Iowa hosts 14 Superfund cleanup sites, 499 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 167 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $95.5M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 26.6M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Climax Molybdenum Company in Fort Madison, reporting 2.7M lb to EPA.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Des Moines Tce | Des Moines | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Fairfield Coal Gasification Plant | Fairfield | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Highway 3 Pce | Le Mars | Listed on NPL |
| Iowa Army Ammunition Plant | Middletown | Cleanup underway |
| Lawrence Todtz Farm | Camanche | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Lot 46 Valley Gardens Tce | Des Moines | Listed on NPL |
| Mason City Coal Gasification Plant | Mason City | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Midwest Manufacturing North Farm | Kellogg | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Pce Former Dry Cleaner | Atlantic | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Peoples Natural Gas Co | Dubuque | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Railroad Avenue Groundwater Contamination | West Des Moines | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Shaw Avenue Dump | Charles City | Ready for anticipated reuse |
| Vogel Paint Wax Co | Maurice | Construction complete |
| Waterloo Coal Gasification Plant | Waterloo | Remedy selected |