Superfund
Toxic waste sites in Texas

About the data on this page
As a public service, the Center for Public Integrity created this state page reflecting Environmental Protection Agency databases that detail the location, status and other details regarding each Superfund site as of March 2007. This information has not been modified in any way. Any misspellings or errors already existed in the government database.



Texas

Superfund Site Status
Number of sites in this state by status on the National Priorities List:
Proposed for list: FAQs 2
Currently on list: FAQs 43
Deleted from list (cleaned up): FAQs 9
Total sites: 54

Number of above sites that EPA labels as:
"Construction Complete": FAQs 28
"Human Exposure" not under control: FAQs 3
"Contaminated Groundwater Migration" not under control: FAQs 7
Containing at least one of the top five most hazardous chemicals: FAQs 27

Potential Responsibility FAQs
Sites where one company may have sole responsibility: 7
Sites where companies may share responsibility: 38







Site NameCityPRP CategoryActive, Deleted or Proposed
AIR FORCE PLANT #4 (GENERAL DYNAMICS)FORT WORTHSingleCurrently on list
ALCOA (POINT COMFORT)/LAVACA BAYPOINT COMFORTSingleCurrently on list
BAILEY WASTE DISPOSALBRIDGE CITYMultiCurrently on list
BANDERA ROAD GROUND WATER PLUMESAN ANTONIONo PRPCurrently on list
BIO-ECOLOGY SYSTEMS, INC.GRAND PRAIRIEMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
BRINE SERVICE COMPANYCORPUS CHRISTIMultiCurrently on list
BRIO REFINING, INC.FRIENDSWOODMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
CITY OF PERRYTON WELL NO. 2PERRYTONNo PRPCurrently on list
CONROE CREOSOTING CO.CONROEMultiCurrently on list
CRYSTAL CHEMICAL CO.HOUSTONMultiCurrently on list
CRYSTAL CITY AIRPORTCRYSTAL CITYMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
DIXIE OIL PROCESSORS, INC.FRIENDSWOODMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
EAST 67TH STREET GROUND WATER PLUMEODESSANo PRPCurrently on list
FALCON REFINERYINGLESIDEMultiProposed for list
FRENCH, LTD.CROSBYMultiCurrently on list
GARLAND CREOSOTINGLONGVIEWMultiCurrently on list
GENEVA INDUSTRIES/FUHRMANN ENERGYHOUSTONMultiCurrently on list
GULFCO MARINE MAINTENANCEFREEPORTMultiCurrently on list
HARRIS (FARLEY STREET)HOUSTONMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
HART CREOSOTING COMPANYJASPERNo PRPCurrently on list
HIGHLANDS ACID PITHIGHLANDSSingleCurrently on list
JASPER CREOSOTING COMPANY INC.JASPERNo PRPCurrently on list
JONES ROAD GROUND WATER PLUMEHOUSTONMultiCurrently on list
KOPPERS CO., INC. (TEXARKANA PLANT)TEXARKANAMultiCurrently on list
LONE STAR ARMY AMMUNITION PLANTTEXARKANASingleCurrently on list
LONGHORN ARMY AMMUNITION PLANTKARNACKSingleCurrently on list
MALONE SERVICE CO - SWAN LAKE PLANTTEXAS CITYMultiCurrently on list
MANY DIVERSIFIED INTERESTS, INC.HOUSTONMultiCurrently on list
MOTCO, INC.LA MARQUEMultiCurrently on list
NORTH CAVALCADE STREETHOUSTONMultiCurrently on list
ODESSA CHROMIUM #1ODESSAMultiCurrently on list
ODESSA CHROMIUM #2 (ANDREWS HIGHWAY)ODESSAMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
PALMER BARGE LINEPORT ARTHURMultiCurrently on list
PANTEX PLANT (USDOE)PANTEX VILLAGENo PRPCurrently on list
PATRICK BAYOUDEER PARKMultiCurrently on list
PESSES CHEMICAL CO.FORT WORTHMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
PETRO-CHEMICAL SYSTEMS, INC. (TURTLE BAYOU)LIBERTYMultiCurrently on list
R & H OIL/TROPICANASAN ANTONIOMultiProposed for list
ROCKWOOL INDUSTRIES INC.BELL COUNTYMultiCurrently on list
RSR CORPORATIONDALLASMultiCurrently on list
SANDY BEACH ROAD GROUND WATER PLUMEPELICAN BAYNo PRPCurrently on list
SHERIDAN DISPOSAL SERVICESHEMPSTEADMultiCurrently on list
SIKES DISPOSAL PITSCROSBYMultiCurrently on list
SOL LYNN/INDUSTRIAL TRANSFORMERSHOUSTONMultiCurrently on list
SOUTH CAVALCADE STREETHOUSTONMultiCurrently on list
SPRAGUE ROAD GROUND WATER PLUMEODESSANo PRPCurrently on list
STAR LAKE CANALPORT NECHESMultiCurrently on list
STATE MARINE OF PORT ARTHURJEFFERSON COUNTYSingleCurrently on list
STATE ROAD 114 GROUNDWATER PLUMELEVELLANDNo PRPCurrently on list
STEWCO, INC.WASKOMSingleDeleted from list (cleaned up)
TEXARKANA WOOD PRESERVING CO.TEXARKANAMultiCurrently on list
TEX-TIN CORP.TEXAS CITYMultiCurrently on list
TRIANGLE CHEMICAL CO.BRIDGE CITYMultiDeleted from list (cleaned up)
UNITED CREOSOTING CO.CONROEMultiCurrently on list