County page
Knox County
Knox County currently shows 1 Superfund site, 47 imported facility profiles, and 217,830 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Knox County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 217,830 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Prestolite Battery Division
Prestolite Battery Division is in EPA's Superfund layer for Vincennes, IN. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Bruceville Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $6,400 in recorded penalties.
Thunder Hill Mobile Home Park
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $6,800 in recorded penalties.
Duke Energy Indiana Edwardsport Igcc
Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters, with $15,312 in recorded penalties.
Decker Water Works-treatment Plant
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Edwardsport Water Utility
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Wabash Steel Llc
Significant Violation across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bicknell Municipal Utilities
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bruceville Water Utility Center
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sandborn Water Department
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Packaging Corporation of America
Significant Violation across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Responsible Energy Operations Llc - Wheatland Rail Facility
Significant noncompliance across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Freelandville Water Association
Violation Identified across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Scepter Inc
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-06-19.
Karran Sink Plant Karran Usa
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,188 in recorded penalties.
Bicknell Municipal Wwtp
Violation Identified across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lewis-vincennes Incorporated
Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $500 in recorded penalties.
Futaba Indiana America Corporation
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-07-02.
Oaktown Water Works
Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Farbest Foods, Inc.
No Violation Identified
South Knox Jr & Sr High School
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 214,628 lbs |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 738 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 686 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 503 lbs |
| Hydrogen fluoride | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 339 lbs |
| Peracetic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 314 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 112 lbs |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 57 lbs |
| Nickel compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 53 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 39 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 29 lbs |
| Vanadium compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 29 lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 24 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 11 lbs |
| Mercury compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 6 lbs |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 1 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Benzo[g, h, i]perylene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Carbonyl sulfide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Indiana
Indiana facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Indiana
Indiana facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Indiana
Indiana facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.