Pollution in Butler County, Iowa

Butler County contains 25 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 5 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $22.5k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 424.9k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is below the Iowa state average of 40 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities5reporters
EPA Facilities25regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Shell Rock Soy ProcessingShell Rock296.9kSig. violation
Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock EthanolShell Rock103.2kSig. violation
Zinpro Corp - Shell RockShell Rock24.7kCompliant
Unverferth Manufacturing Company, IncShell Rock150Penalties
Feldmeier Equipment IncShell Rock4Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock EthanolShell Rock$10.0k2025-06-26
Shell Rock Soy ProcessingShell Rock$02025-06-11
Bristow Muni Water SupplyBristow$0