Pollution in De Kalb County, Indiana

De Kalb County contains 40 EPA-regulated facilities, 7 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 0 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $51.5k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 193.2k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is below the Indiana state average of 63 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities0reporters
EPA Facilities40regulated
Sig. Violators7current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Thermatru CorporationButler98.3kPenalties
Contitech Usa IncorporatedAuburn63.4kPenalties
New Millenium Building Systems LlcButler29.6kCompliant
Contech Us, LlcAuburn750Penalties
Ball Brass & Aluminum FoundryAuburn448Compliant
Butler Mill Service CompanyButler362Compliant
Fxi IncAuburn254Compliant
Nucor Building SystemsWaterloo12Compliant
Metal Technologies Auburn LlcAuburn10Sig. violation

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Eaton Corporation - Auburn R&d LabAuburn$15.6k2023-01-30
Butler WwtpButler$3.4k2025-07-25
Metal Technologies Auburn LlcAuburn$5002025-10-21
Ashley WwtpAshley$02025-05-14
Garrett WwtpGarrett$02023-11-08
Indian Springs CampgroundGarrett$02025-06-18
St. Joe - Spencerville WwtpSt. Joe$02025-11-05