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EPA-regulated facilities near Hammond, IN

There are 1,517 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Hammond, Indiana. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (855), water discharge (582), air emissions (277). 12 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 34 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $41M across 30 sites.

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1,517facilities within 5 miles
12in significant noncompliance
34with a violation on record
$41Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste855
Treatment, storage or disposal9
Large quantity generators22
Small quantity generators293
Transporters21
Chemical (RMP/TRI)117
Superfund43
Air emissions277
Major sources42
Synthetic minor sources25
Minor sources151
Water discharge582
Major permits7
Minor permits400
Drinking water systems10
Greenhouse gas reporters17
Data centers1
Scrap yards3

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