County page
Black Hawk County
Black Hawk County currently shows 1 Superfund site, 83 imported facility profiles, and 136,363 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 Black Hawk County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 136,363 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
Waterloo Coal Gasification Plant
Waterloo Coal Gasification Plant is in EPA's Superfund layer for Waterloo, IA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Waterloo Wwtp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
A-line Iron & Metals
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
La Porte City Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $7,000 in recorded penalties.
Cedar Falls City of Stp
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Allen Memorial Hospital
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Quad State Gauging & Measurement
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Advanced Heat Treat Corporation - Midport
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $85,000 in recorded penalties.
Gilbertville Water Works
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
La Porte City Golf Club
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Roskamp Champion
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,500 in recorded penalties.
Viking Pump Inc. - South Main Facility
Significant Violation across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
La Porte City Utilities
Significant noncompliance across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Kay Enterprises Inc
Significant noncompliance across 8 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Cedar Falls Utilities
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
University of Northern Iowa - Power Plant
Violation Identified across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Washburn Area-stp Black Hawk County
Significant noncompliance across 7 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Covenant Medical Center
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Crystal Distribution Services, Inc.
Under review with $85,956 in recorded penalties.
John Deere Product Engineering Center
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bertch Cabinet, Llc. - Waterloo
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 90,865 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 23,807 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 9,114 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 3,684 lbs |
| n-Butyl alcohol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 2,667 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 2,146 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 1,097 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 974 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 4 | 950 lbs |
| Peracetic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 284 lbs |
| Copper compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 208 lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 154 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 3 | 131 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 125 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 71 lbs |
| Lead compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 2 | 49 lbs |
| Formic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 20 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 10 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 6 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 3 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.