Pollution in Jackson County, Missouri

Jackson County contains 508 EPA-regulated facilities, 16 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 55 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $1.1M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.9M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Missouri state average of 61 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities55reporters
EPA Facilities508regulated
Sig. Violators16current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Lake City Army Ammunition Plant Northwest LagoonIndependenceCleanup underway
Conservation Chemical CoKansas CityReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Cargill Inc Kansas CityKansas City903.0kCompliant
Hawthorn Generating FacilityKansas City658.4kCompliant
Bayer Cropscience - Kansas City FacilityKansas City129.0kCompliant
Sugar Creek Cement PlantSugar Creek75.9kCompliant
Aero Transportation Products Inc Independence PlantIndependence47.1kCompliant
Us Army Lake City Army Ammunition PlantIndependence22.0kSig. violation
Brenntag Mid-South IncKansas City21.6kCompliant
General Mills, Inc. - Kansas CityKansas City18.9kCompliant
Winland Foods, Inc.Lee's Summit10.0kCompliant
Kc TankKansas City4.4kCompliant
Fordyce Concrete Co Inc-63rd StreetKansas City3.6kCompliant
Paseo Cargill EnergyKansas City1.8kCompliant
North American Galvanizing Co-Kansas CityKansas City984Compliant
Century ConcreteLees Summit936Compliant
Geiger Ready MixLees Summit594Compliant
Paulo Products Company-Paulo Products CompanyKansas City180Compliant
Shick EsteveKansas City64Compliant
Ctb Grain Systems-Ctb Grain SystemsKansas City61Compliant
Custom TruckKansas City46Compliant
Evergy - Northeast StationKansas City20Compliant
Etched LlcKansas City18Compliant
Martin Foundry CoKansas City15Compliant
Us Doe Kansas City National Security CampusKansas City13Compliant
Greenwood Energy Center - EvergyGreenwood7Compliant
Western Forms IncKansas City2Compliant
Vance Brothers - Brighton LocationKansas City1Penalties
Get Global SignalingGrain Valley1Compliant
Sika Corp GrandviewGrandview1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Lone Jack WwtfLonejack$02025-05-13
Buckner WwtpBuckner$02023-01-05
Us Army Lake City Army Ammunition PlantIndependence$02025-08-20
Hazmat IncKansas City$02025-05-06
All Pro GroundsLee's Summit$02021-03-24
Sni-A-Bar WwtpGrain Valley$02025-02-27
Greenwood Phase Ii Ms4Greenwood$02026-01-15
Safety-Kleen Systems IncIndependence$02025-10-10
Camp Prairie Schooner Girl Scout CampKansas City$02022-09-07
De Tray Plating WorksIndependence$02025-09-03
Summit Mobile Home Community WwtfGreenwood$02025-10-01
John Moore Oil CompanyBlue Springs$02018-05-07
Kc Wilbert VaultGrandview$02025-02-06
21st Century Environmental Mgmt Inc Of NvKansas City$02023-08-23
Oak Grove WwtpOak Grove$02022-07-21
MitwellnessBlue Springs$02026-01-06