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EPA-regulated facilities near Homewood, IL

There are 1,256 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Homewood, Illinois. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (758), air emissions (466), water discharge (249). 6 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 26 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $3.1M across 10 sites.

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1,256facilities within 5 miles
6in significant noncompliance
26with a violation on record
$3.1Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste758
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators15
Small quantity generators274
Transporters7
Chemical (RMP/TRI)75
Superfund20
Air emissions466
Major sources8
Synthetic minor sources9
Minor sources410
Water discharge249
Major permits1
Minor permits176
Drinking water systems14
Greenhouse gas reporters1
Scrap yards6

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.

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

Superfund sites

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