Pollution in St. Joseph County, Indiana

St. Joseph County contains 217 EPA-regulated facilities, 12 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 3 Superfund sites and 35 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $1.2M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 166.2k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Indiana state average of 63 per county.

Superfund3NPL sites
TRI Facilities35reporters
EPA Facilities217regulated
Sig. Violators12current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Galen Myers Dump Drum SalvageOsceolaReady for anticipated reuse
Douglas Road Uniroyal Inc LandfillMishawakaReady for anticipated reuse
Beck S LakeSouth BendListed on NPL

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Sampson Fiberglass IncorporatedMishawaka49.8kCompliant
Molding Products LlcSouth Bend36.9kCompliant
South Bend Ethanol, Llc.South Bend23.6kSig. violation
Royal Adhesives And Sealants LlcSouth Bend19.2kPenalties
Honeywell International IncSouth Bend9.2kCompliant
Edcoat LlcNew Carlisle6.8kCompliant
Jackel IncMishawaka6.4kCompliant
Janco Engineered Products LlcMishawaka4.9kCompliant
I/N TekNew Carlisle2.6kCompliant
Pioneer Metal Finishing Llc., Nimet DivisionSouth Bend2.1kCompliant
Modineer - Hoosier TankSouth Bend1.2kCompliant
Bayer Corp Diagnostics DivMishawaka1.2kCompliant
Am General LlcMishawaka1.0kCompliant
Unifrax CorporationNew Carlisle500Compliant
Imagineering Enterprises, Inc.South Bend366Compliant
Polygon CoWalkerton334Compliant
Steel Warehouse Co LlcSouth Bend20Compliant
Steel Warehouse - Profiling Department (Riverside)South Bend20Compliant
Suzuki GarphyttanSouth Bend10Penalties
Eaton CorporationSouth Bend8Compliant
Imagineering Finishing TechnologiesSouth Bend7Compliant
Safety Kleen Systems IncorporatedSouth Bend3Compliant
Viasystems Ems Harness Div.Mishawaka1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
South Bend Ethanol, Llc.South Bend$196.7k2025-09-11
Tri-Pac Incorporated KenmoreSouth Bend$9.0k2023-02-02
Corporate Services, Inc.South Bend$6.8k2023-08-01
Sisters Of The Holy Cross IncNotre Dame$5002025-12-04
Tri-Pac IncorporatedSouth Bend$0
Big C Lumber$0
City Of South Bend Wastewater Treatment PlantSouth Bend$02025-08-07
Prairie View Recycling & Disposal FacilWyatt$02025-07-28
Sapa Extrusions North America, IncNorth Liberty$02025-06-26
Sf Motors, IncMishawaka$02025-11-18
St. Joseph Energy Center Water Treatment PlantNew Carlisle$02025-11-24
Sunset Village & Rv ParkSouth Bend$02024-10-01