EPA Region 5 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs)

EPA Region 5 implements the regulations for the processing, distribution, use, cleanup, storage and disposal of PCBs under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin, and also provides support for TSCA compliance. Click on the links below for more Regional PCB information, or National PCB Information.

On this page:

Regional Contacts
Public Notices
Final Approval

PCB Contacts in the Region

Within each EPA Region, the Regional Administrator has designated Regional PCB Coordinators to oversee the development of PCB efforts within the Region. The contact information for Region 5’s Coordinator is listed below.

PCB Coordinator: Lisa Graczyk, (312) 353-3219, [email protected]
Regional Hotline: (800) 621-8431

For Spills and Emergencies

National Response Center:
- (800) 424-8802
EPA Region 5 24-hour Spill Hotline:
- (800) 621-8431
Illinois Environmental Protection Agency: Bureau of Land
- (217) 524-3300
Indiana Department of Environmental Management: Industrial Waste Section, Office of Land Quality
- (317) 235-6932 or (800) 451-6207 ext 4-6932
Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Division of Materials and Waste Management (DMWM):
- (614) 644-2621
Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) Assistance Center:
- (800) 662-9278
- EGLE Pollution Emergency Alerting System Hotline: (800) 292-4706
Minnesota Pollution Control Agency:
- All Offices: (800) 657-3864
- St. Paul: (651) 296-6300
Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Remediation and Redevelopment Program:
- 24-Hour Spill Emergency Hotline (800)-943-0003

Region 5 PCB Facilities and Cleanup Sites: Public Notices & Site Specific Pages

The links in the table below can be used to view current or recent public notices for PCB Approval or Cleanup sites in EPA Region 5:

Facility or Cleanup Site Name	Date of Notice	Address
The U. S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Indiana Harbor and Canal Dredging Project	March 1, 2017	East Chicago, Indiana
Drug & Laboratory Disposal, Inc.	July 10, 2020	Plainwell, Michigan
Emerald Transformer PPM LLC	December 7, 2020	Twinsburg, Ohio
Trans-Cycle Industries of Ohio, LLC	July 28, 2021	Richwood, Ohio
Wayne Disposal, Inc. (US Ecology)	November 1, 2021	Belleville, Michigan
Former WWJ Radio Property Building	September 20, 2023	Oak Park, Michigan

Final Approval

Access the final approval granted by EPA Region 5 for the following site:

Renewal and Modification for Wayne Disposal, Inc., PCB Chemical Waste Landfill