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EPA-regulated facilities near Oak Lawn, IL

There are 2,080 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Oak Lawn, Illinois. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,368), air emissions (772), water discharge (325). 4 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 24 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $6.8M across 8 sites.

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2,080facilities within 5 miles
4in significant noncompliance
24with a violation on record
$6.8Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,368
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators22
Small quantity generators471
Transporters5
Chemical (RMP/TRI)124
Superfund12
Air emissions772
Major sources23
Synthetic minor sources15
Minor sources683
Water discharge325
Minor permits187
Drinking water systems14
Greenhouse gas reporters3
Scrap yards2

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