Pollution in Texas

Texas hosts 56 Superfund cleanup sites, 2,124 facilities reporting to EPA's Toxic Release Inventory, and 784 facilities currently in significant noncompliance with federal environmental laws. EPA has assessed $1.0B in lifetime penalties across these facilities, and TRI reporters released roughly 234.8M pounds of regulated chemicals on-site in the latest reporting year. The single largest on-site releaser is Midway Gas Plant in Crane, reporting 73.2M lb to EPA.

Superfund Sites56NPL
TRI Facilities2,124active reporters
Significant Violators784current SNC
Total Penalties$1.0Blifetime

Superfund sites in Texas

SiteCityStatus
Air Force Plant 4 General DynamicsFort WorthConstruction complete
Alcoa Point Comfort Lavaca BayPoint ComfortReady for anticipated reuse
Bandera Road Ground Water PlumeSan AntonioCleanup underway
Brine Service CompanyCorpus ChristiCleanup underway
Circle Court Ground Water PlumeWillow ParkCleanup underway
City Of Perryton Well No 2PerrytonReady for anticipated reuse
Conroe Creosoting CoConroeReady for anticipated reuse
Crystal Chemical CoHoustonConstruction complete
Delfasco ForgeGrand PrairieCleanup underway
Donna Reservoir And Canal SystemDonnaCleanup underway
East 67th Street Ground Water PlumeOdessaCleanup underway
Eldorado Chemical Co IncLive OakListed on NPL
Falcon RefineryInglesideListed on NPL
French LtdCrosbyConstruction complete
Garland CreosotingLongviewReady for anticipated reuse
Geneva Industries Fuhrmann EnergyHoustonReady for anticipated reuse
Gulfco Marine MaintenanceFreeportReady for anticipated reuse
Hart Creosoting CompanyJasperReady for anticipated reuse
Highlands Acid PitHighlandsConstruction complete
Highway 18 Ground WaterKermitListed on NPL
Jasper Creosoting Company IncJasperReady for anticipated reuse
Jones Road Ground Water PlumeHoustonCleanup underway
Koppers Co Inc Texarkana PlantTexarkanaConstruction complete
Lane Plating Works IncDallasListed on NPL
Lone Star Army Ammunition PlantTexarkanaConstruction complete
Longhorn Army Ammunition PlantKarnackCleanup underway
Main Street Ground Water PlumeBurnetListed on NPL
Malone Service Co Swan Lake PlantTexas CityReady for anticipated reuse
Many Diversified Interests IncHoustonReady for anticipated reuse
Midessa Ground Water PlumeMidlandListed on NPL
Motco IncLa MarqueReady for anticipated reuse
North Cavalcade StreetHoustonConstruction complete
North East 2nd Street SiteHappyRemedy selected
Northwest Odessa GroundwaterOdessaListed on NPL
Odessa Chromium 1OdessaConstruction complete
Pantex Plant UsdoePantex VillageConstruction complete
Patrick BayouDeer ParkListed on NPL
Petro Chemical Systems Inc Turtle BayouLibertyConstruction complete
R H Oil Tropicana EnergySan AntonioProposed for NPL
Rockwool Industries IncBell CountyReady for anticipated reuse
Rsr CorporationDallasConstruction complete
San Jacinto River Waste PitsChannelviewSuperfund site
Sandy Beach Road Ground Water PlumePelican BayCleanup underway
Sheridan Disposal ServicesHempsteadReady for anticipated reuse
Sikes Disposal PitsCrosbyReady for anticipated reuse
Sol Lynn Industrial TransformersHoustonReady for anticipated reuse
South Cavalcade StreetHoustonConstruction complete
Sprague Road Ground Water PlumeOdessaConstruction complete
Star Lake CanalPort NechesRemedy selected
State Road 114 Groundwater PlumeLevellandConstruction complete
Tex Tin CorpTexas CityConstruction complete
Texarkana Wood Preserving CoTexarkanaReady for anticipated reuse
United Creosoting CoConroeConstruction complete
Us Oil RecoveryPasadenaListed on NPL
Van Der Horst Usa CorporationTerrellRemedy selected
West County Road 112 Ground WaterMidlandListed on NPL

Largest Texas releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)
Midway Gas PlantCrane73.2M
Ascend Performance Materials Chocolate Bayou PlantAlvin18.6M
Ineos Usa Green Lake FacilityPort Lavaca14.8M
Texas Molecular - Deer Park ServicesDeer Park14.1M
Us EcologyRobstown8.4M
Galveston Bay RefineryTexas City7.6M
Oak Grove Steam Electric StationFranklin3.1M
Graphic Packaging International Paper Llc - Texarkana MillQueen City3.0M
Lyondell Chemical ChannelviewChannelview3.0M
Agrium U.s. Inc.dba Borger Nitrogen OperationBorger3.0M
San Miguel Electric PlantChristine2.6M
Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas Victoria SiteVictoria2.5M
Eastman Chemical Co - Longview OperationsLongview2.2M
Houston RefineryHouston2.2M
Exxonmobil Baytown RefineryBaytown2.0M
Clean Harbors Deer Park LlcLa Porte2.0M
W A Parish Electric Generating StationRichmond1.9M
Sanderson Farms, LlcBryan1.8M
Formosa Plastics Corporation, TexasPoint Comfort1.7M
Pilgrim's Pride - Mt. Pleasant West PlantMt. Pleasant1.7M
Solvay Specialty Polymers UsaBorger1.5M
Isp Technologies - Texas CityTexas City1.5M
Union Processing Systems, LlcConroe1.5M
Baytown Olefins PlantBaytown1.5M
Valero Refining - Texas, L.p.Texas City1.5M

By county

Harris County County13 SF · 384 TRI · 114 violatorsMontgomery County County2 SF · 31 TRI · 12 violatorsFort Bend County County0 SF · 25 TRI · 11 violatorsBrazoria County County1 SF · 52 TRI · 22 violatorsDallas County County3 SF · 130 TRI · 13 violatorsTarrant County County2 SF · 131 TRI · 10 violatorsEl Paso County County0 SF · 24 TRI · 11 violatorsBexar County County3 SF · 70 TRI · 10 violatorsTravis County County0 SF · 31 TRI · 10 violatorsDenton County County0 SF · 33 TRI · 10 violatorsJefferson County County1 SF · 56 TRI · 12 violatorsWilliamson County County0 SF · 21 TRI · 5 violatorsParker County County1 SF · 21 TRI · 3 violatorsSmith County County0 SF · 13 TRI · 10 violatorsGalveston County County3 SF · 20 TRI · 6 violatorsCameron County County0 SF · 20 TRI · 8 violatorsCollin County County0 SF · 32 TRI · 6 violatorsNueces County County1 SF · 28 TRI · 10 violatorsMclennan County County0 SF · 35 TRI · 9 violatorsHidalgo County County1 SF · 9 TRI · 10 violatorsJohnson County County0 SF · 31 TRI · 7 violatorsHays County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 2 violatorsComal County County0 SF · 11 TRI · 6 violatorsBell County County1 SF · 27 TRI · 5 violatorsChambers County County0 SF · 32 TRI · 11 violatorsHood County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 8 violatorsEllis County County0 SF · 39 TRI · 7 violatorsHenderson County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 6 violatorsLubbock County County0 SF · 20 TRI · 18 violatorsErath County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsMidland County County2 SF · 25 TRI · 8 violatorsLiberty County County1 SF · 9 TRI · 3 violatorsOrange County County0 SF · 19 TRI · 7 violatorsGregg County County1 SF · 23 TRI · 10 violatorsHarrison County County1 SF · 18 TRI · 4 violatorsWise County County0 SF · 11 TRI · 9 violatorsGrayson County County0 SF · 16 TRI · 5 violatorsReeves County County0 SF · 14 TRI · 5 violatorsWebb County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 6 violatorsBrazos County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 2 violatorsPolk County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 3 violatorsBastrop County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 1 violatorsBurnet County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsWaller County County1 SF · 10 TRI · 8 violatorsKaufman County County1 SF · 17 TRI · 4 violatorsSan Patricio County County1 SF · 11 TRI · 8 violatorsHunt County County0 SF · 13 TRI · 10 violatorsKerr County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 3 violatorsAngelina County County0 SF · 14 TRI · 4 violatorsGuadalupe County County0 SF · 17 TRI · 3 violatorsHill County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 7 violatorsBowie County County3 SF · 9 TRI · 4 violatorsVictoria County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 3 violatorsWalker County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 3 violatorsCherokee County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 4 violatorsEctor County County4 SF · 20 TRI · 3 violatorsDeaf Smith County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 0 violatorsKendall County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsRusk County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 6 violatorsMatagorda County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 6 violatorsTom Green County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 3 violatorsWood County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 1 violatorsAnderson County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 3 violatorsTaylor County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 3 violatorsPotter County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 0 violatorsWharton County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 4 violatorsFayette County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsHopkins County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsCalhoun County County1 SF · 8 TRI · 3 violatorsColorado County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 2 violatorsMedina County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsHardin County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsNavarro County County0 SF · 12 TRI · 5 violatorsLamar County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 3 violatorsCastro County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsGillespie County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsLimestone County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 4 violatorsCooke County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 2 violatorsPanola County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 2 violatorsVan Zandt County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsPalo Pinto County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsRandall County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 5 violatorsAustin County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsParmer County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsAtascosa County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 4 violatorsNacogdoches County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 4 violatorsGrimes County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 5 violatorsJasper County County2 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsPecos County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 3 violatorsLeon County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 8 violatorsMartin County County0 SF · 9 TRI · 0 violatorsUpshur County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsUvalde County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsComanche County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsFreestone County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsTitus County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 2 violatorsWichita County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 1 violatorsCaldwell County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsFannin County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsCoryell County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsBrown County County0 SF · 11 TRI · 2 violatorsCass County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 6 violatorsRockwall County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsWilson County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsMoore County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsSan Jacinto County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsShelby County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 9 violatorsBandera County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsGray County County0 SF · 8 TRI · 1 violatorsHale County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 4 violatorsKarnes County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 1 violatorsMilam County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsTyler County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 6 violatorsDallam County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsVal Verde County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsWashington County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 0 violatorsGonzales County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsHutchinson County County0 SF · 10 TRI · 5 violatorsTrinity County0 SF · 0 TRI · 5 violatorsWheeler County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsBee County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsBlanco County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsLive Oak County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 0 violatorsBosque County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsDimmit County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsWard County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 0 violatorsEastland County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsHouston County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 2 violatorsHoward County County0 SF · 6 TRI · 3 violatorsJackson County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsNolan County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsUpton County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 1 violatorsBurleson County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsHansford County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLee County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 2 violatorsRobertson County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsFrio County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsLoving County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsStarr County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsHockley County County1 SF · 7 TRI · 3 violatorsKleberg County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsLlano County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsAransas County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 4 violatorsLavaca County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 0 violatorsMarion County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsMaverick County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsSabine County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 6 violatorsSan Augustine County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 5 violatorsGlasscock County County0 SF · 7 TRI · 0 violatorsHartley County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMorris County County0 SF · 4 TRI · 3 violatorsOchiltree County1 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsSherman County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsDewitt County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsFalls County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsJim Wells County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 4 violatorsMontague County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsNewton County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsCrane County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsGaines County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsHemphill County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsLampasas County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsWinkler County County1 SF · 4 TRI · 0 violatorsClay County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsHamilton County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsLa Salle County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsRains County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsSomervell County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsWilbarger County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsYoakum County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 0 violatorsRed River County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsAndrews County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 1 violatorsDuval County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsReagan County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsRefugio County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsScurry County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsWillacy County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 3 violatorsArcher County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCamp County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 0 violatorsLamb County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsRunnels County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 1 violatorsYoung County County0 SF · 3 TRI · 0 violatorsBrewster County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsCulberson County County0 SF · 5 TRI · 1 violatorsHaskell County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsKent County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 1 violatorsPresidio County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 2 violatorsSan Saba County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsCrockett County County0 SF · 2 TRI · 2 violatorsHudspeth County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsMcmullen County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsCallahan County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsJack County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsJones County0 SF · 0 TRI · 2 violatorsKnox County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 0 violatorsMcculloch County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violatorsMitchell County County0 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsSwisher County County1 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsCarson County County1 SF · 1 TRI · 0 violatorsMadison County County0 SF · 0 TRI · 1 violators

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