H-Town Ledger
Houston & Harris County, Texas · Tuesday, Oct 27, 2026
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EPA and TCEQ violations, enforcement and penalties at Harris County facilities.

Last read Oct 26, 2026: 445 Harris County facilities with violations in 4 or more of the last 12 quarters

Last read Oct 26, 2026: 310 notices of enforcement (last 3 years) and 1156 administrative orders in Harris County

Facility or companyPenaltiesRecordsFrom
TEXAS PETROCHEMICALSHOUSTON$12,251,4251EPA ECHO
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LLC-CEDAR BAYOUBAYTOWN$3,413,1261EPA ECHO
HOUSTON REFINING LPHOUSTON$2,954,1538EPA ECHO,TCEQ administrative order
BAYTOWN OLEFINS PLANTBAYTOWN$2,204,9131EPA ECHO
PASADENA REFINING SYSTEM, INC.PASADENA$2,149,4191EPA ECHO
HESS CORPORATIONHOUSTON$2,100,0001EPA ECHO
Equistar Chemicals, LP$1,654,06034TCEQ administrative order
EQUISTAR CHEMICALSPASADENA$1,445,0001EPA ECHO
PASADENA REFINING SYSTEM, INC$1,366,9163TCEQ administrative order
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS-LAPORTELAPORTE$1,127,6781EPA ECHO
INEOS USA LLC$932,9557TCEQ administrative order
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL COMPANY LP$850,73219TCEQ administrative order
TPC GROUP LLC$777,99110TCEQ administrative order
Exxon Mobil Corporation$694,15325TCEQ administrative order
GEORGIA GULF CHEMICALS & VINYLS, LLC - PASADENAPASADENA$542,0681EPA ECHO
TRANSOCEAN OFFSHORE DEEPWATER DRILLING INC.HOUSTON$507,0001EPA ECHO
Gemini HDPE LLC$503,0633TCEQ administrative order
PASADENA TERMINALPASADENA$483,9253EPA ECHO,TCEQ notice of enforcement
SHELL OIL COMPANY$463,06411TCEQ administrative order
FLINT HILLS RESOURCES HOUSTON CHEMICAL, LLC$462,4523TCEQ administrative order
DERICHEBOURG RECYCLING USAHOUSTON$442,5001EPA ECHO
SHELL CHEMICAL LP$439,70714TCEQ administrative order
LCY ELASTOMERS LPBAYTOWN$403,8936EPA ECHO,TCEQ administrative order
SHELL CHEMICALDEER PARK$393,3402EPA ECHO,TCEQ notice of enforcement
Air Liquide Large Industries U.S. LP$392,2817TCEQ administrative order
Enterprise Products Operating LLC$360,82114TCEQ administrative order
INEOS Americas LLC$352,0383TCEQ administrative order
The Lubrizol Corporation$335,57910TCEQ administrative order
Lyondell Chemical Company$334,50116TCEQ administrative order
Kuraray America, Inc.$333,2558TCEQ administrative order
LYONDELL CHEMICAL CHANNELVIEWCHANNELVIEW$324,7046EPA ECHO,TCEQ notice of enforcement
TotalEnergies Petrochemicals & Refining USA, Inc.$317,2553TCEQ administrative order
KM Liquids Terminals LLC$307,79010TCEQ administrative order
FRACTIONATOR PROJECTMONT BELVIEU$298,2011EPA ECHO
EQUISTAR CHEMICALS LP - CHANNELVIEW FACILITYCHANNELVIEW$290,8451EPA ECHO
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA INCDEER PARK$270,2951EPA ECHO
Oxy Vinyls, LP$258,93318TCEQ administrative order
HAZPAKHOUSTON$228,7001EPA ECHO
Braskem America, Inc.$218,6508TCEQ administrative order
KMCC SPLITTER FACILITYGALENA PARK$213,6251EPA ECHO
BRASKEM - LA PORTE PLANTLA PORTE$212,1731EPA ECHO
TOTAL PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING USA, INC.$208,9667TCEQ administrative order
Stolthaven Houston, Inc.$204,5737TCEQ administrative order
CLEAN HARBORS DEER PARK LLCLA PORTE$204,2681EPA ECHO
Clean Harbors Deer Park, LLC$192,0195TCEQ administrative order
ECO SERVICES OPERATIONS HOUSTONHOUSTON$191,0851EPA ECHO
Odfjell Terminals (Houston) Inc.$187,8907TCEQ administrative order
PCI Nitrogen, LLC$184,7668TCEQ administrative order
DEER PARK TERMINALLA PORTE$183,4502EPA ECHO
Fairway Methanol LLC$180,1502TCEQ administrative order
K-Solv Chemicals, LLC$176,4092TCEQ administrative order
KURARAY AMERICA, INCPASADENA$174,5281EPA ECHO
TORRES READY MIXHOUSTON COUNTRY CLUB$173,6181EPA ECHO
AFTON CHEMICAL CORPORATIONPASADENA$171,3003EPA ECHO,TCEQ administrative order
LYONDELL CHEMICAL - BAYPORT PLANTPASADENA$160,8341EPA ECHO
INEOS Styrolution America LLC$159,3505TCEQ administrative order
Geo Specialty Chemicals, Inc.$152,8923TCEQ administrative order
CITY OF BELLAIREBELLAIRE$148,7854TCEQ notice of enforcement,EPA ECHO,TCEQ administrative order
KANEKA TEXAS CORPORATIONPASADENA$145,7121EPA ECHO
ROHM AND HAAS TEXAS INCORPORATEDDEER PARK$143,0756EPA ECHO,TCEQ administrative order
DRIL-QUIP, INC.$139,8523TCEQ administrative order
Deer Park Refining Limited Partnership$138,3752TCEQ administrative order
GARNER ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESHOUSTON$136,9851EPA ECHO
HOUSTON CHEMICAL PLANTHOUSTON$131,2721EPA ECHO
Aqua Texas, Inc.$126,68716TCEQ administrative order
Eco Services Operations Corp.$124,4324TCEQ administrative order
INEOS STYROLUTION AMERICA BAYPORT PLANTPASADENA$121,6881EPA ECHO
CINCO SOUTHWEST WWTPKATY$116,7501EPA ECHO
EXXONMOBIL BAYTOWN REFINERYBAYTOWN$114,3763EPA ECHO,TCEQ notice of enforcement
GULF COAST WASTE DISPOSAL AUTHORITY$114,0742TCEQ administrative order
BAYPORT FACILITYPASADENA$112,0423EPA ECHO,TCEQ notice of enforcement
DUPONT LA PORTE PLANTLA PORTE$111,5381EPA ECHO
The Chemours Company FC, LLC$110,5774TCEQ administrative order
W.R. Grace & Co. - Conn.$109,9903TCEQ administrative order
LYONDELLBASELL ACETYLS, LLC *$109,9031TCEQ administrative order
Albemarle Corporation$109,8819TCEQ administrative order
BASF CATALYSTS LLCPASADENA$109,6781EPA ECHO
Wyman-Gordon Forgings, Inc.$107,2243TCEQ administrative order
NOLTEX L.L.C.$106,0122TCEQ administrative order
ENTERPRISE MORGAN'S POINT COMPLEXLA PORTE$104,5971EPA ECHO

Sources: EPA ECHO (Harris County facilities in violation in 4 or more of the last 12 quarters); TCEQ notices of enforcement and administrative orders on data.texas.gov.

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