Pollution in Ector County, Texas

Ector County contains 65 EPA-regulated facilities, 3 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 4 Superfund sites and 20 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $4.9M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 227.5k lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Texas state average of 49 per county.

Superfund4NPL sites
TRI Facilities20reporters
EPA Facilities65regulated
Sig. Violators3current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Sprague Road Ground Water PlumeOdessaConstruction complete
Odessa Chromium 1OdessaConstruction complete
East 67th Street Ground Water PlumeOdessaCleanup underway
Northwest Odessa GroundwaterOdessaListed on NPL

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Gcc Permian-1 Mi Sw Of OfficeOdessa79.8kCompliant
Champion Technologies IncOdessa60.9kCompliant
Dcp Midstream Goldsmith PlantGoldsmith26.4kCompliant
Rextac LlcOdessa22.1kPenalties
Halliburton Energy ServicesOdessa12.8kCompliant
Coastal ChemicalOdessa9.0kCompliant
Catalyst Oilfield ServicesGardendale4.8kCompliant
North Odessa-Andrews HighwayOdessa4.0kCompliant
Univar UsaOdessa2.9kCompliant
Brenntag Southwest IncorporatedOdessa1.9kCompliant
Baze Chemical OdessaOdessa1.7kCompliant
James Lake Gas PlantGoldsmith1.3kPenalties

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Wink TerminalWink$02025-04-11
Northgate Mobile Home Park 1-Plant - Well 3Odessa$02023-10-04
Canyon Dam Mobile Home ParkOdessa$0