Pollution in Idaho

Idaho hosts 9 Superfund cleanup sites, 134 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 132 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $109.7M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 49.4M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Lucky Friday Mine in Mullan, reporting 19.6M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites9NPL
TRI Facilities134active reporters
Significant Violators132current SNC
Total Penalties$109.7Mlifetime

Superfund sites in Idaho

SiteCityStatus
Blackbird MineLemhi CountyRemedy selected
Bunker Hill Mining Metallurgical ComplexSmeltervilleCleanup underway
Eastern Michaud Flats ContaminationPocatelloCleanup underway
Idaho National Engineering Laboratory UsdoeIdaho FallsCleanup underway
Kerr Mcgee Chemical Corp Soda Springs PlantSoda SpringsConstruction complete
Monsanto Chemical Co Soda Springs PlantSoda SpringsConstruction complete
Mountain Home Air Force BaseMountain HomeConstruction complete
St Maries CreosoteSt. MariesRemedy selected
Stibnite Yellow Pine Mining AreaStibniteProposed for NPL

Largest Idaho releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Lucky Friday MineMullan19.6M
Mccain Foods Usa Burley FacilityBurley5.6M
Monsanto Soda Springs PlantSoda Springs4.4M
Us Silver Galena MineWallace4.0M
Us Ecology Idaho IncGrand View3.7M
Jr Simplot Co - Don Siding ComplexPocatello2.8M
The Amalgamated Sugar Company Mini-CassiaPaul2.3M
Glanbia Foods, Inc., Gooding PlantGooding1.1M
Thompson Creek MineClayton1.0M
Clearwater Paper Corp - Ppd & CpdLewiston898.3k
Amalgamated Sugar Company - NampaNampa799.1k
Itafos Conda LlcSoda Springs703.9k
Us Epa Bunker Hill Superfund SiteKellogg583.9k
Amalgamated Sugar Co LlcTwin Falls300.0k
Glanbia Foods RichfieldRichfield259.9k
J R Simplot CompanyCaldwell245.5k
Best Bath SystemsCaldwell156.8k
Micron Technology, Inc.Boise109.5k
Ineel Technology And Engineering CenterHowe101.2k
Lamb Weston IncorporatedAmerican Falls97.0k
True West Beef LlcJerome91.7k
Cs Beef PackersKuna80.1k
Potlatchdeltic Land And Lumber Llc - St. Maries Lumber Drying DivisionSt Maries68.3k
Basic American Foods (Blackfoot)Blackfoot67.2k
Idaho Forest Group LewistonLewiston49.0k

By county

Ada County County0 SF · 17 TRI · 10 violatorsCanyon County County0 SF · 23 TRI · 12 violatorsKootenai County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 7 violatorsTwin Falls County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 8 violatorsBonneville County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 8 violatorsBonner County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 4 violatorsBingham County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsValley County County1 SF · 1 TRI · 4 violatorsFremont County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsNez Perce County County0 SF · 11 TRI · 5 violatorsBannock County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsGooding County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 7 violatorsIdaho County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 3 violatorsElmore County County1 SF · 2 TRI · 6 violatorsCassia County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsBlaine County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 3 violatorsBoise County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsLatah County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 5 violatorsJefferson County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsJerome County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsLemhi County County1 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsCaribou County County2 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsClearwater County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsOwyhee County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsShoshone County County1 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsPayette County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsGem County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMinidoka County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsCuster County0 SF · 1 TRI · 4 violatorsMadison County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsBenewah County County1 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsTeton County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsFranklin County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsPower County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsBear Lake County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsBoundary County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 3 violatorsWashington County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLewis County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsAdams County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsPortable Source County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCamas County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsLincoln County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsClark County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsButte County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsOneida County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBoone County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGrady County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsLaramie County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsMalheur County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPolk County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNot Defined County2 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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