Pollution in Dane County, Wisconsin

Dane County contains 218 EPA-regulated facilities, 4 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 5 Superfund sites and 45 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $11.7M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 116.7k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Wisconsin state average of 59 per county.

Superfund5NPL sites
TRI Facilities45reporters
EPA Facilities218regulated
Sig. Violators4current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Madison Metropolitan Sewerage District LagoonsBlooming GroveReady for anticipated reuse
Refuse Hideaway LandfillMiddletonReady for anticipated reuse
City Disposal Corp LandfillDunnReady for anticipated reuse
Hagen FarmStoughtonReady for anticipated reuse
Stoughton City LandfillStoughtonReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Mg&e- West Campus Cogeneration FacilityMadison41.9kCompliant
Coating Place LlcVerona25.0kPenalties
Hydrite Chemical Co.Cottage Grove15.7kSig. violation
Promega Component Manufacturing CenterFitchburg10.8kCompliant
Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LlcStoughton5.8kSig. violation
Franklin Electric Fueling Systems DeforestDeforest3.1kCompliant
Tekni-Plex FlexiblesMadison2.9kCompliant
VenduraMadison2.2kCompliant
Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LlcMcfarland2.1kCompliant
Springs Window Fashions LlcMiddleton1.7kCompliant
American Packaging Corporation SiteDeforest1.6kCompliant
Bell Labs IncMadison765Compliant
Hallman Lindsay Quality PaintsSun Prairie630Compliant
Safc IncVerona459Compliant
Safc IncMadison309Penalties
Berntsen Brass & Aluminum Foundry IncMadison289Compliant
Thermal Spray TechnologiesSun Prairie275Compliant
Future Foam, Inc.Middleton168Compliant
Danisco Usa IncorporatedMadison164Compliant
Duraform Lane LlcWindsor153Compliant
Mpi Engineered TechnologiesDeerfield148Penalties
Mpi Engineered TechnologiesDeerfield138Compliant
Stoughton Trailers, Llc - Plants 5&6Stoughton118Compliant
Madison-Kipp Corp - WaubesaMadison62Penalties
Zinkpower Stoughton LlcStoughton42Compliant
Safety-Kleen Systems Inc - Madison FacilityMadison24Compliant
Madison-Kipp Corporation - Sun PrairieSun Prairie19Compliant
Sub Zero/WolfFitchburg18Compliant
BoumaticMadison10Compliant
Goodyear Tire& Rubber Co, TheSun Prairie9Compliant
Federal IndustriesBelleville2Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Recycling Compliance Specialists LlcMadison$90.0k2019-05-16
Town Of WestportWaunakee$02008-04-03
Uniroyal Global Engineered Products LlcStoughton$02025-06-03
Hydrite Chemical Co.Cottage Grove$02025-06-23