County page
Harris County
Harris County currently shows 13 Superfund sites, 2003 imported facility profiles, and 33,363,570 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 Harris County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 33,363,570 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
Crystal Chemical Co
Crystal Chemical Co is in EPA's Superfund layer for Houston, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
French Ltd
French Ltd is in EPA's Superfund layer for Crosby, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Geneva Industries Fuhrmann Energy
Geneva Industries Fuhrmann Energy is in EPA's Superfund layer for Houston, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Highlands Acid Pit
Highlands Acid Pit is in EPA's Superfund layer for Highlands, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Jones Road Ground Water Plume
Jones Road Ground Water Plume is in EPA's Superfund layer for Houston, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Many Diversified Interests Inc
Many Diversified Interests Inc is in EPA's Superfund layer for Houston, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
North Cavalcade Street
North Cavalcade Street is in EPA's Superfund layer for Houston, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Patrick Bayou
Patrick Bayou is in EPA's Superfund layer for Deer Park, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
San Jacinto River Waste Pits
San Jacinto River Waste Pits is in EPA's Superfund layer for Channelview, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Sikes Disposal Pits
Sikes Disposal Pits is in EPA's Superfund layer for Crosby, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Sol Lynn Industrial Transformers
Sol Lynn Industrial Transformers is in EPA's Superfund layer for Houston, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
South Cavalcade Street
South Cavalcade Street is in EPA's Superfund layer for Houston, TX. Live ingestion currently includes the official EPA detail links and geocoded site record.
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Chevron Phillips Chemical Company Lp - Cedar Bayou
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,600,851 in recorded penalties.
Baytown Olefins Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,204,913 in recorded penalties.
Texas Petrochemicals
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $12,169,000 in recorded penalties.
Shell Chemical
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $614,437 in recorded penalties.
Lyondellbasell Acetyls Llc (formerly Millennium)
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,446,162 in recorded penalties.
Clean Harbors Deer Park Llc
Violation Identified across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $204,268 in recorded penalties.
Exxonmobil Baytown Refinery
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $156,128 in recorded penalties.
Pasadena Refining System, Inc.
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $2,774,888 in recorded penalties.
Equistar Chemicals
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,445,000 in recorded penalties.
Equistar Chemicals-laporte
Significant Violation across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $4,171,003 in recorded penalties.
The Lubrizol Corporation, Deer Park Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $897,275 in recorded penalties.
Ineos Americas Pasadena Site
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $512,957 in recorded penalties.
Total Petrochemicals & Refining Usa Inc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $317,255 in recorded penalties.
Lyondell Chemical Channelview
Significant Violation across 8 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,591,766 in recorded penalties.
Ineos O&p Usa Llc - Battleground Manufacturing
Significant Violation across 10 of the last 12 quarters, with $1,279,380 in recorded penalties.
Total Petrochemicals Usa, Inc. Bayport Hdpe Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $70,801 in recorded penalties.
Kuraray America, Inc
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $134,647 in recorded penalties.
Grace Pasadena Catalyst Site
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $90,300 in recorded penalties.
Agrifos Fertilizer L.l.c.
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $64,001 in recorded penalties.
Ineos Styrolution America Bayport Plant
Significant Violation across 12 of the last 12 quarters, with $121,688 in recorded penalties.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 53 | 4,817,512 lbs |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | TRI-listed chemical | 23 | 4,023,220 lbs |
| Ethylene | TRI-listed chemical | 36 | 2,351,315 lbs |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | TRI-listed chemical | 10 | 2,001,424 lbs |
| Ammonia | TRI-listed chemical | 41 | 1,948,370 lbs |
| Zinc compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 51 | 1,622,278 lbs |
| Cyanide compounds | TRI-listed chemical | 5 | 1,465,371 lbs |
| Nickel compounds | Metals and metal compounds | 18 | 1,173,899 lbs |
| Propylene | TRI-listed chemical | 35 | 1,173,209 lbs |
| Diethanolamine | TRI-listed chemical | 14 | 1,145,998 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 54 | 898,110 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 38 | 621,985 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 46 | 592,631 lbs |
| 1, 3-Butadiene | TRI-listed chemical | 24 | 541,113 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 55 | 526,568 lbs |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | TRI-listed chemical | 10 | 503,703 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 46 | 495,282 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 33 | 447,274 lbs |
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 40 | 447,033 lbs |
| Acetophenone | TRI-listed chemical | 4 | 389,469 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.