Pollution in Eddy County, New Mexico

Eddy County contains 164 EPA-regulated facilities, 19 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 17 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $231.0M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 12.7M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New Mexico state average of 50 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities17reporters
EPA Facilities164regulated
Sig. Violators19current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Dagger Draw Gas PlantArtesia12.2MCompliant
Artesia RefineryArtesia252.7kPenalties
U.s. Dhs Federal Law Enforcement Training Center ArtesiaArtesia183.2kCompliant
Black River Processing PlantLoving18.8kCompliant
Roadrunner Gas PlantLoving9.4kCompliant
Us Doe Waste Isolation Pilot PlantCarlsbad7.2kPenalties
Cowboy CdpMalaga7.0kCompliant
Coastal Chemical Co., Llc- LovingLoving6.6kCompliant
Artesia Gas PlantArtesia6.4kSig. violation
Marlan Gas PlantCarlsbad4.9kCompliant
Enterprise Products - Chaparral Gas PlantLoco Hills4.6kCompliant
Carlsbad Gas PlantLoving3.5kCompliant
South Eddy Gas PlantMalaga261Compliant
Coastal Chemical ArtesiaArtesia130Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Artesia Gas PlantArtesia$33.5M2019-09-04
Magnum Compressor StationCarlsbad$31.6M2021-02-05
Burton Flats Compressor StationCarlsbad$31.6M2024-05-09
Artesia Municipal AirportArtesia$0
Cavern City Air TerminalCarlsbad$0
Ha0253 Crusher And MineCarlsbad$0
Boyd Crusher And Wash PlantCarlsbad$0
Malaga Mdwc SwaMalaga$0
Dark Canyon AggregatesCarlsbad$0
Portable Batch PlantLoving$0
Concrete Batch PlantCarlsbad$0
City Of CarlsbadCarlsbad$02025-04-02
Salt Draw Compressor StationLoving$0
Agave Dagger Draw Gas PlantArtesia$02019-09-06
Otis Mdwca-Treatment Plant #2Carlsbad$02013-05-02
Cooksey PitMalaga$0
Concrete Batch PlantArtesia$0
Travelstead CrusherCarlsbad$0
Carlsbad (City Of) - Wastewater Treatment PlantCarlsbad$0