EPA-regulated facilities near Waukegan, IL

There are 924 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Waukegan, Illinois. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (508), air emissions (343), water discharge (218). 1 is currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 15 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $192k across 2 sites.

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924facilities within 5 miles

1in significant noncompliance

15with a violation on record

$192kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	508
Treatment, storage or disposal	1
Large quantity generators	18
Small quantity generators	202
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	57
Superfund	18
Air emissions	343
Major sources	13
Synthetic minor sources	10
Minor sources	295
Water discharge	218
Major permits	5
Minor permits	171
Drinking water systems	20
Greenhouse gas reporters	7

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.

WADSWORTH, VILLAGE OF 14155 W WADSWORTH RD, WADSWORTH, IL, 60083 · 4.5 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

WAUKEGAN 401 E. GREENWOOD AVE, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60087 · 3.0 mi $125k in penalties
PETROFERM INC. GURNEE PLANT SITE 3938 PORETT DRIVE, GURNEE, IL, 60031 · 1.8 mi $68k in penalties

Superfund sites

LIMBRUNNER LANDFILL 3147 WASHINGTON, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085 · 0.8 mi
AUTO PARTS CITY 3570 WASHINGTON ST, GURNEE, IL, 60031 · 1.2 mi
WAUKEGAN SPEEDWAY 3300 ROGER AVE, PARK CITY, IL, 60085 · 1.2 mi
YEOMAN CREEK LANDFILL 1011 WASHINGTON ST, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085-5428 · 1.8 mi
AB SPECIALTY SILICONES 3790 SUNSET AVE, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60087 · 2.0 mi
NORTH SHORE GAS (NSG) NORTH PLANT INTERSECTION OF PERSHING RD & DEHRINGER, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085 · 2.1 mi
NORTH SHORE GAS SOUTH PLANT 100 SOUTH DUGAN DRIVE, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085 · 2.3 mi
PFLEGER GREISS 1251 SAND ST, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085 · 2.5 mi
OUTBOARD MARINE CORP. 200 SEAHORSE DRIVE, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085 · 2.6 mi
US STEEL WAUKEGON WKS 10TH & SHERIDAN RD, WAUKEGAN, IL, 60085 · 2.7 mi

County

Lake County

Nearby towns

Gurnee 3 mi
North Chicago 4 mi
Gages Lake 6 mi
Zion 6 mi
Libertyville 8 mi
Grayslake 9 mi
Lindenhurst 9 mi
Lake Forest 9 mi

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