EPA-regulated facilities near Chippewa Falls, WI

There are 282 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (180), water discharge (60), drinking water systems (34). None is in significant noncompliance, but 4 have a violation on record.

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282facilities within 5 miles

0in significant noncompliance

4with a violation on record

$0in penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	180
Large quantity generators	2
Small quantity generators	101
Transporters	2
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	17
Superfund	2
Air emissions	31
Major sources	1
Synthetic minor sources	6
Minor sources	2
Water discharge	60
Major permits	1
Minor permits	46
Drinking water systems	34

A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.

Superfund sites

BETTER BRITE III/CHIPPEWA FALLS 420 SOUTH PALMER STREET, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, 54729 · 1.1 mi
SCHNEIDER AE & SON 292 HAGEN ROAD, CHIPPEWA FALLS, WI, 54729 · 4.5 mi

County

Chippewa County

Nearby towns

Eau Claire 10 mi
Menomonie 26 mi
New Richmond 58 mi
River Falls 61 mi
Winona, MN 63 mi
Marshfield 63 mi
Red Wing, MN 65 mi
Hudson 66 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 Chippewa Falls as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.