Pollution in Wapello County, Iowa

Wapello County contains 31 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 5 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.3M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 827.5k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Iowa state average of 40 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities5reporters
EPA Facilities31regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Cargill Meat Solutions CorpOttumwa777.6kSig. violation
Ipl - Ottumwa Generating StationOttumwa29.1kCompliant
John Deere Ottumwa WorksOttumwa13.9kCompliant
Praxis CompaniesOttumwa6.6kPenalties
Ideal Ready Mix - OttumwaOttumwa285Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Cardinal School StpEldon$02022-09-28
Cargill Meat Solutions CorpOttumwa$02026-02-13
The American Bottling CompanyOttumwa$02022-05-26