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EPA-regulated facilities near East Chicago, IN

There are 1,041 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of East Chicago, Indiana. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (577), water discharge (459), air emissions (154). 12 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 27 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $41M across 32 sites.

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1,041facilities within 5 miles
12in significant noncompliance
27with a violation on record
$41Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste577
Treatment, storage or disposal7
Large quantity generators16
Small quantity generators194
Transporters20
Chemical (RMP/TRI)105
Superfund35
Air emissions154
Major sources42
Synthetic minor sources23
Minor sources38
Water discharge459
Major permits9
Minor permits306
Drinking water systems7
Greenhouse gas reporters17
Data centers2
Scrap yards5

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