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ORANGE PLANT

Quick Summary

  • Released 131,871 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
  • Assessed $33,337 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
FM 1006 DUPONT RD
ORANGE, TX 77630
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County
ORANGE County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
325211
Inspections
4 · last Jun 27, 2025
Total Penalties
$33,337 · last Jun 10, 2025
Registry ID
110000743866

How This Compares

#132 of 1,879 TRI reporters in TX
#928 of 16,877 TRI reporters in Manufacturing

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

0
Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
2
Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
0
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) -18% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 120,366
2016 143,716 +19%
2017 131,871 -8%
2018 118,854 -10%
2019 129,305 +9%
2020 115,428 -11%
2021 122,373 +6%
2022 112,603 -8%
2023 111,306 -1%
2024 99,097 -11%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 92,670 92,670
Vinyl acetate 6,097 6,097 9,560 ♦ Carcinogen
Acrylic acid 330 330

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 105,265 105,265
Vinyl acetate 5,632 5,632 169 ♦ Carcinogen
Acrylic acid 409 409 20,090

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 106,850 106,850
Vinyl acetate 5,498 5,498 250 ♦ Carcinogen
Acrylic acid 255 255 5

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 116,761 116,761
Vinyl acetate 5,357 5,357 1,678 ♦ Carcinogen
Acrylic acid 255 255 250

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 109,880 109,880
Vinyl acetate 5,048 5,048 250 ♦ Carcinogen
Acrylic acid 500 500 36,184

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 129,305 129,305

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 113,288 113,288
Vinyl acetate 5,428 5,428 ♦ Carcinogen
Acrylic acid 138 138

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 125,570 125,570
Vinyl acetate 6,040 6,040 ♦ Carcinogen
Sodium nitrite 165 165
Acrylic acid 96 96

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 127,974 127,974
Vinyl acetate 13,806 13,806 ♦ Carcinogen
Sodium nitrite 1,340 1,340
Acrylic acid 596 596

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene 93,971 93,966 5
Vinyl acetate 16,968 16,968 ♦ Carcinogen
Acrylic acid 8,372 8,372
Sodium nitrite 1,055 1,055

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated
Vinyl acetate 171,563 9,480
Ethylene 42,367,585 78,394 280,889
Acrylic acid 53,747

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS
PORT ARTHUR, TX
Vinyl acetate 9,480
WESTERN WASTE OF TEXAS LLC - NEWTON COUNTY REGIONAL SOLID WA
DEWEYVILLE, TX
Vinyl acetate 80

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
caa FRV Dec 13, 2022 Open
cwa Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment Jul 18, 2019 Open
caa HPV May 15, 2019 Aug 13, 2021 Resolved
cwa Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment May 3, 2017 Open
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Oct 13, 2015 Oct 15, 2015 Resolved
rcra Standards for Used Oil: Generators Oct 13, 2015 Oct 15, 2015 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Oct 13, 2015 Oct 15, 2015 Resolved
cwa Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment Feb 10, 2015 Open

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant Violation Reported Limit Exceedance Period Status
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 2.23 MGD 2.10 +6% Mar 2024 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 565.68 kg/d 227.00 +149% Sep 2017 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 192.04 kg/d 83.99 +129% Sep 2017 Open
Oil & Grease DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 18.00 mg/L 15.00 +20% Dec 2015 Open
Copper, total [as Cu] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.25 kg/d 0.17 +48% Aug 2015 Open
Copper, total [as Cu] DMR, Limited - Overdue 0.10 kg/d 0.08 +19% Aug 2015 Resolved
Copper, total [as Cu] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 kg/d 0.08 +19% Aug 2015 Open
Copper, total [as Cu] DMR, Limited - Overdue 0.25 kg/d 0.17 +48% Aug 2015 Resolved
Carbon, tot organic [TOC] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 82.00 mg/L 70.00 +17% May 2015 Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

Administrative - Formal
Clean Air Act · Case 3603543536 · Jun 10, 2025
$33,337
Administrative - Formal
Clean Air Act · Case 3601869301 · Aug 16, 2020
$190,518
VERBAL INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-TXD008080004-1 · Dec 11, 2015
Administrative - Formal
· Case HQ-2011-8004 · Jan 17, 2013
$98,675
CWA 309A AO For Compliance
Clean Water Act · Case 06-1992-N440 · Apr 27, 1992
CWA 309A AO For Compliance
Clean Water Act · Case 06-1991-N555 · Dec 28, 1990

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