County page
Wells County
Wells County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 55 imported facility profiles, and 49,958 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 Wells County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 49,958 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
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Matalco Llc - Bluffton
Significant Violation across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $64,300 in recorded penalties.
Valero Bluffton Plant
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $20,975 in recorded penalties.
Pretzels Incorporated
Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $20,000 in recorded penalties.
Stoney Creek Estates Mhc, Llc-treatment Plant #1
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Southern Wells Jr./sr. High - Well 1-treatment Plant #2
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Southern Wells Jr./sr. High - Well 1
Significant noncompliance across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Superpufft Snack Usa Inc
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Poneto Municipal Stp
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Haven Manufacturing Indiana
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bluffton Motor Works Llc
Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $6,000 in recorded penalties.
Roembke Mfg
No Violation Identified with $14,800 in recorded penalties.
Ossian Municipal Water Department - Treatment Plant #2
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Wayne Metals Llc
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bluffton Wastewater Treatment Facility
Unknown across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bummies B & K Root Beer
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Corning Glass Works Bluffton Plant
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bluffton Utilities Water Dept
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Montpelier Electric Generating Station
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Lighted Gardens, Inc.
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Norwell Middle School
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 20,401 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 8,917 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 7,033 lbs |
| Formic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 5,700 lbs |
| Acrolein | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,711 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,210 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 921 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 24 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 18 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 17 lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 5 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Copper | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 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.