Pollution in Tippecanoe County, Indiana

Tippecanoe County contains 132 EPA-regulated facilities, 5 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 21 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.8M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.5M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Indiana state average of 63 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities21reporters
EPA Facilities132regulated
Sig. Violators5current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Tippecanoe Sanitary Landfill IncLafayetteReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Subaru Of Indiana Automotive IncLafayette739.7kCompliant
Cargill Inc Soybean Processing DivLafayette298.6kPenalties
Evonik Degussa Corp Tippecanoe LaboratoriesLafayette253.1kCompliant
Tate & Lyle, Lafayette SouthLafayette86.0kPenalties
Tate & Lyle SagamoreLafayette57.9kPenalties
Dana Incorporated Limited Dba Fairfield Manufacturing CompanyLafayette29.2kCompliant
Heartland Automotive LlcLafayette27.4kCompliant
Worwag Coatings LlcLafayette8.9kPenalties
Rea Magnet Wire Company IncLafayette8.4kPenalties
Crossroads Galvanizing LlcLafayette936Compliant
Arconic Lafayette LlcLafayette702Sig. violation
Wabash National CorporationLafayette252Compliant
Caterpillar IncorporatedLafayette158Penalties
Industrial Plating IncorporatedLafayette34Compliant
Coleman Cable IncorporatedLafayette17Penalties
Ge Aviation Lafayette Engine FacilityLafayette11Compliant
Perry Foam ProductsLafayette10Compliant
Wabash National SouthLafayette6Compliant
Alloy Custom ProductsLafayette3Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
United Parcel Service - LafayetteLafayette$5.3M2024-12-11
Arconic Lafayette LlcLafayette$3.6k2025-08-26
Ken Do Fishing Lake$0
Mintonye Elementary SchoolLafayette$02025-04-16
Nanshan America Advanced Aluminum Technologies LlcLafayette$02022-08-31