Lake County, IL
The federal environmental record for Lake County (population 708,760): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
6
Superfund NPL sites
29
federal cleanup sites
3
PFAS-detecting water systems
36
TRI facilities
362
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| H.O.D. Landfill | Antioch | on the NPL | 02/21/1990 |
| Johns-Manville Corp. | Waukegan | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Outboard Marine Corp. | Waukegan | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Petersen Sand & Gravel | Libertyville | deleted | 06/10/1986 |
| Wauconda Sand & Gravel | Wauconda | on the NPL | 09/08/1983 |
| Yeoman Creek Landfill | Waukegan | on the NPL | 03/31/1989 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Lake with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| FOX LAKE IL0970200 | PFOS: 5 ng/L PFPeA: 3.5 ng/L | above final limit |
| LAKE ZURICH IL0970850 | PFPeA: 3.5 ng/L PFHxA: 3.5 ng/L | detected |
| LIBERTYVILLE IL0970900 | PFBA: 5.1 ng/L | detected |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
36 facilities in Lake filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 151k lb released. The 25 largest by volume:
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| VANTAGE SPECIALTIES | GURNEE | Ethylene glycol, 4,4'-Isopropylidenediphenol | 45k lb |
| MIDWEST PRINTED CIRCUIT SERVICES INC. | ROUND LAKE BEACH | Copper And Copper Compounds, Lead | 35k lb |
| AKZONOBEL AEROSPACE COATINGS | WAUKEGAN | Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Xylene (mixed isomers) | 20k lb |
| EMCO CHEMICAL DISTRIBUTORS INC | NORTH CHICAGO | Methanol, Toluene | 13k lb |
| JESSUP MANUFACTURING CO | LAKE BLUFF | Toluene, n-Hexane | 11k lb |
| PFANSTIEHL INC | WAUKEGAN | Methanol | 9k lb |
| ABBVIE-NORTH CHICAGO FACILITY | NORTH CHICAGO | Chloroform, Methanol | 4k lb |
| HONEYWELL ANALYTICS INC | LINCOLNSHIRE | Methanol | 4k lb |
| THE GILLETTE CO. LLC/P&G NORTH CHICAGO PLANT | NORTH CHICAGO | Certain glycol ethers, Selenium compounds | 3k lb |
| THE IMAGINE GROUP LLC | GRAYSLAKE | Certain glycol ethers | 3k lb |
| ROQUETTE AMERICA INC GURNEE PLANT | GURNEE | Nickel | 1k lb |
| GEREMARIE CORP | LAKE ZURICH | Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid | 827 lb |
| HARGER INC. | GRAYSLAKE | Copper compounds | 325 lb |
| MEDLINE NORTHPOINT SERVICES | WAUKEGAN | Ethylene oxide | 72 lb |
| GOLD BOND BUILDING PRODUCTS - WAUKEGAN | WAUKEGAN | Lead And Lead Compounds | 49 lb |
| CARTER-HOFFMANN LLC | MUNDELEIN | Chromium, Nickel | 48 lb |
| MACLEAN-FOGG COMPONENT SYSTEMS | MUNDELEIN | Manganese, Lead | 39 lb |
| ABF BRIDGE | WAUKEGAN | Certain glycol ethers | 36 lb |
| AMERICAN METAL FIBERS INC | LAKE BLUFF | Manganese, Chromium | 25 lb |
| AMERICAN METAL FIBERS INC | LAKE BLUFF | Manganese, Chromium | 15 lb |
| AMERICAN BLENDING & FILLING | WAUKEGAN | Certain glycol ethers | 12 lb |
| ABF LABS INC. | WAUKEGAN | Certain glycol ethers | 9 lb |
| SKACH MANUFACTURING CO. | ANTIOCH | Copper | 6 lb |
| PLEXUS MFG SOLUTIONS - CHICAGO | BUFFALO GROVE | Lead And Lead Compounds | 2 lb |
| OZINGA READY MIX CONCRETE INC | LAKE BLUFF | Lead, Mercury | 0 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 1,190 tank facilities in Lake: 954 tanks in service and 2,820 closed. 1,450 fuel releases are on record, of which 362 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Lake as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.
The record for one specific address
County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Lake, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- 545 RUSSELL AVE SITEWINTHROP HARBOR
- AB SPECIALTY SILICONESWAUKEGAN
- ANTIOCH FERRIC CHLORIDE SPILLANTIOCH
- AUTO PARTS CITYGURNEE
- BEACH PARK AMMONIA SPILLBEACH PARK
- CHEMICAL PACKAGING SITENORTH CHICAGO
- EDCO LANDFILLGRAYSLAKE
- GOLTRA FOUNDRYBARRINGTON
- H.O.D. LANDFILLANTIOCH
- JOHNS-MANVILLE CORP.WAUKEGAN
- LAKE CO. MOTOR HOME MERCURYLIBERTYVILLE
- LAKELAND ESTATESLAKE BARRINGTON
- LAVIN & SONSNORTH CHICAGO
- LIBERTYVILLE TRAINING SITE (LTS)VERNON HILLS
- LIMBRUNNER LANDFILLWAUKEGAN
- NORTH SHORE GAS (NSG) NORTH PLANTWAUKEGAN
- NORTH SHORE GAS SOUTH PLANTWAUKEGAN
- OUTBOARD MARINE CORP.WAUKEGAN
- PETERSEN SAND & GRAVELLIBERTYVILLE
- PFLEGER GREISSWAUKEGAN
- US ARMY FORT SHERIDAN COMMANDERFORT SHERIDAN
- US NAVY GREAT LAKES NAVAL BASEGREAT LAKES
- US STEEL WAUKEGON WKSWAUKEGAN
- USVA MEDICAL CENTER NORTH CHICAGONORTH CHICAGO
- VULCAN-LOUISVILLE SMELTING COMPANYNORTH CHICAGO
- WAUCONDA SAND & GRAVELWAUCONDA
- WAUKEGAN MUNI LDFL #1WAUKEGAN
- WAUKEGAN SPEEDWAYPARK CITY
- YEOMAN CREEK LANDFILLWAUKEGAN