Pollution in Kalamazoo County, Michigan

Kalamazoo County contains 153 EPA-regulated facilities, 7 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 5 Superfund sites and 20 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.9M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 279.3k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Michigan state average of 57 per county.

Superfund5NPL sites
TRI Facilities20reporters
EPA Facilities153regulated
Sig. Violators7current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Michigan Disposal Service Cork Street LandfillKalamazooReady for anticipated reuse
Roto Finish Co IncPortageConstruction complete
K L Avenue LandfillOshtemo TownshipConstruction complete
Allied Paper Inc Portage Creek Kalamazoo RiverKalamazooCleanup underway
Auto Ion Chemicals IncKalamazooReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, Llc.Portage265.6kSig. violation
Allnex Usa Inc.Kalamazoo6.7kCompliant
Mi Dept/Military & Veterans AffairsAugusta3.7kPenalties
Cytec IndustriesKalamazoo2.3kCompliant
Richard-Allan ScientificKalamazoo731Compliant
Haviland Products Company - KalamazooKalamazoo182Compliant
Flowserve CorpKalamazoo145Compliant
Humphrey ProductsKalamazoo10Compliant
Kepco IncVicksburg10Compliant
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.Kalamazoo3Sig. violation
Kaiser AluminumKalamazoo2Compliant
Michigan Paving & Materials Co. Kalamazoo AsphaltKalamazoo1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Graphic Packaging International, Inc.Kalamazoo$228.5k2024-10-30
Lsi/Kala LlcKalamazoo$02018-03-16
Vicksburg Ms4-KalamazooVicksburg$02021-02-02
Kalamazoo Public Services DeptKalamazoo$0
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company, Llc.Portage$02025-06-02
Endurance Environmental SolutionsKalamazoo$02025-01-31
Arvco Container CorpKalamazoo$02025-10-08