Pollution in Wisconsin

Wisconsin hosts 37 Superfund cleanup sites, 903 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 119 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $207.7M in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 12.1M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Mullins Cheese Factory-300 in Mosinee, reporting 1.6M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites37NPL
TRI Facilities903active reporters
Significant Violators119current SNC
Total Penalties$207.7Mlifetime

Superfund sites in Wisconsin

SiteCityStatus
Algoma Municipal LandfillAlgomaReady for anticipated reuse
Amcast Industrial CorporationCedarburgListed on NPL
Ashland Northern States Power LakefrontAshlandReady for anticipated reuse
Better Brite Plating Co Chrome And Zinc ShopsDe PereReady for anticipated reuse
City Disposal Corp LandfillDunnReady for anticipated reuse
Delavan Municipal Well 4DelavanReady for anticipated reuse
Fox River Nrda Pcb ReleasesGreen BayCleanup underway
Hagen FarmStoughtonReady for anticipated reuse
Hechimovich Sanitary LandfillWilliamstownConstruction complete
Hunts Disposal LandfillCaledoniaReady for anticipated reuse
Janesville Ash BedsJanesvilleReady for anticipated reuse
Janesville Old LandfillJanesvilleReady for anticipated reuse
Kohler Co LandfillKohlerReady for anticipated reuse
Lauer I Sanitary LandfillMenomonee FallsReady for anticipated reuse
Lemberger Landfill IncWhitelawReady for anticipated reuse
Lemberger Transport RecyclingFranklin TownshipReady for anticipated reuse
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District LagoonsBlooming GroveReady for anticipated reuse
Master Disposal Service LandfillBrookfieldReady for anticipated reuse
Mid State Disposal Inc LandfillCleveland TownshipReady for anticipated reuse
Moss American Co Inc Kerr Mcgee Oil CoMilwaukeeReady for anticipated reuse
Muskego Sanitary LandfillMuskegoReady for anticipated reuse
N W Mauthe Co IncAppletonReady for anticipated reuse
National Presto Industries IncEau ClaireReady for anticipated reuse
Oconomowoc Electroplating Co IncAshippunConstruction complete
Onalaska Municipal LandfillOnalaskaConstruction complete
Penta Wood ProductsDanielsConstruction complete
Refuse Hideaway LandfillMiddletonReady for anticipated reuse
Ripon City LandfillFond Du Lac CountyConstruction complete
Sauk County LandfillExcelsiorConstruction complete
Schmalz DumpHarrisonReady for anticipated reuse
Sheboygan Harbor RiverSheboyganConstruction complete
Spickler LandfillSpencerReady for anticipated reuse
Stoughton City LandfillStoughtonReady for anticipated reuse
Tomah Municipal Sanitary LandfillTomahReady for anticipated reuse
Unity Auto MartUnityListed on NPL
Waste Management Of Wisconsin Inc Brookfield Sanitary LandfillBrookfieldConstruction complete
Wausau Ground Water ContaminationWausauConstruction complete

Largest Wisconsin releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Mullins Cheese Factory-300Mosinee1.6M
Mccain Foods Usa, Inc., Plover, WisconsinWisconsin Rapids1.4M
Packaging Corporation Of America-TomahawkTomahawk579.8k
WestonKronenwetter524.6k
Ahlstrom Na Specialty Solutions LlcKaukauna441.5k
Mullins Cheese IncMarshfield429.8k
Murphy Oil - Winter St. FacilitySuperior355.8k
Lynn DairyGranton352.6k
Ahlstrom Mosinee LlcMosinee320.5k
Ppg Industries Inc - Oak Creek FacilityOak Creek306.5k
Domtar A. W. Llc-NekoosaNekoosa252.8k
Graymont (Wi) LlcSuperior250.0k
Georgia-Pacific Broadway LlcGreen Bay249.1k
French IslandLa Crosse234.8k
Charter Next Generation, IncSuperior204.4k
Arclin SurfacesHayward192.8k
Oak Creek Power PlantOak Creek189.7k
Charter Next Generation - MiltonMilton168.8k
Essity Professional Hygiene North America LlcMenasha165.8k
Alliant Energy - Wpl - Columbia Energy CenterPardeeville158.1k
Crown Beverage PackagingLa Crosse127.3k
Charter Next Generation - RhinelanderRhinelander113.6k
Charter Next Generation, Inc. SiteBloomer91.0k
Agropur IncLuxemburg88.4k
Bemis ManufacturingSheboygan Falls87.3k

By county

Milwaukee County County1 SF · 113 TRI · 11 violatorsDoor County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsDane County County5 SF · 45 TRI · 4 violatorsWaukesha County County4 SF · 63 TRI · 2 violatorsBrown County County2 SF · 51 TRI · 12 violatorsOutagamie County County1 SF · 34 TRI · 3 violatorsMarathon County County4 SF · 34 TRI · 11 violatorsKenosha County County0 SF · 20 TRI · 0 violatorsRacine County County1 SF · 24 TRI · 1 violatorsWinnebago County County0 SF · 30 TRI · 4 violatorsMarinette County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 0 violatorsWashington County County0 SF · 28 TRI · 2 violatorsOzaukee County County1 SF · 16 TRI · 3 violatorsDodge County County2 SF · 26 TRI · 3 violatorsFond Du Lac County County1 SF · 14 TRI · 2 violatorsManitowoc County County2 SF · 25 TRI · 3 violatorsRock County County2 SF · 27 TRI · 4 violatorsSheboygan County County2 SF · 26 TRI · 3 violatorsJefferson County County0 SF · 19 TRI · 0 violatorsWalworth County County1 SF · 22 TRI · 2 violatorsOconto County0 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsColumbia County0 SF · 14 TRI · 6 violatorsGrant County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 3 violatorsSauk County County1 SF · 15 TRI · 3 violatorsWood County County0 SF · 15 TRI · 3 violatorsShawano County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsLa Crosse County County1 SF · 14 TRI · 2 violatorsBarron County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 1 violatorsSt. Croix County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 0 violatorsWaupaca County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 1 violatorsChippewa County County1 SF · 11 TRI · 2 violatorsEau Claire County County0 SF · 13 TRI · 1 violatorsKewaunee County County1 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsClark County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 1 violatorsPolk County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 0 violatorsDunn County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 0 violatorsIowa County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsMarquette County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsCalumet County County1 SF · 9 TRI · 0 violatorsPortage County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 0 violatorsJuneau County0 SF · 8 TRI · 1 violatorsMonroe County County1 SF · 8 TRI · 0 violatorsOneida County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 0 violatorsJackson County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsTrempealeau County0 SF · 6 TRI · 0 violatorsWaushara County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsGreen County County0 SF · 13 TRI · 2 violatorsDouglas County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 3 violatorsGreen Lake County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsRichland County0 SF · 5 TRI · 2 violatorsVernon County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsPrice County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsLincoln County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 0 violatorsTaylor County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPierce County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsRusk County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsCrawford County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsLanglade County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsBayfield County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsAshland County County1 SF · 1 TRI · 5 violatorsBuffalo County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsLafayette County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 3 violatorsSawyer County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsWashburn County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsAdams County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsVilas County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsForest County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBurnett County1 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsIron County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMenominee County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsPepin County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsFlorence County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBoone County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCuster County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHarris County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsNorthampton County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSaint Croix County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSt. Croix Island County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violators

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