Pollution in Lee County, Iowa

Lee County contains 46 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 11 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $237.5k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 4.0M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Iowa state average of 40 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities11reporters
EPA Facilities46regulated
Sig. Violators6current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Climax Molybdenum CompanyFort Madison2.7MPenalties
Iowa Fertilizer CompanyWever1.1MSig. violation
Roquette America IncKeokuk180.1kSig. violation
Amsted Rail Company, IncKeokuk22.5kCompliant
Keokuk Steel Castings A Matrix Metals Co LlcKeokuk14.2kCompliant
Dupont Specialty Products Usa Llc - Fort MadisonFort Madison11.5kCompliant
Ideal Reay Mix - KeokukKeokuk245Compliant
Ideal Ready Mix - Fort MadisonFort Madison207Compliant
The Scotts Co., Ortho Business GroupFort Madison74Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Roquette America IncKeokuk$207.5k2026-03-13
Iowa Fertilizer CompanyWever$10.0k2025-06-08
Hidden Oaks Estates Subdivision-StpFort Madison$02024-07-26
St Paul City Of StpSaint Paul$02024-10-22
Houghton City Of StpHoughton$02024-06-18
Kensington Fort Madison, LlcFort Madison$02022-02-18