Pollution in Bell County, Texas

Bell County contains 131 EPA-regulated facilities, 5 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 1 Superfund sites and 27 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $4.9M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 217.3k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Texas state average of 49 per county.

Superfund1NPL sites
TRI Facilities27reporters
EPA Facilities131regulated
Sig. Violators5current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Rockwool Industries IncBell CountyReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
National Oilwell VarcoBelton78.8kCompliant
Ecs PlantBelton54.3kCompliant
Temple NorthTemple45.1kCompliant
Fiberglass Spray FacilityTemple9.9kCompliant
Macco Adhesives GliddenTemple9.0kCompliant
American Surfacing MaterialsTemple6.3kCompliant
Killeen Marble IncKilleen4.9kCompliant
Wilsonart Intl Adhesive DivTemple4.3kCompliant
Mgc Pure Chemicals America, IncKilleen1.7kCompliant
American Spincast Inc (Dba Amstock Supply)Belton1.5kCompliant
Centrifugal CastingsTemple792Compliant
Tem-Tex Solvents CorpTemple329Compliant
Er Carpenter LpTemple315Compliant
Delta CentrifugalTemple54Compliant
Artco Bell CorporationTemple36Compliant
Nortech Lubricants Distribution SolutionsTemple10Compliant
Palladio Industries Inc.Temple9Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Temple Belton WwtpBelton$22.5k2025-06-03
City Of Troy WwtpTroy$13.5k2026-03-03
City Of Bartlett WwtpBartlett$1.9k2025-12-15
Rn106991367Temple$0
City Of Rogers WwtpRogers$02025-10-08