Lea County contains 121 EPA-regulated facilities, 22 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 16 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $495.8M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 16.3M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the New Mexico state average of 50 per county.
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maljamar Gas Processing Plant | Maljamar | 11.2M | Compliant |
| East Vacuum Liquid Recovery Plant/Co2 Plant | Lovington | 4.5M | Compliant |
| Red Hills Gas Processing Plant | Jal | 418.5k | Sig. violation |
| Monument Gas Plant | Monument | 116.6k | Compliant |
| Targa - Eunice Gas Processing Plant | Eunice | 23.9k | Sig. violation |
| Navajo Refining Company, Llc - Lovington Refinery | Lovington | 12.4k | Compliant |
| Zia Ii Gas Plant | Lovington | 9.8k | Compliant |
| Dkl Libby Gas Plant | Hobbs | 7.6k | Compliant |
| Coastal Chemical Co., Llc - Hobbs | Hobbs | 5.8k | Compliant |
| Champion Technologies Inc | Hobbs | 5.4k | Compliant |
| Buckeye Co2 Plant | Lovington | 3.3k | Compliant |
| Occidental - North Hobbs Unit Rcf And Wib | Hobbs | 2.3k | Compliant |
| Linam Ranch Plant | Hobbs | 1.3k | Penalties |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hills Gas Processing Plant | Jal | $47.8M | 2023-03-30 |
| Nandina Ctb | Jal | $40.3M | 2019-12-31 |
| Azalea Battery | Jal | $40.3M | 2019-12-30 |
| Red Bud Ctb | Jal | $40.3M | 2019-12-31 |
| Amen Corner Ctb | Jal | $40.3M | 2019-12-30 |
| Hp Gas Pad | Jal | $40.3M | 2019-12-31 |
| West Turkey Track Booster | Maljamar | $31.6M | 2021-12-15 |
| Jal #3 Gas Plant | Jal | $23.5k | 2025-02-06 |
| Maddox Station | Hobbs | $0 | |
| Adm Hot Mix Plant | Jal | $0 | |
| Monarchy Country Estates-Sand Trap #1 | Albuquerque | $0 | |
| Targa - Eunice Gas Processing Plant | Eunice | $0 | 2020-09-17 |
| Maljamar Crusher | Maljamar | $0 | |
| Lea County Jal Municipal Aiport | Jal | $0 | |
| Lea County Regional Airport | Hobbs | $0 | |
| Cunningham Station | Hobbs | $0 | |
| Lea County Concrete/Hot Plant | Hobbs | $0 | |
| Delaware Basin Concrete Facility | Jal | $0 | |
| Jy Recycling | Hobbs | $0 | |
| Nickson Co Recycling | Hobbs | $0 | |
| Jal Crusher | Jal | $0 | |
| Lea County Zip Franklin Memorial Airport | Lovington | $0 |