Pollution in Houghton County, Michigan

Houghton County contains 40 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 3 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $0 in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 578.0k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is below the Michigan state average of 57 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities3reporters
EPA Facilities40regulated
Sig. Violators6current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Torch LakeHoughton CountyConstruction complete

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Osmose IncHubbell523.9kCompliant
Warm Rain CorporationCalumet52.2kCompliant
Calumet Electronics CorpCalumet1.9kCompliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Youth Opportunity Evart Academy-Remove Treatment Plant 002Evart$0
Torch Lake Area-Tamarack SysTamarack City$0
Torch Lake-Lake Linden WwtfLake Linden$0
Chassell Twp WwslChassell$02025-09-25
North Houghton Co W&sa CsoCalumet$02021-08-03
South Range WwslSouth Range$02020-07-30