EPA-regulated facilities in Cameron County, TX

There are 1,583 EPA-regulated facilities inside Cameron County, Texas. The most common kinds are water discharge (980), hazardous waste (554), air emissions (80). 6 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 32 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $2.1M across 29 sites.

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1,583facilities in the county

6in significant noncompliance

32with a violation on record

$2.1Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	554
Large quantity generators	9
Small quantity generators	136
Transporters	29
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	63
Superfund	4
Air emissions	80
Major sources	15
Minor sources	32
Water discharge	980
Major permits	16
Minor permits	842
Drinking water systems	37
Greenhouse gas reporters	3
Data centers	1
Recycling centers	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.

OLMITO WSC WWTP 9200' S OF STHWY 100 & 6600' E, OLMITO, TX, 78575 Significant noncompliance
ALL STAR METALS 101 BOX CAR RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521 Significant noncompliance
BPUB WATER PLANT 2 1455 ROBINHOOD ST, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521 Significant noncompliance
BPUB WATER PLANT NO 1 94 W 13TH ST, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78520 Significant noncompliance
BROWNSVILLE PUB SOUTHSIDE WWTP 2800 E AVENUE, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78520 Significant noncompliance
CITY OF SANTA ROSA WWTP 0.4MI NE INTX STHWY 107 & FM, SANTA ROSA, TX, 78593 Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS 27854 S SOLIS RD, LA FERIA, TX, 78559 $535k in penalties
HOME DEPOT STOR 6521 4551 S PADRE ISLAND HWY, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521 $285k in penalties
HOME DEPOT STORE 6984 605 MORRISON RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78520 $285k in penalties
HOME DEPOT STORE 6528 4710 S EXPRESSWAY 83, HARLINGEN, TX, 78552 $285k in penalties
STARBASE - PAD 2 LOCATED ON S SIDE OF THE EASTERN TERMINUS OF SH 4, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521 $148k in penalties

Superfund sites

BROWNSVILLE TIRE FIRE 6630 FARM ROAD 1732 BETWEEN HIGHWAY 77, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78520
FWS-LAGUNA ATASCOSA NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE P.O. BOX 450, RIO HONDO, TX, 78583
COTTON INSECTS RESEARCH LAB 414 RINGOLD RD, BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78520
STARBASE EXPLOSION 52198 SAN MARTIN BLVD., BROWNSVILLE, TX, 78521

Data centers

HARLINGEN DATA CENTER BP NW OF COUNTY RD 1595 & FM 106, HARLINGEN, TX, 78550

Towns in Cameron County

Bordering counties

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. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.