County page
Lea County
Lea County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 121 imported facility profiles, and 16,454,019 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Lea County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 16,454,019 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Red Hills Gas Processing Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $47,833,048 in recorded penalties.
Jal #3 Gas Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $23,460 in recorded penalties.
Amen Corner Ctb
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $40,336,818 in recorded penalties.
Azalea Battery
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $40,336,818 in recorded penalties.
Hp Gas Pad
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $40,336,818 in recorded penalties.
Nandina Ctb
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $40,336,818 in recorded penalties.
Red Bud Ctb
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $40,336,818 in recorded penalties.
West Turkey Track Booster
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $31,604,866 in recorded penalties.
Targa - Eunice Gas Processing Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Linam Ranch Plant
No Violation Identified with $31,604,866 in recorded penalties.
Oxy Usa Inc - Gila 12 Federal No 2h Tank Battery
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,200,000 in recorded penalties.
Jy Recycling
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Shugart Booster Station
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $31,604,866 in recorded penalties.
Zia Ii Gas Plant
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $31,604,866 in recorded penalties.
Lea County Electric Cooperative Inc
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Monarchy Country Estates-sand Trap #1
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
United Parcel Service - Hobbs
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,800,000 in recorded penalties.
Dcp Midstream - Eunice Gas Plant
No Violation Identified with $33,504,866 in recorded penalties.
Double X Booster Station
No Violation Identified with $31,604,866 in recorded penalties.
Oil Center Booster Station
No Violation Identified with $31,604,866 in recorded penalties.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 10,760,195 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 11 | 2,012,554 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 8 | 1,889,795 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 10 | 1,121,596 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 11 | 432,564 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 6 | 47,880 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 9 | 14,797 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 10 | 13,904 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 9,120 lbs |
| Acetaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 7,309 lbs |
| Acrolein | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,586 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 964 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 3 | 159 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 85 lbs |
| Cumene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 49 lbs |
| Diethanolamine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 20 lbs |
| Ethylene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 19 lbs |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 10 lbs |
| Propylene | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 9 lbs |
| Naphthalene | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 7 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in New Mexico
New Mexico facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in New Mexico
New Mexico facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in New Mexico
New Mexico facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.