EPA-regulated facilities near Carlsbad, NM
There are 309 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Carlsbad, New Mexico. The most common kinds are water discharge (150), hazardous waste (75), air emissions (73). 7 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 8 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $142k across 1 site.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 75 |
| Small quantity generators | 33 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 4 |
| Superfund | 15 |
| Air emissions | 73 |
| Synthetic minor sources | 17 |
| Minor sources | 23 |
| Water discharge | 150 |
| Major permits | 1 |
| Minor permits | 127 |
| Drinking water systems | 2 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 3 |
| Scrap yards | 1 |
A facility enrolled in several programs counts once in the total and once in each of its categories.
In significant noncompliance
The EPA's designation for its most serious or persistent violations, as of the latest data.
- LINCOLN HILLS WATER CO-OP-TREATMENT PLANT #1 Significant noncompliance
- CONCRETE BATCH PLANT Significant noncompliance
- THUNDER RUN CONCRETE Significant noncompliance
- OPERATIONS FACILITY - CARLSBAD, NM Significant noncompliance
- CARLSBAD (CITY OF) - WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Significant noncompliance
- CAVERN CITY AIR TERMINAL Significant noncompliance
- CARLSBAD FACILITY Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- LOWE'S OF CARLSBAD, NM #3167 $142k in penalties
Superfund sites
- RAREY & MEDLEY CLEANERS
- CARLSBAD STEAM LAUNDRY
- NEW METHOD CLEANERS
- PECOS VALLEY JANITORIAL SUPPLY
- ODORLESS CLEANERS - FOX STREET
- CITY CLEANERS
- BEST CLEANERS
- ODORLESS CLEANERS - CANYON STREET
- HORIZON POTASH MINE
- BLM-CARLSBAD LANDFILL
County
Nearby towns
Reading these numbers
These are regulatory records, not measurements of pollution. Most facilities appear because they hold a permit or file reports, and most of them are compliant; a listing is not a claim that a facility has polluted anything. Compliance status and penalties are the EPA's own determinations in data retrieved Oct 9, 2026. Distances are from the center of Carlsbad as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.