B NATIONAL RESOURCES MANAGEMENT | BAKERSFIELD, Kern, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-18 | ENTERPRISE LEASING CO OF DENVER - ALAMO | DENVER, Denver, CO | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-18 | CELTA CHEMICAL | GRANITE CITY, Madison, IL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-18 | TENASKA PA PARTNERS/WESTMORELAND GEN FAC — high-priority violation on file | SMITHTON, Westmoreland, PA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-18 | MICROPOROUS, LLC | PINEY FLATS, Sullivan, TN | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-17 | TECK ALASKA, INC. (TECK) / RED DOG MINE — high-priority violation on file | KOTZEBUE, Northwest Arctic, AK | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-17 | FMC CORPORATION | AXIS, Mobile, AL | HPV day-zero determination | State |
| 2020-03-17 | AERA ENERGY LLC — high-priority violation on file | BAKERSFIELD, Kern, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-17 | BRENNTAG MID-SOUTH, INC. | ORLANDO, Orange, FL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-17 | PIONEER METAL FINISHING INDUSTRIAL HWY | WARREN, Macomb, MI | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-17 | THE KING'S GARDEN | VALLEY, Douglas, NE | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-17 | CUMMINS CONSTRUCTION CO INC / PORTABLE CMI PLANT 2745 | PERKINS, Payne, OK | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-17 | HRSD - ARMY BASE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT | NORFOLK, Norfolk (city), VA | HPV day-zero determination | State |
| 2020-03-17 | PORT TOWNSEND PAPER CORPORATION — high-priority violation on file | PORT TOWNSEND, Jefferson, WA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-16 | SA RECYCLING | DECATUR, Morgan, AL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-16 | VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA — high-priority violation on file | BENICIA, Solano, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-16 | VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA — high-priority violation on file | BENICIA, Solano, CA | Earliest FRV determination | Local |
| 2020-03-16 | VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA — high-priority violation on file | BENICIA, Solano, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-16 | VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA — high-priority violation on file | BENICIA, Solano, CA | Earliest FRV determination | Local |
| 2020-03-16 | VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA — high-priority violation on file | BENICIA, Solano, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-16 | VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA — high-priority violation on file | BENICIA, Solano, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-16 | VALERO REFINING COMPANY - CALIFORNIA — high-priority violation on file | BENICIA, Solano, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-16 | KNEAD DOUGH BAKING CO INC | BOLINGBROOK, Will, IL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-16 | SOUTH SHORE SLAG LLC CONTRACTOR OF US STEEL CORPORATION GARY | GARY, Lake, IN | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-16 | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORPORATION DEARBORN WORKS | DEARBORN, Wayne, MI | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-16 | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL CORPORATION DEARBORN WORKS | DEARBORN, Wayne, MI | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-16 | GERDAU MACSTEEL MONROE MILL — high-priority violation on file | MONROE, Monroe, MI | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-16 | DOMTAR PAPER COMPANY, LLC | PLYMOUTH, Martin, NC | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-16 | CLEVELAND CLIFFS MONESSEN COKE LLC/MONESSEN COKE PLT — high-priority violation on file | MONESSEN, Westmoreland, PA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-16 | LASALLE UNIV/W OLNEY AVE | PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia, PA | Earliest FRV determination | Local |
| 2020-03-16 | HCP | PHILADELPHIA, Philadelphia, PA | Earliest FRV determination | Local |
| 2020-03-14 | PA STATE UNIV/UNIV PARK CAMPUS | UNIVERSITY PARK, Centre, PA | HPV day-zero determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | ELK HILLS POWER LLC | TUPMAN, Kern, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-13 | GEORGIA-PACIFIC PALATKA LLC — high-priority violation on file | PALATKA, Putnam, FL | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | AVIENT CORPORATION | KENNESAW, Cobb, GA | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL LLC | EAST CHICAGO, Lake, IN | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | CLEVELAND-CLIFFS STEEL LLC — high-priority violation on file | EAST CHICAGO, Lake, IN | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | SHERIDAN PUBLISHING GRAND RAPIDS | GRAND RAPIDS, Kent, MI | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | MINTON VENTURES, LLC | LENOIR, Caldwell, NC | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | MINTON VENTURES, LLC | LENOIR, Caldwell, NC | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | CLEVELAND COUNTY MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE LANDFILL | SHELBY, Cleveland, NC | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | GODWIN MANUFACTURING COMPANY, INC. | DUNN, Harnett, NC | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | SANTEE COOPER RAINEY GENERATING STATION | IVA, Anderson, SC | HPV day-zero determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | SANTEE COOPER CROSS GENERATING STATION — high-priority violation on file | PINEVILLE, Berkeley, SC | HPV day-zero determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | CONCRETE SUPPLY CO LLC - SEVEN M PLANT | LEXINGTON, Lexington, SC | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-13 | POWELL VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE — high-priority violation on file | KYLES FORD, Hancock, TN | Earliest FRV determination | State |
| 2020-03-12 | AEROJET ROCKETDYNE, INC. | EAST CAMDEN, Calhoun, AR | HPV day-zero determination | State |
| 2020-03-12 | CHEVRON USA INC- HEAVY OIL — high-priority violation on file | BAKERSFIELD, Kern, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
| 2020-03-12 | CHEVRON USA_(FORMERLY MIDWAY SUNSET OIL) — high-priority violation on file | BAKERSFIELD, Kern, CA | HPV day-zero determination | Local |
Dates as filed by the agency that recorded the violation. Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download.