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EPA-regulated facilities near Grand Rapids, MI

There are 1,539 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Grand Rapids, Michigan. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (1,271), water discharge (244), air emissions (152). 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 $431k across 7 sites.

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1,539facilities within 5 miles
3in significant noncompliance
31with a violation on record
$431kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

CategoryFacilities
Hazardous waste1,271
Treatment, storage or disposal2
Large quantity generators19
Small quantity generators651
Transporters1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)146
Superfund11
Air emissions152
Major sources11
Synthetic minor sources45
Minor sources53
Water discharge244
Major permits3
Minor permits138
Drinking water systems12
Greenhouse gas reporters2
Data centers2
Scrap yards2
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 Grand Rapids as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.