County page
Galveston County
Galveston County currently shows 3 Superfund sites, 173 imported facility profiles, and 10,923,123 lbs in loaded TRI releases.
Overview
What this county page is saying
This live county page is generated from the ingested EPA datasets. It merges ECHO facility compliance rows, TRI release totals, and any Superfund sites attached to Galveston County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 10,923,123 lbs in county-level on-site releases tied to the imported facility set.
Focus points
Design and product notes
County pages combine facility compliance history with chemical release totals.
TRI chemistry shows what is being reported, while ECHO shows who keeps drawing enforcement attention.
Superfund records add legacy cleanup context even when live contaminant detail is still sparse.
Superfund layer
Cleanup sites in this county
Malone Service Co Swan Lake Plant
Malone Service Co Swan Lake Plant is in EPA's Superfund layer for Texas City, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Motco Inc
Motco Inc is in EPA's Superfund layer for La Marque, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Tex Tin Corp
Tex Tin Corp is in EPA's Superfund layer for Texas City, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Galveston Bay Refinery
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $27,375 in recorded penalties.
Valero Refining - Texas, L.p.
Unknown across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $88,688 in recorded penalties.
Galveston Wharves
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $106,000 in recorded penalties.
Union Carbide Corporation Tco
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Gulf Copper Dry Dock and Rig Repair
Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $17,073 in recorded penalties.
United Parcel Service
Significant noncompliance across 8 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,800,000 in recorded penalties.
Texas City Crude Oil Terminal
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters, with $10,300 in recorded penalties.
Galveston County Wcid 1 Wwtp
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters, with $55,625 in recorded penalties.
City of Hitchcock-plant - Neville St
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters, with $187,876 in recorded penalties.
Clean Harbors San Leon
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,500 in recorded penalties.
Bp Amoco Chemical Co
Unknown across 2 of the last 12 quarters, with $256,635 in recorded penalties.
Pirates Beach Wwtp
Violation Identified across 8 of the last 12 quarters, with $29,326 in recorded penalties.
City of La-marque Wastewater Treatment Facility
Violation Identified across 5 of the last 12 quarters, with $305,613 in recorded penalties.
Terramar Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 6 of the last 12 quarters, with $49,951 in recorded penalties.
Galveston County Mud 12 Wwtp
Significant noncompliance across 7 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,000 in recorded penalties.
Texas City Refinery
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Beacon Lakes Golf Club
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Colonel Museum Inc
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Galveston County Wcid 1-gcwa
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Garza Commercial Corner-plant - 2915 S Sam Houston Pkwy E
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 4,177,719 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 3,115,545 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 7 | 2,035,140 lbs |
| Hydrogen cyanide | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 314,000 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 146,709 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 8 | 134,501 lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 130,500 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 8 | 125,105 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 6 | 118,619 lbs |
| Propylene | TRI-listed chemical | 3 | 82,513 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 9 | 63,500 lbs |
| Ethylene | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 55,627 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 6 | 51,980 lbs |
| Phenol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 50,360 lbs |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 46,571 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 7 | 36,279 lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 32,909 lbs |
| Propionaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 28,335 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 3 | 21,789 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 19,490 lbs |
Violation pages
State-level violation context tied to this county
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Clean Air Act violations in Texas
Texas facilities in the imported ECHO data show air-program oversight, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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Clean Water Act violations in Texas
Texas facilities in the imported ECHO data show water-permit pressure, inspections, or noncompliance signals.
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RCRA violations in Texas
Texas facilities in the imported ECHO data show hazardous-waste or RCRA oversight signals.