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Environmental compliance in Orange County

379 active EPA-regulated sites in Orange County, Texas: 25 with an identified violation, 7 in significant violation, 174 inspections and $8.4 million in penalties over five years — EPA ECHO, as of October 18, 2026.

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

Measure	Value
Active EPA-regulated sites	379
Sites with an identified violation	25
Sites in significant violation	7
Inspections and evaluations, last 5 years	174
Formal enforcement actions, last 5 years	43
Penalties, last 5 years (shared federal cases once)	$8.4 million

How many active facilities in Orange County, Texas fall under each EPA program?

A facility can be in several programs.

Program	Active sites
Air (Clean Air Act)	37
Water discharge permits (Clean Water Act, NPDES)	174
Hazardous waste (RCRA)	182
Drinking water systems (SDWA)	29
Toxics Release Inventory reporters	19
Greenhouse gas reporters (GHGRP)	10

Which large facilities in Orange County, Texas does the EPA track, and are they in violation?

Facility	Compliance status	Quarters in violation (of 12)	Penalties, 5 years
DEGUSSA ENGINEERED CARBONS ECHO CARBON PLANT Orange, TX	Significant Violation	12	$24,407
DUPONT SABINE RIVER WORKS Orange, TX	Significant Violation	12	$6.9 million
INTERNATIONAL PAPER - LINERBOARD MILL Orange, TX	Significant Violation	12	$344,250
INV NYLON CHEMICALS AMERICAS - ORANGE SITE Orange, TX	Significant Violation	12	$243,352
MAURICEVILLE MUD WWTP Mauriceville, TX	Significant Violation	11	$15,750
WEST ORANGE WWTP West Orange, TX	Significant Violation	4	$16,800
ARCWOOD ENVIRONMENTAL LLC - B-4000 Orange, TX	Violation	12	$21,285
CITY OF BRIDGE CITY Bridge City, TX	Violation Identified	10	–
JACKSON STREET WWTP Orange, TX	Violation Identified	9	–
OPTIMUS STEEL MILL - BEAUMONT MILL Vidor, TX	Violation Identified	6	–
OAK LANE WWTP Vidor, TX	No Violation Identified	5	–
ENTERGY GSI SABINE PLANT Bridge City, TX	No Violation Identified	4	$11,875
CHEVRON PHILLIPS CHEMICAL ORANGE POLYETHYLENE PLANT Orange, TX	Violation Identified	3	$63,150
INLAND PAPERBOARD AND PACKAGING Orange, TX	No Violation Identified	3	–
ORANGE PLANT Orange, TX	Violation Identified	3	$33,337
BAYER CORPORATION - ORANGE SITE Orange, TX	No Violation Identified	2	$151,000
EAGLE RAILCAR SERVICES ORANGE TEXAS Orange, TX	No Violation Identified	0	–
FLORIDA GAS VIDOR COMPRESSOR STATION Orange, TX	No Violation Identified	0	–
GOLDEN TRIANGLE POLYMERS Orange, TX	No Violation Identified	0	–
OPTIMUS STEEL BEAUMONT MILL Vidor, TX	No Violation Identified	0	–
QUALITY CONCRETE & MATERIALS Bridge City, TX	No Violation Identified	0	–
SABINE COGENERATION FACILITY Orange, TX	No Violation Identified	0	–
SRW COGENERATION, L.P. Orange, TX	No Violation Identified	0	–
TE PRODUCTS PIPELINE CO LLC - BEAUMONT MARINE TERMINAL Orange, TX	No Violation Identified	0	–
TRINITY INDUSTRIES PLANT 117 Vidor, TX	No Violation Identified	0	–

All figures for Orange County · Texas · 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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