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EPA-regulated facilities near Highland Park, IL

There are 1,144 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Highland Park, Illinois. The most common kinds are drinking water systems (443), hazardous waste (430), air emissions (188). 10 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 64 have a violation on record.

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1,144facilities within 5 miles
10in significant noncompliance
64with a violation on record
$0in penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste430
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators5
Small quantity generators124
Chemical (RMP/TRI)30
Superfund1
Air emissions188
Major sources1
Synthetic minor sources3
Minor sources172
Water discharge173
Major permits2
Minor permits133
Drinking water systems443
Greenhouse gas reporters1

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.

Superfund sites

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