Pollution in Kansas

Kansas hosts 15 Superfund cleanup sites, 363 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 110 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $126.4M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 17.6M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Oneok Hydrocarbon, Lp - Bushton Complex in Bushton, reporting 3.8M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites15NPL
TRI Facilities363active reporters
Significant Violators110current SNC
Total Penalties$126.4Mlifetime

Superfund sites in Kansas

SiteCityStatus
57th And North Broadway Streets SiteWichitaConstruction complete
Ace ServicesColbyReady for anticipated reuse
Caney Residential YardsCaneyCleanup underway
Chemical Commodities IncOlatheReady for anticipated reuse
Cherokee CountyCherokee CountyCleanup underway
Cherokee Zinc Weir SmelterWeirListed on NPL
Doepke Disposal HollidayShawnee MissionReady for anticipated reuse
Former United Zinc Associated SmeltersIolaCleanup underway
Fort RileyJunction CityCleanup underway
Obee RoadHutchinsonReady for anticipated reuse
Pester Refinery CoEl DoradoReady for anticipated reuse
Plating IncGreat BendCleanup underway
Strother Field Industrial ParkWinfieldConstruction complete
Tri County Public AirportDelavanProposed for NPL
Wright Ground Water ContaminationWrightReady for anticipated reuse

Largest Kansas releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Oneok Hydrocarbon, Lp - Bushton ComplexBushton3.8M
Koch Nitrogen Company, LlcDodge City1.6M
Futamura Usa, Inc.Tecumseh1.3M
Creekstone Farms Premium Beef, LlcArkansas City1.1M
Jeffrey Energy CenterSt. Marys1.1M
La Cygne Generating StationLacygne880.3k
Onyx Collection IncBelvue875.4k
Occidental Chemical Corporation - Wichita PlantWichita828.0k
Cargill Meat Solutions CorpDodge City622.7k
Cargill - Wichita (Soybean Mill)Wichita437.4k
Sunflower Electric - HolcombHolcomb371.4k
Coffeyville Resources Nitrogen Fertilizers, L.l.c.Coffeyville362.1k
Bunge (Emporia) Corporation, North America (Opd West), Inc.Emporia361.7k
Coffeyville Resources Refining & Marketing, LlcCoffeyville328.3k
Spirit Aerosystems IncWichita321.6k
Amsted RailKansas City316.1k
General MotorsKansas City292.2k
Hollyfrontier El Dorado RefiningEl Dorado272.5k
Kbk Industries - Rush CenterRush Center186.3k
Cobalt Boats LlcNeodesha170.6k
Ash Grove Cement Co-Chanute PlantChanute145.9k
Chs Mcpherson Refinery Inc.Mcpherson143.2k
Nearman CreekKansas City138.6k
Certainteed, Kansas City PlantKansas City136.5k
Tessenderlo KerleyCoffeyville115.9k

By county

Sedgwick County County1 SF · 69 TRI · 8 violatorsJohnson County County2 SF · 28 TRI · 3 violatorsWyandotte County County0 SF · 38 TRI · 5 violatorsShawnee County County0 SF · 11 TRI · 4 violatorsReno County County1 SF · 13 TRI · 3 violatorsButler County County1 SF · 8 TRI · 1 violatorsSaline County County0 SF · 13 TRI · 2 violatorsMontgomery County County1 SF · 14 TRI · 0 violatorsDouglas County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 0 violatorsCrawford County0 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsLyon County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsPortable Source County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMcpherson County0 SF · 7 TRI · 0 violatorsWilson County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsBarton County County1 SF · 6 TRI · 3 violatorsFranklin County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsLabette County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsCowley County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsRiley County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsLeavenworth County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 4 violatorsNeosho County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsPottawatomie County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 3 violatorsSumner County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsFinney County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 2 violatorsAllen County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsCherokee County County2 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsDickinson County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsEllis County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsHarvey County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 0 violatorsHarper County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsLinn County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsStevens County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsJefferson County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsMiami County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsAnderson County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsMarion County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsSeward County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsOsage County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsJackson County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsRice County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 2 violatorsFord County1 SF · 7 TRI · 0 violatorsGreenwood County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsBourbon County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsBrown County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsGeary County County1 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsCoffey County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMarshall County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsWashington County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDoniphan County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 2 violatorsGrant County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsKingman County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsAtchison County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsMitchell County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsWabaunsee County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsClay County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsCloud County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsGray County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHaskell County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsMorton County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNemaha County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsRush County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsBarber County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsMorris County County1 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsRussell County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsChautauqua County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsMeade County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsOttawa County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsPratt County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 3 violatorsThomas County County1 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsElk County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsHamilton County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPhillips County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsEllsworth County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsKearny County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNorton County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsScott County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsStafford County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsOsborne County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsRepublic County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsRooks County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSmith County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsWoodson County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsClark County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsEdwards County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsGreeley County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsNess County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPawnee County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWichita County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsChase County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsDecatur County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsJewell County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsKiowa County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCheyenne County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGove County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsHodgeman County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsLincoln County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsComanche County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGraham County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLane County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsRawlins County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsSherman County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsStanton County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsTrego County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLogan County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSheridan County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMc Pherson County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsWallace County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsTexas County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsBeaver County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBenton County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCedar County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDade County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHuerfano County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsKearney County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPhelps County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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