Pollution in Marathon County, Wisconsin

Marathon County contains 127 EPA-regulated facilities, 11 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 4 Superfund sites and 34 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $5.7M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 3.0M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Wisconsin state average of 59 per county.

Superfund4NPL sites
TRI Facilities34reporters
EPA Facilities127regulated
Sig. Violators11current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Wausau Ground Water ContaminationWausauConstruction complete
Spickler LandfillSpencerReady for anticipated reuse
Unity Auto MartUnityListed on NPL
Mid State Disposal Inc LandfillCleveland TownshipReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Mullins Cheese Factory-300Mosinee1.6MSig. violation
WestonKronenwetter524.6kCompliant
Mullins Cheese IncMarshfield429.8kCompliant
Ahlstrom Mosinee LlcMosinee320.5kSig. violation
3m Wausau - Greystone PlantWausau68.8kSig. violation
Domtar CorpRothschild40.6kCompliant
Crystal Finishing Systems IncSchofield14.2kSig. violation
Apogee Wausau Group Inc Linetec DivisionWausau10.6kCompliant
Sne Enterprises IncMosinee4.1kCompliant
Gpi CorpSchofield3.9kCompliant
Borregaard Usa IncRothschild3.5kCompliant
Pdm Bridge LlcWausau1.2kCompliant
Wausau Chemical CorporationWausau825Penalties
Kerry RothschildRothschild210Sig. violation
Rbc Manufacturing CorpWausau59Compliant
Woods Equipment Company - Cf DivisionKronenwetter51Compliant
Norlen Inc.Schofield40Compliant
Greenheck FanSchofield38Compliant
3m Co - Wausau DowntownWausau31Sig. violation
Imperial Industries IncRothschild20Compliant
A&b Process SystemsStratford11Compliant
Ramrod Industries LlcSpencer7Compliant
Merrill Iron & Steel IncSchofield5Compliant
Greenheck Fan CorpSchofield3Compliant
Colby Metal IncColby2Compliant
Pco UrethaneMarshfield2Compliant
Greenheck Corp. MosineeMosinee1Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Crystal Finishing Systems IncSchofield$350.0k2024-08-14
Marth Wood Shavings Supply IncMarathon$02025-03-26
3m Co - Wausau DowntownWausau$02026-02-23
Deer Trail VillageMosinee$0
Linetec AnodizeWausau$02024-06-17
Kerry RothschildRothschild$02024-04-22
Crystal Finishing Systems Inc - MosineeMosinee$02020-12-10
Ahlstrom Mosinee LlcMosinee$02025-09-17
Mullins Cheese Factory-300Mosinee$02024-04-18
We Energies Rothschild Biomass Cogeneration FacilityRothschild$02023-10-23
3m Wausau - Greystone PlantWausau$02025-12-04