Pollution in Rusk County, Texas

Rusk County contains 59 EPA-regulated facilities, 6 of which are currently flagged for significant noncompliance. The county also hosts 0 Superfund sites and 5 TRI chemical reporters. EPA has assessed $267.0k in lifetime penalties and TRI reporters disclosed roughly 1.2M lb of on-site releases. That facility count is near the Texas state average of 49 per county.

Superfund0NPL sites
TRI Facilities5reporters
EPA Facilities59regulated
Sig. Violators6current SNC

Largest releasers

FacilityCityOn-site (lb)Status
Martin Lake Electrical StationTatum1.2MCompliant
Meridian Brick Henderson FacilityHenderson29.4kCompliant
Mansfield Plumbing ProductsHenderson9.0kCompliant
Baker Petrolite Corporation - Kilgore Blend PlantKilgore40Compliant

Significant violators

FacilityCityPenaltiesLast Inspected
City Of Overton WwtpOverton$71.4k2025-07-22
City Of Overton-Plant 1 - Fm 850Overton$0
Oak Hill Lignite Mining AreaHenderson$02024-12-12
Crystal Farms Wsc-Plant 1 - Fm 1797 / Cr 2191Tatum$0
City Of HendersonHenderson$0
Goodsprings Wsc Plant C$0