County page
Sterling County
Sterling County currently shows 0 Superfund sites, 6 imported facility profiles, and 37,447 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 Sterling County.
The latest loaded TRI year is 2024, with 37,447 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
Sterling Gas Plant
No violation identified
Silver Plant
No violation identified
Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm
No Violation Identified across 3 of the last 12 quarters in the imported ECHO record.
Sterling Gas Processing Plant
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2026-03-13.
Conger Sales Facility
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-05-02.
Silver Plant
No Violation Identified. Last recorded ECHO inspection: 2025-08-28.
| Chemical | Group | Facilities | Total pounds |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 20,000 lbs |
| Benzene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 12,160 lbs |
| Toluene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 4,110 lbs |
| n-Hexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 1,092 lbs |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 70 lbs |
| Cyclohexane | TRI-listed chemical | 2 | 15 lbs |
| Ethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 2 | 0 lbs |
| Ethylene glycol | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 lbs |
| 1, 2, 4-Trimethylbenzene | Volatile organic compound | 1 | 0 lbs |
| Diethanolamine | TRI-listed chemical | 1 | 0 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.