Pollution in Dubuque County, Iowa

Dubuque County contains 116 EPA-regulated facilities, 4 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 16 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 28.6k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Iowa state average of 40 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities16reporters
EPA Facilities116regulated
Sig. Violators4current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Peoples Natural Gas CoDubuqueReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
John Deere Dubuque WorksDubuque12.2kCompliant
Eagel Window & Door Inc.Dubuque10.4kCompliant
Western Dubuque Biodiesel LlcFarley2.3kCompliant
A.y. Mcdonald Mfg Co - DubuqueDubuque2.0kCompliant
Bp - Dubuque TerminalPeosta1.6kCompliant
Morrison Brothers CompanyDubuque16Compliant
Modernfold, IncDyersville9Compliant
Giese ManufacturingDubuque6Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Dubuque City Of StpDubuque$7.0k2025-04-10
Knapp Mobile Home Park StpDubuque$4.5k2022-06-14
Super 20 Mobile Home Court-Plant #1Dubuque$02021-09-02
Dubuque Sports Complex-Treatment PlantDubuque$0