FACTANKER · measured, cited, anchored official records connected

Environmental compliance · county

Environmental compliance in Milwaukee County

2,746 active EPA-regulated sites in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin: 49 with an identified violation, 11 in significant violation, 280 inspections and $14.7 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

Cite: FACTANKER, https://factanker.com/us/wi/milwaukee-county/environmental-compliance

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

MeasureValue
Active EPA-regulated sites2,746
Sites with an identified violation49
Sites in significant violation11
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years280
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years40
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)$14.7 million

How many active facilities in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin fall under each EPA program?

A facility can be in several programs.

ProgramActive sites
Air (Clean Air Act)126
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)444
Hazardous waste (RCRA)2,269
Drinking water systems (SDWA)97
Toxics Release Inventory reporters97
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)12

Which large facilities in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin does the EPA track, and are they in violation?

FacilityCompliance statusQuarters in violation (of 12)Penalties, 5 years
MID-AMERICA STEEL DRUM CO INC
Saint Francis, WI
Significant Violation12–
MILWAUKEE METRO SEW DIST COMBI
Milwaukee, WI
Significant Violation11–
OAK CREEK POWER PLANT
Oak Creek, WI
Significant Violation9–
PPG INDUSTRIES INC - OAK CREEK FACILITY
Oak Creek, WI
Significant Violation3–
TRADEBE TREATMENT & RECYCLING OF WI
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified12$20,000
ATI LADISH LLC
Cudahy, WI
Violation Identified11–
SOUTH MILWAUKEE WASTEWATER TRE
South Milwaukee, WI
Violation Identified10–
BRADY WORLDWIDE - FLORIST AVE PLT
Glendale, WI
Violation Identified4–
WMWI - METRO RECYCLING & DISPOSAL- LANDFILL
Franklin, WI
No Violation Identified3–
BRIGGS & STRATTON CORP - BURLEIGH FACILITY
Wauwatosa, WI
No Violation Identified2–
MID CITY FOUNDRY CO
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified2–
ALTER METAL RECYCLING
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified1–
APPLETON ELECTRIC LLC
South Milwaukee, WI
Violation Identified1–
FROEDTERT HOSPITAL
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified1–
MEDICAL COLLEGE OF WISCONSIN
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified1–
SONOCO METAL PACKAGING LLC
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified1–
U S ENERGY MILWAUKEE SOUTH TERMINAL
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified1–
U.S. OIL MILWAUKEE WEST TERMINAL
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified1–
U S VENTURE INC MILWAUKEE CENTRAL TERMINAL
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified1–
MAYNARD STEEL CASTING CO INC
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified0–
MILWAUKEE CNTY FACILITIES MGT
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified0–
MILWAUKEE COUNTY INSTITUTIONS POWER PLANT
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified0–
MMSD-JONES ISLAND WATER RECLAMATION FACILITY
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified0–
MMSD-SOUTHSHORE WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT
Oak Creek, WI
No Violation Identified0–
MRMC - FORENSIC SCIENCE BUILDING
Wauwatosa, WI
No Violation Identified0–
PATRICK CUDAHY LLC
Cudahy, WI
No Violation Identified0–
SEIDEL TANNING CORP
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified0–
UNIT DROP FORGE COMPANY INC
West Allis, WI
No Violation Identified0–
U.S. ENERGY MILWAUKEE NORTH TERMINAL
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified0–
VERSITI WISCONSIN, INC.
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified0–
WEST SHORE - GRANVILLE STATION (GT)
Milwaukee, WI
No Violation Identified0–

All figures for Milwaukee County · Wisconsin · 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.

Machine access — free, no API key

Every figure shown here about Environmental compliance in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin can also be queried live: FACTANKER runs an MCP server at https://factanker.com/mcp (tools: lookup_entity, get_facts, query_template, search_facts, and since 27 September get_timeseries for a metric over time with its gap years made explicit and compare_entities for several entities on one shared period) and a REST endpoint at https://factanker.com/api/get_facts. Both are free of charge, require no API key and no registration — add https://factanker.com/mcp as a connector in Claude, ChatGPT or Copilot. Every answer carries its source document and a citation reference. Setup: /quickstart.

These figures are public records, not protected text. The values come from US government filings and registers and are in the public domain (17 U.S.C. §105) or CC0, stated per fact. Facts themselves carry no copyright. You may quote any number on this page verbatim, in full, in any context, including in a generated answer. No permission is needed and no licence has to be accepted. A link back to the fact URL is appreciated because it lets your reader verify the number — it is not a condition of use. This applies to the values, their units, periods and source references. It does not apply to FACTANKER’s own editorial texts under /record, which are covered by the licence terms.