EPA-regulated facilities near Big Spring, TX

There are 150 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Big Spring, Texas. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (67), water discharge (66), air emissions (18). 4 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 5 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $120k across 3 sites.

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150facilities within 5 miles

4in significant noncompliance

5with a violation on record

$120kin penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	67
Treatment, storage or disposal	1
Large quantity generators	2
Small quantity generators	8
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	13
Superfund	1
Air emissions	18
Major sources	11
Minor sources	3
Water discharge	66
Major permits	2
Minor permits	48
Drinking water systems	4
Greenhouse gas reporters	3

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.

GEORGE H OBRIEN JR VA MEDICAL CENTER BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 · 1.0 mi Significant noncompliance
CITY OF BIG SPRING - ROY C HESTER WATER TREATMENT PLANT 1601 VIRGINIA AVE, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 · 1.9 mi Significant noncompliance
BIG SPRING WATER RECLAMATION PLANT 3500 E FMR 700 W BIG SPRING WWTP NORTH SIDE OF, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 · 3.5 mi Significant noncompliance
CITY OF BIG SPRING WATER RECLAMATION PLANT 3607 11TH PLACE, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 · 3.6 mi Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

ALON USA REFINERY 200 REFINERY RD, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 · 4.6 mi $102k in penalties
FRYAR TREATING FACILITY FROM BIG SPRING US-87 & RR-33 HEAD SOUTH ON RR-33, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 · 2.9 mi $13k in penalties
FIBER COMPOSITE BETHEL LANE 3604 BETHEL DR, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 · 1.4 mi $5k in penalties

Superfund sites

BIG SPRING TRAIN DERAILMENT POSTAL ADDRESS IS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE SITE, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 · 0.9 mi

County

Howard County

Nearby towns

Midland 40 mi
Snyder 47 mi
Odessa 56 mi
Andrews 63 mi
Sweetwater 65 mi
West Odessa 66 mi
San Angelo 82 mi
Lubbock 94 mi

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 Big Spring as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.