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Midland County, TX

The federal environmental record for Midland County (population 177,108): what is on file, where it is, and what remains open. Sources and retrieval dates are on the methodology page.

2

Superfund NPL sites

4

federal cleanup sites

2

PFAS-detecting water systems

24

TRI facilities

11

open tank releases

Superfund NPL sites

SiteCityStatusListed
Midessa Ground Water PlumeOdessaon the NPL03/19/2008
West County Road 112 Ground WaterMidlandon the NPL03/10/2011

Drinking water: PFAS testing

Public water systems serving Midland 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
CITY OF MIDLAND WATER PURIFICATION PLANT

TX1650001

PFBA: 37.8 ng/L

PFHxS: 11.5 ng/L

PFBS: 7.8 ng/L

above final limit
AIRLINE MOBILE HOME PARK

TX1650003

PFPeA: 4 ng/L

PFHxA: 3.5 ng/L

PFBS: 3.5 ng/L

detected

On a system with detections? Testing and treatment options

Facilities reporting toxic releases (2024)

24 facilities in Midland filed TRI reports for 2024, totalling 728k lb released.

FacilityCityTop chemicalsTotal released
DRIVER GAS PLANTMIDLANDBenzene, n-Hexane375k lb
LEGACY GAS PLANTMIDLANDn-Hexane, Cyclohexane113k lb
GREENWOOD GAS PLANTMIDLANDn-Hexane, Toluene83k lb
HIGH PLAINS GAS PLANT TARGA RESOURCESMIDLANDn-Hexane, Cyclohexane42k lb
NEWBERRY GAS PLANTMIDLANDn-Hexane, Benzene22k lb
DOS PICOS GAS PLANTMIDLANDn-Hexane, Cyclohexane17k lb
OILFIELD SOLUTIONS INCMIDLANDMethanol, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)16k lb
LEONIDAS GAS PLANTMIDLANDBenzene, Toluene13k lb
ROBERTS RANCH GAS PLANTMIDLANDCyclohexane, Hydrogen sulfide13k lb
PEGASUS GAS PLANTMIDLANDn-Hexane, Cyclohexane8k lb
COASTAL CHEMICAL CO. LLC - ODESSA - TMODESSAMethanol, Toluene7k lb
SELECT CHEMISTRY - MIDLANDMIDLANDToluene, Methanol6k lb
CHAMPIONX-ODESSA EAST 528ODESSAMethanol, Toluene4k lb
SUN COAST RESOURCES LLCMIDLANDZinc compounds, Ethylene glycol3k lb
DORF KETAL ENERGY SERVICES LLC - MIDLAND SITEMIDLANDMethanol, Toluene3k lb
INDEPENDENCE OILFIELD CHEMICALS MIDLAND TXMIDLANDMethanol, Xylene (mixed isomers)2k lb
NOVASTAR LPMIDLANDMethanol, Formaldehyde297 lb
TROY VINES SOUTH MIDLAND PLANTMIDLANDLead1 lb
SAFETY-KLEEN SYSTEMS MIDLAND (MID)MIDLANDPolycyclic aromatic compounds1 lb
SOLVAY USA INC. - MIDLAND TX (WH27)MIDLAND-0 lb
PILOT THOMAS LOGISTICS LLC - ODESSA I-20ODESSAPolycyclic aromatic compounds0 lb
TROY VINES NORTH MIDLAND PLANTMIDLANDLead0 lb
QUIKRETE - MIDLAND TX PLANTMIDLANDLead0 lb
INDUSTRIAL OILS UNLIMITED LLCMIDLAND-0 lb

Underground fuel tanks

EPA's UST Finder records 430 tank facilities in Midland: 309 tanks in service and 804 closed. 191 fuel releases are on record, of which 11 remain open. Open releases are cleanups that have not reached "no further action".

Radon

EPA maps Midland 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 Midland, including sites assessed but never listed. Presence here records that EPA had reason to look, not a finding of danger.

  • MIDESSA GROUND WATER PLUMEMIDLAND
  • MIDLAND MERCURYMIDLAND
  • WEATHERFORD ST. MERCURYMIDLAND
  • WEST COUNTY ROAD 112 GROUND WATERMIDLAND