Hockley County, TX
The federal environmental record for Hockley County (population 21,460): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.
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Superfund NPL sites
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federal cleanup sites
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PFAS-detecting water systems
5
TRI facilities
3
open tank releases
Superfund NPL sites
| Site | City | Status | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Road 114 Ground Water Plume | Levelland | on the NPL | 10/22/1999 |
Drinking water: PFAS testing
Public water systems serving Hockley 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.
| System | Highest results | Reading |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF LEVELLAND TX1100002 | PFOS: 4.2 ng/L | above final limit |
On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options
Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)
5 facilities in Hockley filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 196k lb released.
| Facility | City | Top chemicals | Total released |
|---|---|---|---|
| MALLET CO2 RECOVERY PLANT | SUNDOWN | n-Hexane, Cyclohexane | 157k lb |
| HET LEVELLAND LLC | LEVELLAND | Acetaldehyde, Methanol | 20k lb |
| OXY PERMIAN - SLAUGHTER/MALLET COMPLEX | SUNDOWN | Hydrogen sulfide, n-Hexane | 18k lb |
| CHAMPIONX-LEVELLAND | LEVELLAND | Toluene, Ammonia | 1k lb |
| COASTAL CHEMICAL CO. LLC | LEVELLAND | Xylene (mixed isomers) | 5 lb |
Underground fuel tanks
EPA's UST Finder records 170 tank facilities in Hockley: 77 tanks in service and 300 closed. 57 fuel releases are on record, of which 3 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".
Radon
EPA maps Hockley as Zone 2, moderate predicted indoor radon (2 to 4 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.
Get the report - $39All federal cleanup sites on file
The wider Superfund enterprise inventory (SEMS) for Hockley, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.
- BULLDOG ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICESANTON
- MOTOR FUELS CORPORATIONLEVELLAND
- STATE ROAD 114 GROUNDWATER PLUMELEVELLAND