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Baytown Olefins Plant

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,204,913 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation EPA-regulated facility TRI + Clean Air Act + Clean Water Act + RCRA 110000463178 Harris County
Noncompliance quarters
12

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

Penalties
$2,204,913

Recorded enforcement amount carried into the facility page.

Last inspection
2025-11-04

Displayed as plain language instead of hidden in agency exports.

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

Year Air Water Land Total
2022 1,555,944 lbs 344,110 lbs 0 lbs 1,900,054 lbs
2023 1,577,608 lbs 312,137 lbs 0 lbs 1,889,745 lbs
2024 1,320,482 lbs 178,545 lbs 0 lbs 1,499,027 lbs
Chemical breakdown

What this facility is reporting

  • air 296,000 lbs

    Propylene

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

  • air 255,000 lbs

    Ethylene

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

  • air 183,851 lbs

    Ammonia

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

  • water 154,064 lbs

    Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

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

  • air 153,403 lbs

    Chloromethane

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

  • air 117,320 lbs

    n-Hexane

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

  • air 68,603 lbs

    Xylene (mixed isomers)

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

  • air 61,009 lbs

    Hydrochloric 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 43,673 lbs

    Toluene

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

  • air 33,090 lbs

    1, 3-Butadiene

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

  • air 32,750 lbs

    Formaldehyde

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

  • air 25,957 lbs

    Benzene

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

  • air 18,770 lbs

    tert-Butyl alcohol

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

  • air 10,324 lbs

    Ethylbenzene

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

  • water 8,798 lbs

    Methanol

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

  • air 6,819 lbs

    Cyclohexane

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

  • air 5,800 lbs

    N, N-Dimethylformamide

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

  • air 5,585 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 5,462 lbs

    Isoprene

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

  • air 3,992 lbs

    Nickel compounds

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

  • air 3,035 lbs

    Naphthalene

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

  • air 1,241 lbs

    Phenol

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

  • air 1,123 lbs

    Cumene

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

  • air 1,000 lbs

    Styrene

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

  • air 940 lbs

    Hydrogen sulfide

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

  • air 496 lbs

    Polycyclic aromatic compounds

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

  • air 396 lbs

    Lead compounds

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

  • air 209 lbs

    1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene

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

  • air 191 lbs

    Mercury compounds

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

  • air 78 lbs

    Chlorodifluoromethane (HCFC-22)

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

  • air 29 lbs

    Phenanthrene

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

  • air 16 lbs

    Carbonyl sulfide

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

  • air 2 lbs

    Anthracene

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

  • air 1 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

    Bromine

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

  • air 0 lbs

    Carbon disulfide

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

  • air 0 lbs

    Chlorine

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

  • air 0 lbs

    Dicyclopentadiene

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

  • air 0 lbs

    Hydrogen cyanide

    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.

  • air 0 lbs

    N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone

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

  • air 0 lbs

    Sodium nitrite

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

  • air 0 lbs

    Tetrachloroethylene

    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

Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,204,913 in recorded penalties.

Significant Violation Last recorded inspection: 2025-11-04. Total penalties on record: $2,204,913.