EPA-regulated facilities near Portage, IN

There are 542 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Portage, Indiana. The most common kinds are water discharge (313), hazardous waste (192), air emissions (55). 5 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 18 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $3.9M across 10 sites.

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542facilities within 5 miles

5in significant noncompliance

18with a violation on record

$3.9Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	192
Treatment, storage or disposal	1
Large quantity generators	9
Small quantity generators	73
Transporters	4
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	34
Superfund	8
Air emissions	55
Major sources	14
Synthetic minor sources	6
Minor sources	3
Water discharge	313
Major permits	4
Minor permits	261
Drinking water systems	15
Greenhouse gas reporters	5
Data centers	1
Scrap yards	1

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.

ARCELORMITTAL LLC - BURNS HARBOR FACILITY 250 US-12, BURNS HARBOR, IN, 46304 · 3.8 mi Significant noncompliance · $3.6M in penalties
PVS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 6300 US HWY 12, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 2.5 mi Significant noncompliance · $59k in penalties
NLMK INDIANA 6500 S. BOUNDARY ROAD, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 2.8 mi Significant noncompliance · $9k in penalties
O-N MINERALS (PORTAGE) COMPANY LLC DBA CARMEUSE LIME & STONE 165 STEEL RD, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 3.5 mi Significant noncompliance · $9k in penalties
FLYING J TRAVEL PLAZA 650 LAKE STATION 1401 RIPLEY STREET, LAKE STATION, IN, 46405 · 3.1 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

OGDEN DUNES WATER COMMUNITY WIDE 115 HILLCREST RD, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 1.9 mi $146k in penalties
BURNS HARBOR & ARCELORMITTAL BURNS HARBOR LLC 1240 N BOO RD, BURNS HARBOR, IN, 46304 · 2.6 mi $16k in penalties
PRECOAT METALS DIVISION SEQUA COATINGS US HWY. 12 @ RTE. 249, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 1.4 mi $15k in penalties
PRECOAT METALS 6144 US HIGHWAY 12, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 2.2 mi $10k in penalties
UNITED STATES STEEL CORP MIDWEST PLANT 6300 US-12, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 2.0 mi $9k in penalties

Superfund sites

PORTAGE DRUM SITE WOODED AREA BETWEEN I-94 & RTE 20, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 1.0 mi
US STEEL HEXAVALENT CHROMIUM RELEASE 6300 US HIGHWAY 12, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 1.9 mi
MAGNETICS INTERNATIONAL RELEASE 1111 NORTH STATE ROAD 149, BURNS HARBOR, IN, 46304-9429 · 2.8 mi
PETRO STATION TRUCK STOP 1401 RIPLEY STREET, GARY, IN, 46405-1120 · 3.1 mi
GARY SANI DIST LAKE STA SEWAGE TRMT PLT 3600 W 3RD ST, GARY, IN, 46402 · 3.1 mi
CSX TRAIN DERAILMENT OLD HOBART ROAD 6700 OLD HOBART ROAD, GARY, IN, 46403 · 3.6 mi
CLEVELAND CLIFFS BURNS HARBOR FORMERLY ARCELORMITTAL 250 WEST US HIGHWAY 12, BURNS HARBOR, IN, 46304 · 4.6 mi
MARQUETTE LAGOONS 645 N LAKE ST, GARY, IN, 46403 · 4.9 mi

Data centers

DATA CENTER 6350 PRAIRIE SCHOOL DR, PORTAGE, IN, 46368 · 1.3 mi

County

Porter County

Nearby towns

Lake Station 4 mi
Chesterton 6 mi
Hobart 7 mi
Gary 9 mi
Valparaiso 10 mi
Merrillville 11 mi
Griffith 13 mi
East Chicago 15 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 Portage as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.