EPA-regulated facilities near Lake Station, IN

There are 661 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Lake Station, Indiana. The most common kinds are water discharge (348), hazardous waste (288), air emissions (37). 2 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 6 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $735k across 5 sites.

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661facilities within 5 miles

2in significant noncompliance

6with a violation on record

$735kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	288
Treatment, storage or disposal	2
Large quantity generators	1
Small quantity generators	120
Transporters	11
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	26
Superfund	8
Air emissions	37
Major sources	11
Synthetic minor sources	5
Minor sources	4
Water discharge	348
Major permits	3
Minor permits	253
Drinking water systems	13
Greenhouse gas reporters	2
Data centers	2
Scrap yards	5

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.

OIL TECHNOLOGY, INC./U.S. STEEL GARY ONE NORTH BROADWAY, GARY, IN, 46402 · 3.9 mi Significant noncompliance · $419k in penalties
FLYING J TRAVEL PLAZA 650 LAKE STATION 1401 RIPLEY STREET, LAKE STATION, IN, 46405 · 1.0 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

OGDEN DUNES WATER COMMUNITY WIDE 115 HILLCREST RD, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 4.3 mi $146k in penalties
INDIANA AMERICAN WATER CO 650 MADISON ST, GARY, IN, 46401 · 4.9 mi $145k in penalties
PRECOAT METALS DIVISION SEQUA COATINGS US HWY. 12 @ RTE. 249, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 4.9 mi $15k in penalties
HOBART DEVELOPMENT PROJECT 601 NORTH WISCONSIN STREET, HOBART, IN, 46342 · 2.1 mi $9k in penalties

Superfund sites

PETRO STATION TRUCK STOP 1401 RIPLEY STREET, GARY, IN, 46405-1120 · 1.0 mi
CSX TRAIN DERAILMENT OLD HOBART ROAD 6700 OLD HOBART ROAD, GARY, IN, 46403 · 1.1 mi
GARY SANI DIST LAKE STA SEWAGE TRMT PLT 3600 W 3RD ST, GARY, IN, 46402 · 2.1 mi
MARQUETTE LAGOONS 645 N LAKE ST, GARY, IN, 46403 · 2.8 mi
BEAR BRAND HOSIERY COMPANY 205 E 21ST ST, GARY, IN, 46407-2615 · 4.2 mi
GARY DOG POUND SITE 625 W 9TH PLACE, GARY, IN, 46402-2843 · 4.9 mi
PORTAGE DRUM SITE WOODED AREA BETWEEN I-94 & RTE 20, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 4.9 mi
CHARLES HAWKINS DRIVE MERCURY SPILL SITE 910 CHARLES HAWKINS DRIVE, GARY, IN, 46407 · 4.9 mi

Data centers

DATA CENTER 6350 PRAIRIE SCHOOL DR, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 4.8 mi
HOBART DATA CENTER MASS GRADING - 1 4751 E 61ST AVE, HOBART, IN, 46342 · 5.0 mi

County

Lake County

Nearby towns

Portage 4 mi
Hobart 5 mi
Gary 5 mi
Merrillville 8 mi
Griffith 9 mi
Chesterton 10 mi
Highland 11 mi
East Chicago 11 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 Lake Station as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.