Pollution in Wayne County, Michigan

Wayne County contains 754 EPA-regulated facilities, 28 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 125 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $37.7M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 17.4M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Michigan state average of 57 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities125reporters
EPA Facilities754regulated
Sig. Violators28current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Dsc Mclouth Steel Gibraltar PlantGibraltarCleanup underway
Mclouth Steel CorpTrentonListed on NPL

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Wayne Disposal Inc (Wdi) Hazardous Waste LandfillBelleville15.4MCompliant
Ees Coke Battery L.l.c. (P0408)Detroit614.8kSig. violation
Ford Motor Co Rouge ComplexDearborn417.2kSig. violation
Republic Industrial And Energy SolutionsRomulus387.1kSig. violation
Ford Motor Company - Ford Michigan Assembly SiteWayne180.4kCompliant
Marathon Petroleum Co LpDetroit102.1kSig. violation
General Motors Llc Detroit-Hamtramck AssemblyDetroit68.5kCompliant
Fca Us Llc - Jefferson North Assembly PlantDetroit38.9kSig. violation
Cooper Heat Treating LlcDetroit24.0kPenalties
Ford Motor Company - Flat Rock AssemblyFlat Rock23.7kCompliant
Detroit Assembly Complex MackDetroit21.5kCompliant
Cygnet Automated Cleaning, LlcPlymouth16.9kCompliant
Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp - Dearborn WorksDearborn15.2kPenalties
Fitzgerald Finishing LlcDetroit14.2kCompliant
Ajax Metal Processing Inc. (B5830)Detroit14.0kPenalties
Basf CorpWyandotte13.1kSig. violation
Fintex, LlcRomulus12.8kCompliant
Magni Industries IncDetroit8.8kCompliant
Cadon Plating CoWyandotte8.5kCompliant
Ihc LlcDetroit7.8kCompliant
American Jetway CorpWayne7.2kCompliant
Tower AutomotivePlymouth7.1kCompliant
Edward C. Levy Company - Plant #6Detroit6.9kPenalties
American Jetway CorporationWayne5.2kPenalties
Air Products & Chemicals Inc/Detroit Hydrogen FacilityDetroit4.8kCompliant
Mplx Terminals LlcRomulus2.1kCompliant
New Boston Rtm, Inc.New Boston1.8kCompliant
Z Technologies Corp.Redford1.5kCompliant
Univar Solutions Usa Inc - Romulus BranchRomulus1.3kCompliant
Us Steel-Gl-EcorseEcorse1.1kSig. violation
3m Detroit AbrasivesDetroit851Penalties
V & S Detroit Galvanizing LlcRedford Twp761Compliant
Woodhaven Cavern LlcWoodhaven757Compliant
Kreher Wire ProcessingRomulus755Compliant
Us Ecology (Formerly Dynecol Inc)Detroit615Compliant
Eq Resource Recovery FireRomulus529Compliant
Ford Motor Company - Ford Livonia SiteLivonia475Compliant
Ash Stevens LlcRiverview449Compliant
Eq Detroit IncDetroit435Penalties
Metrex ResearchRomulus357Compliant
Inland Waters Pollution Control Detroit FacilityDetroit340Compliant
Alco Products, LlcDetroit250Penalties
Arco Alloys CorpDetroit235Compliant
Mcgean-Rohco IncLivonia223Compliant
Waterfront Petroleum Terminal-West JeffersonDetroit167Compliant
Polychemie Inc. - Wayne, MiWayne153Compliant
Applied Process Inc.Livonia107Compliant
Pvs Nolwood Chemicals Inc.Detroit83Compliant
Alpha Resins, LlcDetroit70Compliant
Edward C. Levy Company - Plant #1Detroit63Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Gfl Environmental - Arbor Hills LandfillNorthville$1.5M2024-02-12
Petro-Chem Processing Group Of Nortru LlcDetroit$270.0k2025-08-19
Fca Us Llc - Jefferson North Assembly PlantDetroit$226.3k2024-09-24
Basf CorpWyandotte$170.0k2025-08-05
Us Steel-Gl-EcorseEcorse$140.0k2025-01-27
Republic Industrial And Energy SolutionsRomulus$67.1k2025-08-11
Carmeuse Lime And Stone River Rouge OperationRiver Rouge$50.0k2024-08-22
River Rouge Ms4-WayneRiver Rouge$02025-10-15
Riverview Land PreserveRiverview$02024-12-17
Wyandotte Municipal Power PlantWyandotte$02025-07-17
Henry Ford Comm Coll Ms4-WayneDearborn$02021-11-16
Van Buren Ps Ms4-WayneBelleville$02022-10-06
Ees Coke Battery L.l.c. (P0408)Detroit$02025-04-22
Saturn Electronics CorpRomulus$02024-01-22
Northville Ps Ms4-WayneNorthville$02023-02-08
Dana Container IncDetroit$02024-08-13
Glwa Water Resource Recovery FacilityDetroit$02025-05-06
Gm-Cca 58-Willow RunBelleville$02025-06-26
Detroit Renewable Power, LlcDetroit$02021-02-07
Michael Bates ChevroletWoodhaven$02025-08-28
Flat Rock Terrace MhpFlat Rock$02022-10-04
Ford Motor Co Rouge ComplexDearborn$02025-09-30
Gordon Chevrolet IncGarden City$02024-06-24
51150 Arkona Road-Belleville-Edward Giraud TruckingBelleville$02025-08-12
Plymouth Township Recreational ParkPlymouth$02025-06-30
Marathon Petroleum Co LpDetroit$02025-07-31
Ghib Main Bridge - Us SideDetroit$02023-09-27
Cul Mac Industries IncorporatedWayne$02025-12-03