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Environmental compliance in Eddy County

1,959 active EPA-regulated sites in Eddy County, New Mexico: 41 with an identified violation, 19 in significant violation, 62 inspections and $218.0 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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How many facilities in Eddy County, New Mexico are regulated by the EPA, and how many are in violation (as of October 18, 2026)?

Measure	Value
Active EPA-regulated sites	1,959
Sites with an identified violation	41
Sites in significant violation	19
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	62
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	151
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$218.0 million

How many active facilities in Eddy County, New Mexico fall under each EPA program?

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	1,674
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	147
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	103
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	30
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	17
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	13

Which large facilities in Eddy County, New Mexico does the EPA track, and are they in violation?

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
AGAVE DAGGER DRAW GAS PLANT Artesia, NM	Significant Violation	12	–
ARTESIA GAS PLANT Artesia, NM	Significant Violation	12	$33.5 million
ARTESIA REFINERY Artesia, NM	Significant Violation	10	$33.9 million
BLACK RIVER GAS PROCESSING PLANT Loving, NM	Significant Violation	4	–
COWBOY CDP Malaga, NM	Significant Violation	4	–
MOSAIC CARLSBAD FACILITY Carlsbad, NM	No Violation Identified	8	–
US DOE WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT Carlsbad, NM	No Violation Identified	8	$2,637
CITY OF CARLSBAD Carlsbad, NM	Violation Identified	5	–
DURANGO MIDSTREAM - EMPIRE ABO GAS PLANT - CS Artesia, NM	No Violation Identified	1	–
RED RAIDER COMPRESSOR STATION Loving, NM	No Violation Identified	1	–
REVEILLE COMPRESSOR STATION Loving, NM	No Violation Identified	1	–
ROADRUNNER GAS PROCESSING PLANT Loving, NM	No Violation Identified	1	–
WASHINGTON RANCH STORAGE FACILITY Whites City, NM	Violation Identified	1	–
ZIA II GAS PLANT Loco Hills, NM	No Violation Identified	1	$31.6 million
CADILLAC COMPRESSOR STATION Malaga, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
CARLSBAD PLANT Carlsbad, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
CITY OF ARTESIA Artesia, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
COWBOY CDP Malaga, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
EDDY COUNTY - SANDPOINT LANDFILL Carlsbad, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS - CHAPARRAL GAS PLANT Loco Hills, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
HOPE PUMP STATION Hope, NM	No Violation Identified	0	$30,536
INTREPID POTASH - EAST PLANT Carlsbad, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
JAYHAWK COMPRESSOR STATION Carlsbad, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
KINGS LANDING GAS PLANT Loco Hills, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
MARATHON OIL COMPANY - INDIAN BASIN GAS PLANT Lakewood, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
NORTH COMPACTION PLANT WEST FLOATATION AND HB PLANT Carlsbad, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
PECOS RIVER COMPRESSOR STATION Malaga, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
SOUTH CARLSBAD COMPRESSOR STATION Loving, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
SOUTH EDDY CRYO PLANT Loving, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
SOUTH INDIAN BASIN COMPRESSOR STATION Carlsbad, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
WILDCAT COMPRESSOR STATION Malaga, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
WILLOW LAKE GAS PROCESSING PLANT Malaga, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Eddy County · New Mexico · United States

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History Online (ECHO), weekly national export. Counts cover active sites in the Facility Registry Service; inspections, formal actions and penalties cover the last five years, quarters in violation the last three years. The EPA attributes a case that covers several facilities to each of them; area penalty totals here count an amount shared through the same federal case once, facility figures show the amount attributed to that facility. Large facilities are Clean Air Act majors, Clean Water Act majors and large hazardous waste generators or handlers. Source record.

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