Pollution in Vigo County, Indiana

Vigo County contains 76 EPA-regulated facilities, 5 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 15 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 12.6k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Indiana state average of 63 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities15reporters
EPA Facilities76regulated
Sig. Violators5current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Elm Street Ground Water ContaminationTerre HauteListed on NPL

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Steel Dynamics HeartlandTerre Haute4.9kPenalties
Federal Correctional ComplexTerre Haute3.8kCompliant
Vp Racing Fuels Inc.Terre Haute1.2kCompliant
Hydrite Chemical Co.Terre Haute1.2kCompliant
Meridian Brick LlcTerre Haute477Penalties
Gartland Foundry Co IncTerre Haute261Sig. violation
Lenex SteelTerre Haute255Compliant
Great DaneTerre Haute223Compliant
Unison Engine ComponentsTerre Haute138Compliant
Bemis Company IncorporatedTerre Haute123Penalties
Polyone CorporationTerre Haute18Compliant
Ulrich Chemical IncorporatedTerre Haute7Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Gartland Foundry Co IncTerre Haute$5002025-06-25
Trails Edge AptsTerre Haute$0
Wabash Valley Resources LlcWest Terre Haute$02025-10-06
Fayette Elementary SchoolWest Terre Haute$02024-10-08
West Terre Haute WwtpWest Terre Haute$02026-02-25