Des Moines County contains 47 EPA-regulated facilities, 9 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 10 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 68.1k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Iowa state average of 40 per county.
| Site | City | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Iowa Army Ammunition Plant | Middletown | Cleanup underway |
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corporation | Burlington | 31.9k | Compliant |
| Big River Resources | West Burlington | 26.5k | Compliant |
| Us Army Iowa Army Ammunition Plant | Middletown | 5.5k | Penalties |
| Diamond Vogel Paint Company, Inc. | Burlington | 2.4k | Sig. violation |
| Cnh America, Llc - Burlington Plant | Burlington | 832 | Compliant |
| Federal-Mogul Corporation | Burlington | 506 | Compliant |
| Ideal Ready Mix - West Burlington | West Burlington | 420 | Compliant |
| Us Gypsum - Sperry Plant | Mediapolis | 71 | Compliant |
| Hawkeyepedershaab Concrete Technologies, Inc | Mediapolis | 23 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediapolis City Of Stp | Mediapolis | $5.0k | 2024-10-09 |
| Diamond Vogel Paint Company, Inc. | Burlington | $0 | 2025-09-22 |
| Dnr Geode State Park | Danville | $0 | 2022-05-12 |
| Danville City Of Stp | Danville | $0 | 2022-08-22 |
| Borghi Usa Inc | West Burlington | $0 | 2024-08-19 |
| Timberline Estates, Ltd.-Plant #1 | West Burlington | $0 | 2023-07-27 |
| Echo Valley Mobile Home Park No. 2 | West Burlington | $0 | 2024-05-09 |
| Matteson Marine Service, Inc. (Now Brennan Marine Inc.) | Burlington | $0 | 2023-02-07 |
| Echo Valley Mobile Home Park No.1 | West Burlington | $0 | 2024-05-09 |