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EPA-regulated facilities near Mount Prospect, IL

There are 2,594 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Mount Prospect, Illinois. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,724), air emissions (910), water discharge (402). 2 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 $765k across 10 sites.

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2,594facilities within 5 miles
2in significant noncompliance
26with a violation on record
$765kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,724
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators36
Small quantity generators536
Transporters4
Chemical (RMP/TRI)219
Superfund9
Air emissions910
Major sources32
Synthetic minor sources27
Minor sources776
Water discharge402
Major permits1
Minor permits286
Drinking water systems44
Greenhouse gas reporters1
Data centers28
Scrap yards2
Recycling centers1

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

Data centers

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