EPA-regulated facilities near Alton, IL

There are 432 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Alton, Illinois. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (210), air emissions (166), water discharge (111). 9 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 21 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $1M across 2 sites.

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432facilities within 5 miles

9in significant noncompliance

21with a violation on record

$1Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	210
Treatment, storage or disposal	3
Large quantity generators	2
Small quantity generators	94
Transporters	1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	17
Superfund	5
Air emissions	166
Major sources	6
Synthetic minor sources	1
Minor sources	134
Water discharge	111
Major permits	5
Minor permits	89
Drinking water systems	9
Greenhouse gas reporters	4
Recycling centers	1

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.

ALTON STEEL INC #5 CUT ST., ALTON, IL, 62002 · 1.5 mi Significant noncompliance
DYNEGY WOOD RIVER POWER STATION 3200 E BROADWAY, ALTON, IL, 62002 · 1.5 mi Significant noncompliance
ALTON WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT 19 CHESSEN LANE, ALTON, IL, 62002 · 1.6 mi Significant noncompliance
VILLAGE OF EAST ALTON 119 WEST MAIN STREET, EAST ALTON, IL, 62024 · 2.6 mi Significant noncompliance
MIDWEST SANITARY SERVICE INC 301 OLD ST LOUIS RD, WOOD RIVER, IL, 62095 · 3.6 mi Significant noncompliance
WOOD RIVER TOWNSHIP 41 ST 9TH ST, EAST ALTON, IL, 62024 · 3.8 mi Significant noncompliance
LEWIS & CLARK COMMUNITY COLLEGE 5800 GODFREY RD, GODFREY, IL, 62035 · 3.9 mi Significant noncompliance
WOOD RIVER, CITY OF 501 W FERGUSON, WOOD RIVER, IL, 62095 · 3.9 mi Significant noncompliance
GODFREY, VILLAGE OF PO BOX 5067, GODFREY, IL, 62035 · 4.1 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

OLIN WINCHESTER LLC 427 N SHAMROCK ST, EAST ALTON, IL, 62024 · 2.3 mi $963k in penalties
ILLINOIS-AMERICAN WATER COMPANY, ALTON PLANT 1200 W. BROADWAY, ALTON, IL, 62002 · 2.8 mi $59k in penalties

Superfund sites

OWENS ILLINOIS INC ALTON 1625 E. BROADWAY, ALTON, IL, 62002 · 1.2 mi
ALTON STEEL INC #5 CUT ST., ALTON, IL, 62002 · 1.5 mi Significant noncompliance
FEDERAL LEAD SMELTER (ASARCO) - EAST SIDE 8 CUT STREET, ALTON, IL, 62002 · 1.7 mi
LEWIS & CLARK SAWMILL 14400 HWY 67, WEST ALTON, MO, 63386 · 4.2 mi
WOOD RIVER SULFURIC ACID RELEASE 0.5 MILES NORTH OF 170 RAND AVENUE, WOOD RIVER, IL, 62048 · 4.6 mi

County

Madison County

Nearby towns

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 Alton as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.