Pollution in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin

Milwaukee County contains 262 EPA-regulated facilities, 11 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 113 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $20.2M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 599.2k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Wisconsin state average of 59 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities113reporters
EPA Facilities262regulated
Sig. Violators11current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Moss American Co Inc Kerr Mcgee Oil CoMilwaukeeReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Ppg Industries Inc - Oak Creek FacilityOak Creek306.5kCompliant
Oak Creek Power PlantOak Creek189.7kCompliant
Seidel Tanning CorpMilwaukee32.6kCompliant
Twinco RomaxMilwaukee13.0kCompliant
Brady Worldwide - Florist Ave PltGlendale12.1kCompliant
Advanced Plating TechnologiesMilwaukee10.2kCompliant
Bay View Industries IncOak Creek8.2kCompliant
Sonoco Metal Packaging LlcMilwaukee6.7kCompliant
Milwaukee Composites IncCudahy5.3kCompliant
Thermo Fisher Scientific (Milwaukee) LlcMilwaukee1.7kCompliant
Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend, LlcMilwaukee1.6kCompliant
Materion Advanced Chemicals IncMilwaukee1.5kCompliant
Milport Ent IncMilwaukee1.5kCompliant
Maynard Steel Casting Co IncMilwaukee1.2kCompliant
Badger Meter IncMilwaukee1.0kCompliant
Kubin-Nicholson CorpMilwaukee899Compliant
Aldrich Chemical Company, Llc -TeutoniaMilwaukee839Compliant
Elite Finishing LlcMilwaukee754Compliant
Acme Galvanizing IncMilwaukee616Compliant
Chr Hansen IncMilwaukee503Compliant
Ge Medical Systems LlcMilwaukee363Compliant
Hentzen Coatings IncMilwaukee350Compliant
A.l. Gebhardt Co - W Greves StMilwaukee350Compliant
Snap-On IncorporatedMilwaukee342Compliant
Solenis LlcMilwaukee164Compliant
Unit Drop Forge Company IncWest Allis147Compliant
Athea Labs IncMilwaukee146Compliant
Chicago Faucets-Milwaukee PlantMilwaukee117Compliant
Badger AlloysMilwaukee84Compliant
Stainless Foundry & Engineering IncMilwaukee75Compliant
Milwaukee Precision CastingMilwaukee71Compliant
Grede Llc - LibertyWauwatosa64Compliant
R& B Wagner, Inc.Milwaukee54Compliant
Signicast Llc - Brown DeerMilwaukee52Compliant
Henkel CorporationOak Creek45Compliant
Krones IncFranklin45Compliant
Supreme Casting, Inc.Milwaukee45Compliant
Chrome Tech Of Wisconsin IncFranklin44Compliant
Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions IncMilwaukee39Compliant
Komatsu South HarborMilwaukee35Compliant
Ati Ladish LlcCudahy30Compliant
Tulip Richardson ManufacturingMilwaukee30Compliant
Strattec Security CorpGlendale20Compliant
Borden Chemical IncorporatedOak Creek16Compliant
Milwaukee Plating CoMilwaukee13Compliant
Appleton Electric LlcSouth Milwaukee12Compliant
Kingchem Laboratories Inc.Saint Francis12Compliant
Helwig Carbon ProductsMilwaukee10Compliant
Vulcan Global Manufacturing Solutions IncMilwaukee10Compliant
Hydro-Platers, Inc.Milwaukee5Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Clcm Oak CreekOak Creek$3.3M2024-08-26
Clcm St FrancisSaint Francis$1.8M2024-08-26
Clcm Cornell StreetMilwaukee$1.7M
Clcm St FrancisSaint Francis$1.6M2018-09-19
Hales Happiness SubdivisionHales Corners$0
Milwaukee Metro Sew Dist CombiMilwaukee$02024-09-18
Mid-America Steel Drum Co IncSaint Francis$02017-06-01
America's Best Quality Coatings CorpMilwaukee$02017-11-27
St Joseph Sanitary District WwtfGreenfield$02024-05-29
Malteurop North America IncMilwaukee$02021-03-03
Schmitz Ready Mix - MilwaukeeMilwaukee$02024-02-22