EPA-regulated facilities near West Des Moines, IA

There are 456 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of West Des Moines, Iowa. The most common kinds are air emissions (245), hazardous waste (188), water discharge (63). 2 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 5 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $32k across 2 sites.

Open the map here

456facilities within 5 miles

2in significant noncompliance

5with a violation on record

$32kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	188
Large quantity generators	2
Small quantity generators	82
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	18
Superfund	2
Air emissions	245
Major sources	5
Synthetic minor sources	49
Minor sources	120
Water discharge	63
Minor permits	14
Drinking water systems	5
Greenhouse gas reporters	1
Data centers	33

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

In significant noncompliance

The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.

SOUTHWEST POLK WATER SERVICE 8491 SW 52ND ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50265 · 2.6 mi Significant noncompliance
WEST DES MOINES WATER WORKS 301 88TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50266 · 2.8 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

SIEGWERK USA CO CORP FACILITY 3535 SOUTHWEST 56TH STREET, DES MOINES, IA, 50321 · 4.6 mi $24k in penalties
WINDSOR WINDOW & DOORS 900 SOUTH 19TH STREET, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50265 · 2.6 mi $9k in penalties

Superfund sites

STEARNS AUTOMOTIVE 1121 RAILROAD AVE, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50265 · 3.5 mi
RAILROAD AVENUE GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION 12TH & MAPLE, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50265 · 4.5 mi

Data centers

Microsoft · 2.3 mi
Microsoft · 2.4 mi
DES MOINES DATA CENTER 8855 GRAND AVE., WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50266 · 2.5 mi
MICROSOFT DM1 DATA CENTER 8855 GRAND AVE, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50266 · 2.5 mi
Microsoft · 2.5 mi
Microsoft · 2.6 mi
Microsoft · 3.5 mi
CDS GLOBAL INC 1600 36TH ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50266 · 3.5 mi
Microsoft · 3.6 mi
MICROSOFT DSM09 DATA CENTER 5855 SW KERRY ST, WEST DES MOINES, IA, 50061 · 3.6 mi

County

Polk County

Nearby towns

Waukee 6 mi
Urbandale 6 mi
Norwalk 6 mi
Grimes 9 mi
Des Moines 9 mi
Johnston 10 mi
Pleasant Hill 15 mi
Ankeny 16 mi

Reading these numbers

These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of West Des Moines as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.