Pollution in Linn County, Iowa

Linn County contains 190 EPA-regulated facilities, 2 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 22 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $10.9M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.3M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Iowa state average of 40 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities22reporters
EPA Facilities190regulated
Sig. Violators2current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Archer Daniels Midland Company - Cedar RapidsCedar Rapids534.2kPenalties
Cargill Inc - East Soybean PlantCedar Rapids262.8kCompliant
Cargill, Inc - Domestic Soybean ProcessingCedar Rapids195.2kCompliant
Red Star Yeast CompanyCedar Rapids83.6kPenalties
International Paper Cedar River MillCedar Rapids83.4kCompliant
Cargill, Inc.Cedar Rapids62.5kCompliant
Quaker Manufacturing, LlcCedar Rapids18.6kCompliant
Klinger Paint Co.Cedar Rapids17.2kCompliant
Penford ProductsCedar Rapids17.1kCompliant
Pmx Industries IncCedar Rapids16.6kCompliant
Prairie CreekCedar Rapids16.1kPenalties
Diamond V Mills Inc - South PlantCedar Rapids10.0kCompliant
Acterra Group LlcMarion1.8kCompliant
Danisco Us IncCedar Rapids918Compliant
Highway Equipment CompanyCedar Rapids62Compliant
Schneider ElectricCedar Rapids14Compliant
Bae Systems And Electronic Systems Integration IncCedar Rapids3Compliant
Rockwell Collins Inc -C Avenue FacilityCedar Rapids1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Cono Ridge HavenWalker$02021-12-21
Glenn Oaks Addition-Plant #1Cedar Rapids$0