Pollution in New Mexico

New Mexico hosts 16 Superfund cleanup sites, 97 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 352 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $1.2B in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 35.3M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Dagger Draw Gas Plant in Artesia, reporting 12.2M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites16NPL
TRI Facilities97active reporters
Significant Violators352current SNC
Total Penalties$1.2Blifetime

Superfund sites in New Mexico

SiteCityStatus
At Sf AlbuquerqueAlbuquerqueReady for anticipated reuse
Carlisle Village CleanersAlbuquerqueListed on NPL
Chevron Questa MineQuestaCleanup underway
Eagle Picher Carefree BatterySocorroCleanup underway
Fruit Avenue PlumeAlbuquerqueReady for anticipated reuse
Grants Chlorinated SolventsGrantsConstruction complete
Griggs Walnut Ground Water PlumeLas CrucesReady for anticipated reuse
Homestake Mining CoMilanConstruction complete
Jackpile Paguate Uranium MineLaguna PuebloListed on NPL
Lea And West Second StreetRoswellListed on NPL
Lee Acres Landfill UsdoiFarmingtonConstruction complete
Mcgaffey And Main Groundwater PlumeRoswellCleanup underway
North Railroad Avenue PlumeEspanolaReady for anticipated reuse
Prewitt Abandoned RefineryPrewittConstruction complete
South ValleyAlbuquerqueReady for anticipated reuse
United Nuclear CorpChurch RockConstruction complete

Largest New Mexico releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Dagger Draw Gas PlantArtesia12.2M
Maljamar Gas Processing PlantMaljamar11.2M
East Vacuum Liquid Recovery Plant/Co2 PlantLovington4.5M
Chino Mines Co Mine Concentrator-Sxew PlantsVanadium2.0M
Southwest Cheese Company LlcClovis2.0M
Aps Four Corners Power PlantFruitland1.4M
Red Hills Gas Processing PlantJal418.5k
Freeport-Mcmoran Tyrone MineTyrone307.0k
Artesia RefineryArtesia252.7k
Holloman Air Force BaseHolloman Afb211.6k
U.s. Dhs Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ArtesiaArtesia183.2k
Monument Gas PlantMonument116.6k
Chaco Gas PlantBloomfield75.1k
San Juan Coal Co San Juan MineFruitland37.8k
Materion Advanced Materials Technologies & Services Mesa DAlbuquerque30.4k
Bloomfield TerminalBloomfield30.1k
Arcosa Wind Towers IncBelen25.8k
Targa - Eunice Gas Processing PlantEunice23.9k
Abb Installation Products, Inc.Albuquerque19.9k
Black River Processing PlantLoving18.8k
Navajo Refining Company, Llc - Lovington RefineryLovington12.4k
Us Doe National Training CenterAlbuquerque10.3k
Zia Ii Gas PlantLovington9.8k
Roadrunner Gas PlantLoving9.4k
Intel CorpRio Rancho7.7k

By county

Bernalillo County County4 SF · 29 TRI · 67 violatorsSan Juan County County1 SF · 9 TRI · 23 violatorsEddy County County0 SF · 17 TRI · 19 violatorsDona Ana County County1 SF · 9 TRI · 29 violatorsSanta Fe County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 20 violatorsLea County County0 SF · 16 TRI · 22 violatorsSandoval County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 21 violatorsRio Arriba County County1 SF · 0 TRI · 19 violatorsTaos County County1 SF · 0 TRI · 12 violatorsOtero County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 7 violatorsValencia County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 11 violatorsChaves County County2 SF · 2 TRI · 3 violatorsMckinley County County2 SF · 1 TRI · 17 violatorsSan Miguel County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 9 violatorsLincoln County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsGrant County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 8 violatorsCibola County County3 SF · 0 TRI · 8 violatorsColfax County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 6 violatorsCurry County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 8 violatorsLuna County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 7 violatorsTorrance County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 7 violatorsSocorro County1 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsSierra County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsMora County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsGuadalupe County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsLos Alamos County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsRoosevelt County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsCatron County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsPortable Source County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsUnion County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsHidalgo County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 3 violatorsDe Baca County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsQuay County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsCharleston County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsHarding County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBeaufort County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCoconino County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsLewis And Clark County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMc Kinley County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMidland County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsOkeechobee County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsSan Juan, Bernalillo County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violators

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