EPA-regulated facilities near Port Arthur, TX
There are 313 EPA-regulated facilities within 5 miles of Port Arthur, Texas. The most common kinds are hazardous waste (195), water discharge (115), air emissions (34). 3 are currently in significant noncompliance, the EPA's designation for the most serious or persistent violations, and 17 have a violation on record. Penalties over the last five years total $2.8M across 8 sites.
By category
| Category | Facilities |
|---|---|
| Hazardous waste | 195 |
| Treatment, storage or disposal | 2 |
| Large quantity generators | 8 |
| Small quantity generators | 75 |
| Transporters | 5 |
| Chemical (RMP/TRI) | 31 |
| Superfund | 5 |
| Air emissions | 34 |
| Major sources | 13 |
| Minor sources | 6 |
| Water discharge | 115 |
| Major permits | 6 |
| Minor permits | 94 |
| Drinking water systems | 5 |
| Greenhouse gas reporters | 9 |
| Scrap yards | 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.
- TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS & REFINING INC - PORT ARTHUR REFINERY Significant noncompliance · $1.3M in penalties
- CITY OF PORT NECHES WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT Significant noncompliance · $240k in penalties
- SABINE PASS WWTF Significant noncompliance
Largest penalties
Penalties assessed over the last five years.
- PORT ARTHUR MANUFACTURING COMPLEX $882k in penalties
- MOTIVA PORT ARTHUR CHEMICALS $192k in penalties
- BASF TOTALENERGIES PETROCHEMICALS LLC $111k in penalties
- BAYPORT POLYMERS LLC ETHANE CRACKER $16k in penalties
- PABTEX AND SAVAGE SERVICES FACILITY $5k in penalties
Superfund sites
- CHEMSTROY/VEOLIA CHEMICAL
- BASF CORP. PORT ARTHUR
- STATE MARINE OF PORT ARTHUR
- MOTIVA PORT ARTHUR CHEMICALS $192k in penalties
- PALMER BARGE LINE
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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 Port Arthur as the Census Bureau records it. The Data page explains where each record comes from and how it can mislead.