EPA-regulated facilities near Topeka, KS

There are 1,304 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Topeka, Kansas. The most common kinds are water discharge (679), hazardous waste (577), air emissions (146). 2 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 7 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $5.6M across 4 sites.

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1,304facilities within 5 miles

2in significant noncompliance

7with a violation on record

$5.6Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	577
Large quantity generators	9
Small quantity generators	278
Transporters	1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	22
Superfund	3
Air emissions	146
Major sources	3
Synthetic minor sources	21
Minor sources	103
Water discharge	679
Major permits	4
Minor permits	581
Drinking water systems	9
Greenhouse gas reporters	2
Scrap yards	3

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.

MIDWESTERN METALS BUILDING ADDITIONS 1105C NW LOWER SILVER LAKE RD, TOPEKA, KS, 66608 · 3.2 mi Significant noncompliance
TOPEKA KS - OAKLAND WASTE WATER TREATMENT PLANT 1115 NORTHEAST POPLAR STREET, TOPEKA, KS, 66616 · 3.8 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC 126 NORTHEAST MADISON STREET, TOPEKA, KS, 66607 · 2.3 mi $5.3M in penalties
INDUSTRIAL CHROME 834 NORTHEAST MADISON STREET, TOPEKA, KS, 66608 · 2.8 mi $165k in penalties
EVERGY TRANSMISSION AND DISTRIBUTION 818 S KANSAS AVE, TOPEKA, KS, 66612 · 1.5 mi $120k in penalties
RESER'S FINE FOODS, INC. - TOPEKA MSB FACILITY 3167 SE 10TH, TOPEKA, KS, 66607 · 3.4 mi $2k in penalties

Superfund sites

PCE SOUTH KANSAS AVENUE 320 S KANSAS AVE, TOPEKA, KS, 66603 · 2.0 mi
HYDRO-FLEX INC. 2101 NW BRICKYARD RD, TOPEKA, KS, 66618 · 4.0 mi
FORBES FIELD (EX) AIR FORCE BASE US HWY 75 4 MI S OF, TOPEKA, KS, 66619 · 4.9 mi

County

Shawnee County

Nearby towns

Lawrence 24 mi
Ottawa 38 mi
Gardner 45 mi
Lansing 45 mi
Leavenworth 46 mi
Atchison 47 mi
Shawnee 48 mi
Lenexa 48 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 Topeka as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.