County page
Karnes County
Karnes County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 30 imported facility profiles, and 48,398 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 Karnes County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 48,398 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
Facilities
Worst polluters and compliance pressure
Red Ewald
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters, with $5,700 in recorded penalties.
City of Karnes City
Significant Violation across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Cissys Rv Ranch-tx1280014#01
Violation Identified across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
City of Kenedy
Significant noncompliance across 11 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
United Parcel Service
No Violation Identified across 2 of the last 12 quarters, with $3,800,000 in recorded penalties.
City of Runge
Violation Identified across 9 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Georg Ef Nos 18h 19h and 20h Production Facility
No Violation Identified with $54,964 in recorded penalties.
City of Falls City
Significant noncompliance across 5 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Riddleville Plant
No Violation Identified with $3,500 in recorded penalties.
El Oso Wsc
Significant noncompliance across 4 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Market Street Plant
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2024-12-03.
Eog Resources, Inc., Milton Hub
No violation identified
Hercules Inc An Aqualon Div
No Violation Identified
Lyssy Hub
No violation identified
City of Falls City Wwtp
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
City of Kenedy Wtp
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Riddleville Street Wwtp
No Violation Identified across 1 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Area 71 Cgp Facility
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-05-30.
Brazil Pit
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2023-05-26.
Burda-golden Production Facility
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-08-12.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Styrene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 19,510 lbs |
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 15,200 lbs |
| Propylene oxide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 4,400 lbs |
| Methanol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,500 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 1,500 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 1,500 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,000 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,000 lbs |
| Methylene bromide | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 664 lbs |
| m-Xylene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 510 lbs |
| o-Xylene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 510 lbs |
| p-Xylene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 510 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 510 lbs |
| Certain glycol ethers | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 74 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 10 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.