Pollution in Cameron County, Texas

Cameron County contains 161 EPA-regulated facilities, 8 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 20 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $13.4M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 75.8k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Texas state average of 49 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities20reporters
EPA Facilities161regulated
Sig. Violators8current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Saint-Gobain Abrasives IncBrownsville29.5kCompliant
Keppel AmfelsBrownsville19.5kCompliant
Chem PrufBrownsville11.1kSig. violation
Titan Fuel Terminals Harlingen Gasoline TerminalHarlingen10.6kCompliant
Bluewing One, LlcBrownsville4.0kCompliant
Bluewing Royal, LlcBrownsville1.0kCompliant
Trico Products CorporationBrownsville50Compliant
Mueller Co Gas Prods DivBrownsville8Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Chem PrufBrownsville$61.2k2026-02-19
City Of Rio Hondo WwtfRio Hondo$40.6k2024-04-11
Town Of Indian Lake$0
Olmito Wsc WwtpOlmito$02023-09-22
Winter Garden Park WwtpHarlingen$02024-07-15
All Star MetalsBrownsville$02023-06-08
City Of Santa Rosa - Swtp - 601 Ladona StSanta Rosa$0
City Of Santa Rosa WwtpSanta Rosa$02025-09-01