Buchanan County contains 103 EPA-regulated facilities, 5 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 22 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.9M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 481.9k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Missouri state average of 61 per county.
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agp - St. Joseph | St. Joseph | 381.9k | Compliant |
| Hillshire Farm & Kahns | Saint Joseph | 21.0k | Compliant |
| Icm Biofuels Llc | Saint Joseph | 15.7k | Penalties |
| Triumph Foods Llc | Saint Joseph | 15.0k | Sig. violation |
| Altec Industries Inc | Saint Joseph | 14.8k | Compliant |
| Albaugh, Llc. | St. Joseph | 13.7k | Compliant |
| Bluescope Buildings St. Joseph | St. Joseph | 11.7k | Compliant |
| Silgan Containers Corp | Saint Joseph | 4.2k | Compliant |
| Hillyard Inc | St Joseph | 3.6k | Compliant |
| Johnson Controls Battery Group Inc-Johnson Controls Battery Group Inc | St. Joseph | 129 | Compliant |
| Prime Tanning Corp-St Joseph | St. Joseph | 12 | Sig. violation |
| Ritepack, Inc. | Saint Joseph | 10 | Penalties |
| Biozyme Incorporated | St. Joseph | 9 | Compliant |
| Aquila - Lower Lake Road Generating Station (St Joseph, Mo) | St. Joseph | 6 | Compliant |
| Omnium St.joseph | Saint Joseph | 1 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Triumph Foods Llc | Saint Joseph | $0 | 2025-09-30 |
| Prime Tanning Corp-St Joseph | St. Joseph | $0 | 2025-11-18 |
| Whispering Pines Mhp Wwtp | Agency | $0 | 2020-03-04 |
| Hpi Products, Inc. | Saint Joseph | $0 | 2023-03-09 |
| Country Club Phase Ii Ms4 | Country Club | $0 | 2023-10-12 |