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Artesia Refinery

Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $33,916,450 in recorded penalties.

Violation Identified Petroleum TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110000472630 Eddy County
Noncompliance quarters
10

Counted from the imported ECHO record over the last 12 quarters.

Penalties
$33,916,450

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2025-09-24

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Trend
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Reported on-site releases are lower in 2024 than in 2022.

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 280,353 lbs 0 lbs 2,916 lbs 283,268 lbs
2023 251,756 lbs 0 lbs 3,215 lbs 254,970 lbs
2024 236,146 lbs 0 lbs 16,579 lbs 252,724 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • air 66,035 lbs

    Ammonia

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 41,054 lbs

    n-Hexane

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 38,258 lbs

    Ethylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 33,913 lbs

    Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 19,655 lbs

    Hydrogen sulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 14,584 lbs

    Xylene (mixed isomers)

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 9,618 lbs

    Propylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 9,342 lbs

    Toluene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 5,434 lbs

    Benzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 4,028 lbs

    Carbonyl sulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 3,245 lbs

    1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,456 lbs

    Ethylbenzene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2,434 lbs

    Carbon disulfide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 1,046 lbs

    Naphthalene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 521 lbs

    Zinc compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 469 lbs

    Anthracene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 303 lbs

    Biphenyl

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 268 lbs

    Cumene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 14 lbs

    Lead compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 11 lbs

    Phenanthrene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 9 lbs

    Hydrogen fluoride

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • land 8 lbs

    Nickel compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows land as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 8 lbs

    Polycyclic aromatic compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 8 lbs

    Mercury compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 2 lbs

    Benzo[g, h, i]perylene

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

  • air 0 lbs

    Molybdenum trioxide

    Latest 2024 TRI data shows air as the largest reported pathway for this chemical at the facility.

Enforcement layer

Why the ECHO-style detail matters

Violation Identified across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $33,916,450 in recorded penalties.

Violation Identified Last recorded inspection: 2025-09-24. Total penalties on record: $33,916,450.