Lake County contains 291 EPA-regulated facilities, 15 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 8 Superfund sites and 49 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $41.5M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 28.7M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Indiana state average of 63 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Gary Development Landfill | Gary | Listed on NPL |
| Federated Metals Corp Whiting | Hammond | Listed on NPL |
| Midco I | Gary | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Midco Ii | Gary | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Ninth Avenue Dump | Gary | Construction complete |
| U S Smelter And Lead Refinery Inc | East Chicago | Superfund site |
| Lake Sandy Jo M M Landfill | Gary | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| American Chemical Service Inc | Griffith | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bp Products North America, Inc. | Whiting | $32.5M | 2025-07-16 |
| Oil Technology, Inc./U.s. Steel Gary | Gary | $495.3k | 2025-07-24 |
| Cleveland-Cliffs Llc | East Chicago | $300.3k | 2025-11-19 |
| Safety-Kleen Systems, Inc. | East Chicago | $240.0k | 2025-08-26 |
| Carmeuse Lime Buffington | Gary | $142.4k | 2025-09-17 |
| Tradebe Receiving Warehouse | East Chicago | $79.4k | 2025-06-02 |
| Cargill Texturizing Solutions | Hammond | $42.0k | 2025-12-03 |
| Professional Locomotive Services | East Chicago | $6.2k | 2023-08-08 |
| Amsive | Hobart | $0 | 2023-11-28 |
| Dover Chemical Hammond Works | Hammond | $0 | 2025-03-13 |
| Gary Wastewater Treatment Plant | Gary | $0 | 2026-01-13 |
| Midwest Aerospace Llc | Merrillville | $0 | |
| Cedar Creek Family Golf Center | $0 | 2014-03-28 | |
| Davies Imperial Coatings, Inc. | Hammond | $0 | 2025-07-23 |
| Us Gypsum Co | East Chicago | $0 | 2025-03-12 |