EPA-regulated facilities in Orange County, TX
There are 672 EPA-regulated facilities inside Orange County, Texas. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (294), water discharge (291), air emissions (85). 7 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 26 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $8.4M across 20 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 294 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 3 |
| Large quantity generators | 11 |
| Small quantity generators | 135 |
| Transporters | 12 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 45 |
| Superfund | 5 |
| Air emissions | 85 |
| Major sources | 25 |
| Minor sources | 19 |
| Water discharge | 291 |
| Major permits | 13 |
| Minor permits | 231 |
| Drinking water systems | 50 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 16 |
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.
- SABINE RIVER OPERATIONS Significant noncompliance · $6.9M in penalties
- INTERNATIONAL PAPER - LINERBOARD MILL Significant noncompliance · $344k in penalties
- INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS - ORANGE SITE Significant noncompliance · $243k in penalties
- DEGUSSA ENGINEERED CARBONS ECHO CARBON PLANT Significant noncompliance · $16k in penalties
- MAURICEVILLE MUD WWTP Significant noncompliance · $16k in penalties
- CITY OF ROSE CITY Significant noncompliance
- WEST ORANGE WWTP Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- HOME DEPOT STORE 8419 $285k in penalties
- ARLANXEO ORANGE SITE $151k in penalties
- LONGFORD PLACE $98k in penalties
- COUNTRY SQUIRE PLANT $98k in penalties
- CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL ORANGE POLYETHYLENE PLANT $63k in penalties
Superfund sites
Towns in Orange 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.