Pollution in Nebraska

Nebraska hosts 18 Superfund cleanup sites, 208 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 102 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $76.2M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 14.9M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Oppd Nebraska City Station in Nebraska City, reporting 2.4M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites18NPL
TRI Facilities208active reporters
Significant Violators102current SNC
Total Penalties$76.2Mlifetime

Superfund sites in Nebraska

SiteCityStatus
10th Street SiteColumbusReady for anticipated reuse
Bruno Co Op Association Associated PropertiesBrunoReady for anticipated reuse
Cleburn Street WellGrand IslandReady for anticipated reuse
Cornhusker Army Ammunition PlantGrand IslandCleanup underway
Garvey ElevatorHastingsCleanup underway
Hastings Ground Water ContaminationHastingsCleanup underway
Iowa Nebraska Light Power CoNorfolkListed on NPL
Lindsay Manufacturing CoLindsayConstruction complete
Nebraska Ordnance Plant FormerMeadCleanup underway
Ogallala Ground Water ContaminationOgallalaConstruction complete
Old Hwy 275 And N 288th StreetValleyListed on NPL
Omaha LeadOmahaCleanup underway
Parkview WellGrand IslandReady for anticipated reuse
Pce Carriage CleanersBellevueListed on NPL
Pce Southeast ContaminationYorkCleanup underway
Pce Tce Northeast ContaminationYorkListed on NPL
Sherwood Medical CoNorfolkReady for anticipated reuse
West Highway 6 Highway 281HastingsListed on NPL

Largest Nebraska releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Oppd Nebraska City StationNebraska City2.4M
Tyson Fresh Meats IncLexington2.4M
Smithfield Farmland Corp-CreteCrete2.0M
Clean Harbors Environmental Services IncKimball1.6M
Cargill Meat SolutionsSchuyler940.7k
Archer Daniels Midland Company - LincolnLincoln853.8k
Nppd Gerald Gentleman StationSutherland795.3k
Agp - Hastings Soybean Oil Production PlantHastings654.0k
Natureworks LlcBlair497.9k
Koch Fertilizer Beatrice LlcBeatrice406.3k
Archer Daniels Midland CoFremont314.3k
Minnesota Corn Processors - Columbus FacilityColumbus209.6k
Darling Ingredients IncWahoo142.6k
Ash Grove Cement CompanyLouisville126.7k
North Omaha Power StationOmaha124.2k
Western Sugar CooperativeScottsbluff124.0k
Nppd Sheldon StationHallam103.7k
The Andersons Inc - GibbonGibbon93.5k
Lon D Wright Power PlantFremont71.8k
Jbs Swift Beef Processing FacilityGrand Island68.2k
Endicott Clay Products Co.Endicott54.8k
A-1 FiberglassHastings54.4k
Mg Waldbaum CoWakefield53.8k
Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc - Dakota City-Treatment Plant 001Dakota City50.9k
EmbectaHoldrege42.3k

By county

Lancaster County County0 SF · 26 TRI · 5 violatorsDouglas County County2 SF · 30 TRI · 5 violatorsPlatte County County2 SF · 18 TRI · 2 violatorsSarpy County County1 SF · 7 TRI · 4 violatorsSaunders County County1 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsCass County0 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsDodge County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 6 violatorsHall County3 SF · 13 TRI · 5 violatorsBuffalo County0 SF · 7 TRI · 3 violatorsDawson County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsGage County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 4 violatorsOtoe County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsAdams County3 SF · 7 TRI · 4 violatorsYork County County2 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsSeward County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsLincoln County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsMadison County County2 SF · 9 TRI · 3 violatorsButler County1 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsCuster County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsHamilton County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsSaline County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsNemaha County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsRichardson County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsThurston County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsFillmore County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsJefferson County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsWashington County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 0 violatorsCedar County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsCuming County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsDakota County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 4 violatorsThayer County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDixon County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsFurnas County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsClay County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsScotts Bluff County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsColfax County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsKnox County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsPhelps County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsCherry County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsKeith County1 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsCheyenne County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsDawes County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHolt County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsMerrick County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsPawnee County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsJohnson County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsRed Willow County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsBurt County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsBoone County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsHitchcock County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsHoward County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMorrill County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsPerkins County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsAntelope County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsBox Butte County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsNance County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsPierce County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsPolk County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsFrontier County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsKimball County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsPortable Source County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsStanton County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsValley County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsWayne County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsWebster County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsFranklin County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNuckolls County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsSheridan County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBrown County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDundy County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGarfield County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGreeley County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsHarlan County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDeuel County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGosper County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsKearney County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsSherman County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsArthur County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBoyd County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsChase County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsRock County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHayes County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHooker County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsThomas County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsKeya Paha County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLogan County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLoup County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsWheeler County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBecker County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGarden County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGoshen County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsGrant County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMc Pherson County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSioux County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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