Pollution in Galveston County, Texas

Galveston County contains 173 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 3 Superfund sites and 20 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $10.6M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 10.9M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Texas state average of 49 per county.

Superfund3NPL sites
TRI Facilities20reporters
EPA Facilities173regulated
Sig. Violators6current SNC

Superfund sites

SiteCityStatus
Malone Service Co Swan Lake PlantTexas CityReady for anticipated reuse
Tex Tin CorpTexas CityConstruction complete
Motco IncLa MarqueReady for anticipated reuse

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Galveston Bay RefineryTexas City7.6MSig. violation
Isp Technologies - Texas CityTexas City1.5MCompliant
Valero Refining - Texas, L.p.Texas City1.5MPenalties
Union Carbide Corporation TcoTexas City94.9kCompliant
Texas City Hydrogen ComplexTexas City46.2kCompliant
Styrolution America LlcTexas City40.6kCompliant
Air ProductsTexas City38.2kCompliant
Bp Amoco Chemical CoTexas City36.5kPenalties
Texas City Crude Oil TerminalTexas City13.6kPenalties
Gca Ammonia Processing PlantTexas City6.1kCompliant
Texas City Extraction PlantTexas City5.2kPenalties
Texas International TerminalsGalveston2.2kPenalties
Custom Chemical ServicesHitchcock760Compliant
Clean Harbors San LeonSan Leon472Penalties
Pelican Island YardGalveston251Compliant
Texas International RefiningGalveston247Compliant
Third Coast Packaging Inc FriendswoodFriendswood35Compliant
Dallas Group Of AmericaTexas City12Compliant
Midstream Fuel Service Llc (Galveston)Galveston2Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
Galveston Bay RefineryTexas City$27.4k2026-02-04
Hitchcock SiteHitchcock$0
Galveston County Wcid 19$0
Dimitris Cabaret$0
M&m Food & Fuel Mart-1105 Fm 646Missouri City$0
Texas City RefineryTexas City$02020-12-18