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Air-emissions sources in Howard County, Texas
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Every stationary source in Howard County, Texas that holds a Clean Air Act permit or is otherwise tracked by an air agency — planned, under construction, operating, seasonal or temporarily closed. Sources EPA records as permanently closed are not listed.
Every source’s record in Howard County
Each of the 22 operating major, synthetic minor and minor sources in Howard County, Texas has a record page: every source in Howard County, A to Z.
By emissions classification in Howard County
A source’s classification is the size band its potential emissions put it in: a major source is large enough to need a Title V operating permit, a synthetic minor has accepted limits to stay below that line, and a minor source sits below it outright.
Inspections in Howard County, by year
A compliance evaluation is the on-site or file review a state, local or federal air agency records against a permitted source.
- 2026 inspections 4
- 2025 inspections 7
- 2023 inspections 10
- 2022 inspections 5
- 2021 inspections 9
- 2020 inspections 6
- 2019 inspections 7
- 2018 inspections 7
- 2017 inspections 6
Stack tests in Howard County, by year
A stack test measures what a source actually emits, at the stack, against the limit in its permit.
Inspections in Howard County, year by year · Stack tests in Howard County, year by year
Other counties in Texas
Every county in the state with at least three sources on file.
- Haskell County 3
- Hays County 12
- Hemphill County 38
- Henderson County 17
- Hidalgo County 59
- Hill County 7
- Hockley County 6
- Hood County 14
- Hopkins County 9
- Houston County 6
- Hunt County 13
- Hutchinson County 27
- Irion County 10
- Jack County 20
- Jackson County 11
- Jasper County 11
- Jefferson County 125
- Jim Hogg County 7
- Jim Wells County 10
Facilities
| Facility↑↓ | Classification↑↓ | HPV |
|---|---|---|
| ALON USA BIG SPRING REFINERY | Major source | No |
| BETHEL DRIVE PLANT | Major source | No |
| BIG SPRING BOOSTER STATION | Minor source | No |
| BIG SPRING CARBON BLACK PLANT | Major source | Yes |
| BIG SPRING PUMPING STATION | Minor source | No |
| BROOKING COMPRESSOR STATION | Minor source | No |
| C R WING COGENERATION PLANT | Major source | No |
| CABOT STATION | Major source | No |
| CITY OF BIG SPRING HOWARD COUNTY BIG SANDY DRAW LANDFILL | Major source | No |
| EAST VEALMOOR GAS PLANT | Major source | No |
| EXXON COMPANY USA | Minor source | No |
| FIBERGLASS PULTRUSION FACILITY | Major source | No |
| FORSAN PUMP STATION | Major source | No |
| FRYAR TREATING FACILITY | Major source | No |
| GPM GAS SERVICES COMPANY | Minor source | No |
| HOWARD BOOSTER STATION | Major source | No |
| KNOTT BOOSTER STATION | Major source | No |
| MIDDLETON COMPRESSOR STATION | Major source | No |
| SETTLES NORTH BATTERY | Major source | No |
| SETTLES WEST CENTRAL TANK BATTERY | Major source | No |
| SOUTH FEAGAN 2 TREATING FACILITY | Major source | No |
| VEALMOOR COMPRESSOR STATION | Major source | No |
County as filed on the facility record. Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download.
What this page shows
This page covers Clean Air Act facilities in the EPA air register for Howard county, TX. It lists 22 facilities in Howard county and 17 major sources.