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EPA-regulated facilities near Northlake, IL

There are 3,102 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Northlake, Illinois. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,967), air emissions (1,160), water discharge (530). 9 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 64 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $6.5M across 9 sites.

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3,102facilities within 5 miles
9in significant noncompliance
64with a violation on record
$6.5Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,967
Treatment, storage or disposal1
Large quantity generators54
Small quantity generators592
Transporters3
Chemical (RMP/TRI)231
Superfund10
Air emissions1,160
Major sources28
Synthetic minor sources26
Minor sources1,004
Water discharge530
Major permits6
Minor permits368
Drinking water systems28
Greenhouse gas reporters4
Data centers10
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 Northlake as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.