Pollution in Madison County, Nebraska

Madison County contains 32 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 2 Superfund sites and 9 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 89.6k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Nebraska state average of 21 per county.

Superfund2NPL sites
TRI Facilities9reporters
EPA Facilities32regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Iowa Nebraska Light Power CoNorfolkListed on NPL
Sherwood Medical CoNorfolkReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Tyson Foods, Inc.Madison38.5kCompliant
Nucor Corp Vulcraft/Nucor Cold Finish DivNorfolk23.8kCompliant
Elkhorn Valley Ethanol, LlcNorfolk22.7kCompliant
Weiland IncNorfolk4.4kCompliant
Contitech Usa Llc.Norfolk154Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Battle Creek Wastewater Treatment FacilityBattle Creek$02025-10-01
Eastern Learning Center$0
King Steel CorporationNorfolk$02021-07-29