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EPA-regulated facilities near Detroit, MI

There are 2,941 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Detroit, Michigan. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (2,533), water discharge (246), air emissions (180). 3 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 31 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $17M across 12 sites.

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2,941facilities within 5 miles
3in significant noncompliance
31with a violation on record
$17Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste2,533
Treatment, storage or disposal5
Large quantity generators19
Small quantity generators929
Transporters4
Chemical (RMP/TRI)121
Superfund89
Air emissions180
Major sources10
Synthetic minor sources37
Minor sources54
Water discharge246
Minor permits28
Drinking water systems4
Greenhouse gas reporters5
Data centers2
Scrap yards95
Recycling centers3

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