Pollution in Johnson County, Kansas

Johnson County contains 205 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 28 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $16.7M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 3.3k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Kansas state average of 31 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities28reporters
EPA Facilities205regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Doepke Disposal HollidayShawnee MissionReady for anticipated reuse
Chemical Commodities IncOlatheReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
NazdarShawnee1.3kCompliant
Century Concrete Inc Olathe FacilityOlathe1.0kCompliant
Spx Cooling Tech, LlcOlathe723Compliant
Universal Engraving IncOverland Park93Compliant
Arrow Material Handling ProductsLenexa88Compliant
Lafarge North AmericaOlathe51Compliant
Vita CraftShawnee15Compliant
Kocher + Beck Usa LpLenexa10Compliant
Geiger Ready MixOlathe5Compliant
Agc Flat Glass North America Spring Hill PlantSpring Hill5Compliant
Pennys Concrete IncShawnee4Compliant
Concrete Materials IncMerriam3Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Twin Creek Environmental LlcGardner$0
Joco Nelson Complex Wastewater Plant (Wwtp)Mission$02025-03-07
Gardner - Kill Creek Water Resource Recovery Facility Wrrf (Wwtp)Gardner$02025-02-25