EPA-regulated facilities in Grimes County, TX
There are 284 EPA-regulated facilities inside Grimes County, Texas. The most common kinds are water discharge (192), drinking water systems (36), hazardous waste (32). 6 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 24 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $138k across 9 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 32 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 1 |
| Small quantity generators | 16 |
| Transporters | 2 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 14 |
| Superfund | 1 |
| Air emissions | 27 |
| Major sources | 7 |
| Minor sources | 9 |
| Water discharge | 192 |
| Major permits | 2 |
| Minor permits | 178 |
| Drinking water systems | 36 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 6 |
| 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.
- IOLA ISD WWTP Significant noncompliance · $37k in penalties
- ANDERSON WATER SYSTEM Significant noncompliance
- ROANS PRAIRIE Significant noncompliance
- SHIRO WATER SYSTEM Significant noncompliance
- RICHARDS WATER SYSTEM Significant noncompliance
- RICHARDS ISD WWTP Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- CITY OF NAVASOTA OLD WWTP $24k in penalties
- ELLWOOD TEXAS FORGE $18k in penalties
- GIBBONS CREEK STEAM STATION $16k in penalties
- GRIMES COUNTY WATER RECLAMATION WWTP $16k in penalties
- TDCJ LUTHER UNIT WWTP $9k in penalties
Superfund sites
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.