County page
Polk County
Polk County currently shows 3 Superfund sites, 1115 imported facility profiles, and 646,584 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Polk County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 646,584 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Des Moines Tce
Des Moines Tce is in EPA's Superfund layer for Des Moines, IA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Lot 46 Valley Gardens Tce
Lot 46 Valley Gardens Tce is in EPA's Superfund layer for Des Moines, IA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Railroad Avenue Groundwater Contamination
Railroad Avenue Groundwater Contamination is in EPA's Superfund layer for West Des Moines, IA. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Camp Dodge
Significant noncompliance across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $10,000 in recorded penalties.
Estes Express Des Moines Terminal (dmo) 137
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $150,000 in recorded penalties.
Country Living Mobile Home Park
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $10,000 in recorded penalties.
Sunnybrook Mobile Home Community
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,000 in recorded penalties.
Safety Kleen Systems Inc
Significant Violation across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $127,708 in recorded penalties.
Adm Des Moines
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $20,000 in recorded penalties.
Ppg Industries
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Siegwerk Usa Co Corp Facility
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $18,000 in recorded penalties.
Carquest Dist Center
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Cvs Pharmacy 10114
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Tims Amoco Service
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Dico, Inc.
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Pleasant Valley Mobile Home Park
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Bituminous Materials and Supply, Lp
Significant noncompliance across 10 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Grimes, City of Stp
Significant noncompliance across 3 of the last 12 quarters, with $9,000 in recorded penalties.
Katecho Inc
No Violation Identified with $17,500 in recorded penalties.
Mitchellville Water Supply
Significant Violation across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Runnells City of Stp
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
United Parcel Service - Des Moines
No Violation Identified with $5,300,000 in recorded penalties.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 606,747 lbs |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 11,217 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 10,000 lbs |
| Lead | Metals and metal compounds | 12 | 6,846 lbs |
| Propylene | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 2,495 lbs |
| Manganese | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 2,275 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 1,120 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 884 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 859 lbs |
| Methyl methacrylate | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 738 lbs |
| Acrylic acid | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 724 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 663 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 552 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 523 lbs |
| Chromium | Metals and metal compounds | 4 | 351 lbs |
| Nickel | Metals and metal compounds | 5 | 321 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 82 lbs |
| Manganese compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 61 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 34 lbs |
| Methyl tert-butyl ether | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 34 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Iowa
Iowa facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.