Pollution in Van Buren County, Michigan

Van Buren County contains 62 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 7 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $75.0k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 40.9k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Michigan state average of 57 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities7reporters
EPA Facilities62regulated
Sig. Violators6current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Alloy Steel Treating Co. Inc.Gobles36.4kCompliant
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.South Haven4.4kSig. violation
Basf CorporationMattawan175Compliant
Special-Lite IncDecatur1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Covert Generating Station (N6767)Covert$75.0k2025-08-14
Hartford WwtpHartford$02024-09-18
Port Of Call West MhcSouth Haven$02022-06-15
Preserve At Woodland Harbor Pool-South HavenSouth Haven$0
Decatur WwslDecatur$02023-11-09
W. R. Grace & Co.-Conn.South Haven$02025-12-19