Pollution in Indiana

Indiana hosts 40 Superfund cleanup sites, 947 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 321 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $1.9B in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 71.0M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Oil Technology, Inc./U.s. Steel Gary in Gary, reporting 19.1M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites40NPL
TRI Facilities947active reporters
Significant Violators321current SNC
Total Penalties$1.9Blifetime

Superfund sites in Indiana

SiteCityStatus
American Chemical Service IncGriffithReady for anticipated reuse
Beck S LakeSouth BendListed on NPL
Broadway Street Corridor Groundwater ContaminationAndersonListed on NPL
Cam Or IncWestvilleCleanup underway
Cliff Drive Groundwater ContaminationLogansportListed on NPL
Conrail Rail Yard ElkhartElkhartReady for anticipated reuse
Continental Steel CorpKokomoReady for anticipated reuse
Douglas Road Uniroyal Inc LandfillMishawakaReady for anticipated reuse
Elm Street Ground Water ContaminationTerre HauteListed on NPL
Envirochem CorpZionsvilleConstruction complete
Federated Metals Corp WhitingHammondListed on NPL
Fisher CaloLa PorteConstruction complete
Fort Wayne Reduction DumpFort WayneReady for anticipated reuse
Franklin Street Groundwater ContaminationSpencerListed on NPL
Galen Myers Dump Drum SalvageOsceolaReady for anticipated reuse
Garden City Ground Water PlumeGarden CityReady for anticipated reuse
Gary Development LandfillGaryListed on NPL
Himco DumpElkhartReady for anticipated reuse
Jacobsville Neighborhood Soil ContaminationEvansvilleCleanup underway
Keystone Corridor Ground Water ContaminationIndianapolisCleanup underway
Kokomo Contaminated Ground Water PlumeKokomoListed on NPL
Lake Sandy Jo M M LandfillGaryReady for anticipated reuse
Lakeland Disposal Service IncClaypoolReady for anticipated reuse
Lane Street Ground Water ContaminationElkhartListed on NPL
Lusher Street Ground Water ContaminationElkhartCleanup underway
Main Street Well FieldElkhartConstruction complete
Marion Bragg DumpMarionReady for anticipated reuse
Midco IGaryReady for anticipated reuse
Midco IiGaryReady for anticipated reuse
Ninth Avenue DumpGaryConstruction complete
North 5th Street Groundwater ContaminationGoshenListed on NPL
North Shore DriveElkhartListed on NPL
Northside Sanitary Landfill IncZionsvilleReady for anticipated reuse
Pike And Mulberry Streets Pce PlumeMartinsvilleCleanup underway
Prestolite Battery DivisionVincennesConstruction complete
Reilly Tar Chemical Corp Indianapolis PlantIndianapolisReady for anticipated reuse
Seymour Recycling CorpSeymourReady for anticipated reuse
Tippecanoe Sanitary Landfill IncLafayetteReady for anticipated reuse
U S Smelter And Lead Refinery IncEast ChicagoSuperfund site
Wayne Waste OilColumbia CityReady for anticipated reuse

Largest Indiana releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Oil Technology, Inc./U.s. Steel GaryGary19.1M
Bp Products North America, Inc.Whiting8.6M
Cleveland-Cliffs Burns Harbor LlcBurns Harbor8.6M
Ak Steel Rockport WorksRockport6.5M
Gibson Generating Station Type I South LandfillOwensville3.2M
Alcoa Warrick OperationsNewburgh2.0M
Indiana Kentucky Electric Corporation - Clifty Creek StationMadison1.4M
Indiana Michigan Power Dba Aep RockpoRockport1.4M
Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon, LlcMount Vernon1.2M
Hoosier Energy Merom Generating StationSullivan1.1M
General Motors Fort Wayne AssemblyRoanoke973.4k
Bunge North America (East) LlcMorristown809.5k
Subaru Of Indiana Automotive IncLafayette739.7k
Cayuga Generating StationCayuga670.5k
Louis Dreyfus Agricultural Industries, LlcClaypool662.8k
Crane Division Naval Surface Warfare Center Nswc CraneCrane601.5k
Archer Daniels MidlandFrankfort600.2k
Nipsco - Facility ClosedWheatfield567.8k
Consolidated Grain And Barge Co.Mount Vernon440.0k
Bunge North America (East), LlcDecatur433.1k
Knauf Insulation GmbhShelbyville408.9k
Cleveland-Cliffs LlcEast Chicago364.4k
Maax Us CorpPlymouth320.9k
Lehigh Cement Company LlcMitchell313.4k
Patrick Industries Incorporated Dba Better Way ProductsNew Paris304.2k

By county

Elkhart County County7 SF · 107 TRI · 19 violatorsMarion County County2 SF · 71 TRI · 17 violatorsLake County County8 SF · 49 TRI · 15 violatorsSt. Joseph County County3 SF · 35 TRI · 12 violatorsKosciusko County County1 SF · 33 TRI · 10 violatorsAllen County County1 SF · 42 TRI · 9 violatorsLagrange County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 7 violatorsPorter County County0 SF · 24 TRI · 7 violatorsTippecanoe County County1 SF · 21 TRI · 5 violatorsSteuben County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 2 violatorsClark County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 6 violatorsHamilton County County0 SF · 13 TRI · 4 violatorsDelaware County County0 SF · 18 TRI · 5 violatorsNoble County County0 SF · 25 TRI · 3 violatorsWayne County County0 SF · 17 TRI · 3 violatorsHendricks County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsWhite County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 5 violatorsMarshall County County0 SF · 25 TRI · 4 violatorsHancock County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 4 violatorsLaporte County County0 SF · 25 TRI · 2 violatorsJohnson County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 3 violatorsJasper County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsVigo County County1 SF · 15 TRI · 5 violatorsGrant County County1 SF · 8 TRI · 7 violatorsHoward County County2 SF · 10 TRI · 6 violatorsMadison County County1 SF · 7 TRI · 5 violatorsHenry County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsHuntington County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 5 violatorsMontgomery County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 5 violatorsVanderburgh County County1 SF · 18 TRI · 8 violatorsBoone County County2 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsMorgan County County1 SF · 5 TRI · 6 violatorsBartholomew County County1 SF · 18 TRI · 2 violatorsMiami County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsShelby County County0 SF · 13 TRI · 5 violatorsWabash County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 4 violatorsAdams County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 2 violatorsCass County County1 SF · 10 TRI · 3 violatorsPutnam County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsRandolph County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsWells County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 2 violatorsLa Porte County2 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsMonroe County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsDubois County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 5 violatorsJay County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 3 violatorsDearborn County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 5 violatorsPosey County County0 SF · 11 TRI · 4 violatorsWhitley County County1 SF · 13 TRI · 2 violatorsClinton County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 3 violatorsDekalb County County0 SF · 23 TRI · 2 violatorsKnox County1 SF · 7 TRI · 2 violatorsWarrick County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsJackson County County1 SF · 11 TRI · 4 violatorsLawrence County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 5 violatorsStarke County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsDaviess County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 7 violatorsFulton County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsNewton County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsClay County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 2 violatorsGreene County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsSullivan County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsDe Kalb County0 SF · 0 TRI · 7 violatorsFloyd County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 0 violatorsSpencer County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 0 violatorsVermillion County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsDecatur County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 2 violatorsGibson County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsPulaski County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsFountain County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsCarroll County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsPike County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsParke County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsTipton County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsWashington County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsRipley County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 0 violatorsHarrison County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsJefferson County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 1 violatorsRush County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsJennings County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 0 violatorsBlackford County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsFranklin County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsOwen County County1 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsPerry County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsScott County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsCrawford County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsMartin County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 4 violatorsOrange County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsSwitzerland County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBenton County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBrown County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsWarren County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsFayette County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsUnion County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsPortable Source County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsOhio County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLa Grange County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNot Determined County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSaint Joseph County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsAda County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsChurchill County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHendry County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsIngham County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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