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EPA Region 5

Serving Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio, Wisconsin and 35 Tribes

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Map of EPA Region 5
Serving Illinois, Indiana,
Michigan, Minnesota,
Ohio, Wisconsin and
35 Tribes

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  • Region 5 Main Number: 312-353-2000 or toll-free 800-621-8431,
    8:00 am to 4:30 pm Central time
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Events & Public Notices

  • Bofors Nobel, Inc. Site – Sixth Five Year-Review in Process

    Public Notice of the sixth five-year review of the Bofors Nobel, Inc. site at 5025 Evanston Avenue, Muskegon, Michigan.

    • Comments Due Date: June 30, 2023
    • Geographic Locations: Michigan
  • EPA Begins Review of Dakhue Sanitary Landfill Site

    This is the sixth five-year review of this site.

    • Comments Due Date: June 7, 2023
    • Geographic Locations: Minnesota
  • Public Comment opportunity for Federated Metals Corp. in Hammond, Indiana

    This rule proposes to add the site to the General Superfund section of the NPL.

    • Comments Due Date: May 30, 2023
    • Geographic Locations: Indiana
  • Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community (SMSC) Water Reclamation Facility NPDES Permit MN-0067938-4

    Draft NPDES permit for the discharges from within the boundaries of the Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Indian Reservation.

    • Comments Due Date: April 28, 2023
    • Geographic Locations: Minnesota, Minnesota
  • Summit Equipment & Supplies Incorporation Site – Five Year-Review in Process

    EPA is conducting a five-year review. This is the fifth five-year review of this site.

    • Comments Due Date: April 19, 2023
    • Geographic Locations: Ohio

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Last updated on February 24, 2023
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