Orange County contains 103 EPA-regulated facilities, 7 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 19 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $11.3M in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.7M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is well above the Texas state average of 49 per county.
| Facility | City | On-site (lb) | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine River Operations | Orange | 805.8k | Sig. violation |
| Lanxess Corp | Orange | 379.0k | Compliant |
| Lion Elastomers Orange, Llc | Orange | 118.4k | Compliant |
| Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas - Orange Site | Orange | 115.2k | Sig. violation |
| Orange Plant | Orange | 99.1k | Penalties |
| Chevron Phillips Chemical Orange Polyethylene Plant | Orange | 86.9k | Penalties |
| Degussa Engineered Carbons Echo Carbon Plant | Orange | 45.9k | Sig. violation |
| Solvay Solexis Inc | Orange | 33.9k | Compliant |
| Gerdau Ameristeel Plant | Vidor | 6.1k | Compliant |
| A Schulman Incorporated Dispersions Division | Orange | 4.5k | Compliant |
| Jefferson Railport Terminal 1 Texas | Vidor | 1.9k | Compliant |
| Ge Water & Process Technologies Orange Facility | Orange | 836 | Compliant |
| International Paper - Landfill | Orange | 181 | Compliant |
| Conrad Orange Shipyard | Orange | 55 | Compliant |
| Arcwood Environmental, Llc | Orange | 9 | Penalties |
| Tms International, Llc | Rose City | 7 | Compliant |
| Facility | City | Penalties | Last Inspected |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sabine River Operations | Orange | $9.8M | 2025-04-30 |
| International Paper - Linerboard Mill | Orange | $344.2k | 2025-08-01 |
| Inv Nylon Chemicals Americas - Orange Site | Orange | $243.4k | 2025-04-07 |
| Degussa Engineered Carbons Echo Carbon Plant | Orange | $16.4k | 2025-04-16 |
| Mauriceville Mud Wwtp | Mauriceville | $15.8k | 2024-10-10 |
| Timer Water System | Vidor | $0 | |
| City Of Rose City | $0 |