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Environmental compliance in Kent County

2,039 active EPA-regulated sites in Kent County, Michigan: 91 with an identified violation, 13 in significant violation, 618 inspections and $9.5 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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How many facilities in Kent County, Michigan are regulated by the EPA, and how many are in violation (as of October 18, 2026)?

Measure	Value
Active EPA-regulated sites	2,039
Sites with an identified violation	91
Sites in significant violation	13
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	618
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	53
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$9.5 million

How many active facilities in Kent County, Michigan fall under each EPA program?

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	207
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	312
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	1,717
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	56
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	60
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	4

Which large facilities in Kent County, Michigan does the EPA track, and are they in violation?

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
COUNTY OF DEPARTMENT PUBLIC WORKS Byron Center, MI	Significant Violation	12	–
LACKS INDUSTRIES INC Kentwood, MI	Significant Violation	12	$147,779
LACKS INDUSTRIES, INC. Kentwood, MI	Significant Violation	12	$147,779
RACK PROCESSING MICHIGAN LCC Wyoming, MI	Significant Violation	12	–
HUTCHINSON ANTIVIBRATION SYSTEMS, INC. (E5094) Grand Rapids, MI	Significant Violation	8	$59,625
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Grand Rapids, MI	Violation Identified	12	–
CITY OF WYOMING CLEAN WATER PLANT Grandville, MI	Violation Identified	12	–
LACKS INDUSTRIES, INC. Grand Rapids, MI	Violation	12	–
SPARTA WWTP Sparta, MI	Violation Identified	12	–
NORTH KENT SA WWTP Grand Rapids, MI	Violation Identified	10	–
GM COMPONENTS HOLDINGS, LLC Wyoming, MI	No Violation Identified	4	–
SELLNER-BEHR CORP Comstock Park, MI	No Violation Identified	4	–
LOWELL WWTP Lowell, MI	Violation Identified	3	–
HARBOR FOAM, INC. Grandville, MI	Violation Identified	2	–
CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS Grand Rapids, MI	No Violation Identified	1	–
ADA COGENERATION LP Ada, MI	No Violation Identified	0	–
ATLAS EPS, A DIVISION OF ATLAS ROOFING CORP. (N1794) Byron Center, MI	No Violation Identified	0	$110,000
ENERGY DEVELOPMENTS BYRON CENTER, LLC (P1484) Byron Center, MI	No Violation Identified	0	–
KAWASAKI MOTORS CORP USA (P0677) Grand Rapids, MI	No Violation Identified	0	–
KEELER BRASS COMPANY Grand Rapids, MI	No Violation Identified	0	–
KENT COUNTY WASTE TO ENERGY FACILITY Grand Rapids, MI	No Violation Identified	0	–
LACKS ENTERPRISES INC. (N7374) Grand Rapids, MI	No Violation Identified	0	$321,441
R.L. ADAMS PLASTICS, INC. Wyoming, MI	No Violation Identified	0	–
STEELCASE INC - KENTWOOD COMPLEX Kentwood, MI	No Violation Identified	0	–
TREX PROPERTIES LLC Grand Rapids, MI	No Violation Identified	0	–
WOLVERINE WORLD WIDE TANNERY Rockford, MI	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Kent County · Michigan · United States

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), weekly national export. Counts cover active sites in the Facility Registry Service; inspections, formal actions and penalties cover the last five years, quarters in violation the last three years. The EPA attributes a case that covers several facilities to each of them; area penalty totals here count an amount shared through the same federal case once, facility figures show the amount attributed to that facility. Large facilities are Clean Air Act majors, Clean Water Act majors and large hazardous waste generators or handlers. Source record.

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