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Chambers County, TX

The federal environmental record for Chambers County (population 53,876): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

0

Superfund NPL sites

4

federal cleanup sites

3

PFAS-detecting water systems

30

TRI facilities

4

open tank releases

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Chambers with at least one PFAS detection under UCMR5. The federal limit for PFOA and PFOS is 4 ng/L; EPA proposed in May 2026 to rescind the limits for the other compounds, which are shown for information.

SystemHighest resultsReading
TBCD WINNIE STOWELL

TX0360002

PFBA: 5.7 ng/L

detected
TBCD WEST TREATMENT PLANT

TX0360030

PFBA: 11 ng/L

PFBS: 3.5 ng/L

PFPeA: 3.4 ng/L

detected
CHAMBERS COUNTY MUD 1

TX0360104

PFPeA: 157 ng/L

PFBA: 8.6 ng/L

PFHxA: 5.9 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

30 facilities in Chambers filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 1.3M lb released. The 25 largest by volume:

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
ENTERPRISE PRODUCTS OPERATING LLCMONT BELVIEUPropylene, Methanol463k lb
COVESTRO LLCBAYTOWNNitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia355k lb
TARGA MONT BELVIEU COMPLEXMONT BELVIEUPropylene, n-Hexane181k lb
EXXONMOBIL MONT BELVIEU PLASTICS PLANTBAYTOWNEthylene, n-Hexane140k lb
EAST STORAGE / SPLITTER III FACILITYMONT BELVIEUPropylene, Ethylene65k lb
ONEOK HYDROCARBON L.P. - MONT BELVIEU NGL FRACTIONATION (MBBAYTOWNBenzene, Ammonia24k lb
AIR PRODUCTS BAYTOWN 3 FACILITYBAYTOWNAmmonia, Methanol22k lb
KOPPEL STEEL CORP BAYTOWN PLANTBAYTOWNManganese, Nickel18k lb
DELTA BAYTOWNBAYTOWNAcrylic acid, N-Hydroxyethylethylenediamine15k lb
HEXION INC - BAYTOWN PLANTBAYTOWNMethanol, Formaldehyde8k lb
MB FRAC I II & IIIBAYTOWNn-Hexane, Benzene7k lb
LSB CHEMICAL L.L.C.BAYTOWNAmmonia, Nitric acid7k lb
MB FRAC VI&VIIIDAYTONn-Hexane, Cyclohexane6k lb
MONT BELVIEU SOUTH RAIL TERMINALBAYTOWNPropylene4k lb
DUNA USA INCBAYTOWNFormic acid, Diisocyanates3k lb
MONT BELVIEU FRACTIONATORMONT BELVIEUBenzene, n-Hexane3k lb
JSW STEELBAYTOWNManganese2k lb
MONT BELVIEU EAST PHT FACILITYBAYTOWNPropylene1k lb
MB FRAC VIIDAYTONn-Hexane, Cyclohexane1k lb
SYNTECH CEDAR PORTBAYTOWNMethanol, Isopropyl alcohol (only persons who manufacture by the strong acid process are subject, no supplier notification)789 lb
LANXESS CORP-BAYTOWNBAYTOWNMaleic anhydride, Dibutyl phthalate342 lb
HARCROS CHEMICALS HOUSTONBAYTOWNNitric acid, Nonylphenol Ethoxylates65 lb
CHEMICALS INCBAYTOWNAmmonia, Hydrazine37 lb
K-SOLV FUEL SERVICESANAHUACToluene, Xylene (mixed isomers)10 lb
TRIFECTA TRADINGBAYTOWN-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 138 tank facilities in Chambers: 144 tanks in service and 276 closed. 52 fuel releases are on record, of which 4 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Chambers as Zone 3, the lowest predicted indoor radon (under 2 pCi/L average). Radon and air quality are covered in depth on lung.com.

The record for one specific address

County figures blur what matters: distance. The Address Environmental Report runs these same federal datasets against one address and reports every site, tank, polluter and water result around it, with distances, in about a minute.

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All federal cleanup sites on file

The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Chambers, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • COVESTRO LLCBAYTOWN
  • HP GAS PRODUCTSBAYTOWN
  • MONT BELVIEU EXPLOSIONMONT BELVIEU
  • TOPSAIL ENERGY BAYTOWNBAYTOWN