Pollution in Whitley County, Indiana

Whitley County contains 51 EPA-regulated facilities, 2 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 13 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $78.4k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 28.4k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Indiana state average of 63 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities13reporters
EPA Facilities51regulated
Sig. Violators2current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Wayne Waste OilColumbia CityReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Steel Dynamics StructuralColumbia City15.4kPenalties
Essex Furukawa Magnet Wire Usa Llc Plant 202Columbia City7.5kCompliant
Chromasource, Inc.Columbia City4.4kPenalties
Reelcraft Industries IncorporatedColumbia City631Compliant
Columbia City Mill ServicesColumbia City370Compliant
Micropulse IncorporatedColumbia City31Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Columbia City Water DepartmentColumbia City$4.1k2025-09-09
Coupled Products, LlcColumbia City$02023-06-29