EPA-regulated facilities in Howard County, TX

There are 274 EPA-regulated facilities inside Howard County, Texas. The most common kinds are water discharge (118), hazardous waste (84), air emissions (62). 8 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 10 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $3.3M across 6 sites.

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274facilities in the county

8in significant noncompliance

10with a violation on record

$3.3Min penalties, last 5 years

By category

Category	Facilities
Hazardous waste	84
Treatment, storage or disposal	1
Large quantity generators	3
Small quantity generators	17
Transporters	1
Chemical (RMP/TRI)	24
Superfund	2
Air emissions	62
Major sources	21
Minor sources	9
Water discharge	118
Major permits	2
Minor permits	94
Drinking water systems	12
Greenhouse gas reporters	6

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.

BIG SPRING CARBON BLACK PLANT 1211 N MIDWAY RD, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 Significant noncompliance · $36k in penalties
CITY OF BIG SPRING TX Significant noncompliance
CITY OF FORSAN TX Significant noncompliance
BIG SPRING WATER RECLAMATION PLANT 3500 E FMR 700 W BIG SPRING WWTP NORTH SIDE OF, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 Significant noncompliance
CITY OF BIG SPRING WATER RECLAMATION PLANT 3607 11TH PLACE, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 Significant noncompliance
CITY OF BIG SPRING - ROY C HESTER WATER TREATMENT PLANT 1601 VIRGINIA AVE, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 Significant noncompliance
GEORGE H OBRIEN JR VA MEDICAL CENTER BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 Significant noncompliance
BIG SPRINGS WWTP 3220' W-SW OF INTX OF S FM 818 & IH-20, BIG SPRING, TX, 77720 Significant noncompliance

Largest penalties

Penalties assessed over the last five years.

EAST VEALMOOR GAS PLANT 11703 EAST FM. 846, COAHOMA, TX, 79511 $3.1M in penalties
ALON USA REFINERY 200 REFINERY RD, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 $102k in penalties
PERMIAN LODGING BIG SPRING 5101 E MIDWAY RD, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 $67k in penalties
FRYAR TREATING FACILITY FROM BIG SPRING US-87 & RR-33 HEAD SOUTH ON RR-33, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 $13k in penalties
FIBER COMPOSITE BETHEL LANE 3604 BETHEL DR, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720 $5k in penalties

Superfund sites

BIG SPRING TRAIN DERAILMENT POSTAL ADDRESS IS UNAVAILABLE FOR THE SITE, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720
KERR-MCGEE HOWARD COUNTY SPILL 4 MI. E OF U.S. 87 & CR 821, BIG SPRING, TX, 79720-9721

Towns in Howard County

Big Spring

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.