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Environmental compliance in Lea County

1,395 active EPA-regulated sites in Lea County, New Mexico: 37 with an identified violation, 21 in significant violation, 35 inspections and $304.6 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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How many facilities in Lea 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	1,395
Sites with an identified violation	37
Sites in significant violation	21
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	35
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	81
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$304.6 million

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

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	1,129
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	127
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	135
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	18
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	13
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	7

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

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
RED HILLS GAS PROCESSING PLANT Jal, NM	Significant Violation	12	$47.8 million
TARGA - EUNICE GAS PROCESSING PLANT Eunice, NM	Significant Violation	12	–
3 BEAR LIBBY GAS PLANT Monument, NM	Significant Violation	1	–
JAL #3 GAS PLANT Jal, NM	No Violation Identified	11	–
DARK HORSE TREATING FACILITY Jal, NM	Violation Identified	2	–
MALJAMAR GAS PLANT Maljamar, NM	No Violation Identified	2	$34,320
AZTEC COMPRESSOR STATION Monument, NM	Violation Identified	1	–
BRININSTOOL COMPRESSOR STATION Eunice, NM	No Violation Identified	1	–
MONUMENT PLANT Monument, NM	No Violation Identified	1	–
SOUTH HOBBS UNIT REINJECTION COMPRESSION FACILITY Hobbs, NM	Violation Identified	1	–
CAPROCK COMPRESSOR STATION Tatum, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
COMPRESSOR STATION NO167 Maljamar, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
COPPERHEAD GAS PLANT Jal, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
DAGGER LAKE TREATING FACILITY Eunice, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
DYNEGY MIDSTREAM SERVICES SKAGGS-MCGEE C Monument, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
EAST VACUUM LIQUID RECOVERY AND CO2 PLANT Buckeye, NM	No Violation Identified	0	$2,000
EUNICE B&C COMPRESSOR STATION Eunice, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
EUNICE PLANT Oil Center, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
HF SINCLAIR NAVAJO REFINING LLC (LOVINGTON) Lovington, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
HOBBS GENERATING STATION Hobbs, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
LEA (COUNTY OF) - LANDFILL Eunice, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
LINAM RANCH PLANT Hobbs, NM	No Violation Identified	0	$31.6 million
MADDOX STATION Hobbs, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
MONUMENT COMPRESSOR STATION Monument, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
POLYNATURA - OCHOA MINE PROJECT Jal, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
SPS - CUNNINGHAM GENERATING STATION Hobbs, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–
TITAN TREATER PLANT NO2 Jal, NM	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Lea 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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