Pollution in Berrien County, Michigan

Berrien County contains 162 EPA-regulated facilities, 11 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 3 Superfund sites and 23 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.7M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 18.6k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Michigan state average of 57 per county.

Superfund3NPL sites
TRI Facilities23reporters
EPA Facilities162regulated
Sig. Violators11current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Bendix Corp Allied AutomotiveSt. JosephConstruction complete
ElectrovoiceBuchananReady for anticipated reuse
Aircraft Components D L SalesBenton HarborConstruction complete

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Ncp Coatings LlcNiles6.6kCompliant
Mplx Terminals LlcNiles4.7kCompliant
Jvis Mfg., LlcBenton Harbor2.5kCompliant
Modineer Plant 10Niles1.8kCompliant
Special-Lite, Inc. -Benton Harbor1.5kCompliant
Lear CorporationNiles1.4kCompliant
Tech Nickel IncBenton Harbor19Penalties
Sandvik Steel CoBenton Harbor13Compliant
Niles Steel TankNiles9Compliant
Intermet CorpStevensville6Compliant
Alutech LlcBenton Harbor4Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Eau Claire WwslEau Claire$56.5k2025-03-04
Meadow Streams Estates-Treatment Plant Tap (Well 1 & Well 2)Sodus$02025-04-17
St Joseph Ms4-BerrienSaint Joseph$02024-05-31
French Paper LlcNiles$02025-09-18
Corewell Health-Berrien Cntr-Limited Treatment For Well 4St. Jospeh$02012-05-23
City Of Benton Harbor Water PlantSt. Joseph$02024-03-27
Galien WwslGalien$02021-08-04
Benton Harbor Ms4-BerrienBenton Harbor$02023-06-08
New Buffalo Plaza WwslNew Buffalo$02023-06-05
Niles Twp Ms4-BerrienNiles$02020-09-15
Niles Twp Ms4-BerrienNiles$02024-01-25