EPA-regulated facilities near Columbus, IN
There are 481 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Columbus, Indiana. The most common kinds are water discharge (282), hazardous waste (177), air emissions (28). None has a current violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $1680M across 4 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 177 |
| Large quantity generators | 2 |
| Small quantity generators | 88 |
| Transporters | 3 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 23 |
| Superfund | 4 |
| Air emissions | 28 |
| Major sources | 5 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 6 |
| Minor sources | 4 |
| Water discharge | 282 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 266 |
| Drinking water systems | 27 |
| Data centers | 2 |
| Scrap yards | 2 |
| Recycling centers | 1 |
A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- CUMMINS INCORPORATED IRWIN OFFICE BUILDING $1675M in penalties
- UNITED PARCEL SERVICE - COLUMBUS $5.3M in penalties
- PACKAGING CORPORATION OF AMERICA $3k in penalties
- INDIANA RESEARCH INSTITUTE $1k in penalties
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 Columbus as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.