Walker, TX
Transparent derived index from EPA TRI / SDWIS / Superfund extracts: not an official EPA rating. Fixed caps: facilities ≤25 pts (50+ = max), log10 releases ≤25 pts, Superfund ≤25 pts (5/site), health-violation systems ≤15 pts (3/system), high-chemical facilities ≤10 pts. Bands: High ≥60, Moderate ≥30. See methodology.
Environmental data for Walker in Texas · Population: 78,292
TRI sites such as Gardner Glass Products Inc; Exxonmobil Huntsville Polyolefin Thermoset Resin Plant; Liquid Minerals Group New Waverly Plant; SDWIS systems such as CITY OF HUNTSVILLE; SANTA FE UTILITY; TDCJ BETO UNIT anchor Walker, TX's EPA extract. Derived burden score 33/100 (Moderate Risk) uses fixed national caps on density, log release volume, Superfund count, and health-flagged systems - not an official EPA rating.
Health-flagged SDWIS rows in Walker include TDCJ BETO UNIT; TDCJ COFFIELD UNIT; RIVERSIDE SUD, while Gardner Glass Products Inc leads reported TRI pounds among local Form R filers. No AQS county monitors report here.
Burden score 33/100 (Moderate Risk) is the only weighted composite on this page. The tables below list every TRI facility, SDWIS system, and Superfund site EPA has on record for Walker -- not just the names called out above -- reproducing the disclosure history as filed, not a current-safety verdict. Extract current as of 2026-08-25.
Release-over-release change
What changed for Walker, TX: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-6.0%
4 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-11.7%
11.7 thousand lb → 10.4 thousand lb, every facility that filed
Between the two reporting years, 0 facilities filed for the first time and 1 stopped filing. Facilities entering or leaving the inventory are excluded from the same-facility comparison above.
- Walker, TX's total reported releases fell from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Walker, TX's off-site transfers rose from 56 lb in 2022 to 286 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Walker, TX's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Walker, TX's air releases fell from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Water Systems (59)
| System | System pop (SDWIS) | Violations |
|---|---|---|
| CITY OF HUNTSVILLE | 48,522 | 0 |
| SANTA FE UTILITY | 8,265 | 0 |
| TDCJ BETO UNIT | 8,148 | 1 |
| TDCJ COFFIELD UNIT | 7,965 | 8 |
| RIVERSIDE SUD | 6,246 | 120 |
| TDCJ CHASE FIELD | 5,669 | 2 |
| TDCJ RAMSEY AREA | 5,119 | 2 |
| TDCJ JESTER UNIT 3 | 3,365 | 1 |
| TDCJ WAINWRIGHT UNIT | 3,148 | 1 |
| TDCJ FERGUSON UNIT | 3,043 | 8 |
| TDCJ MEMORIAL UNIT | 2,501 | 1 |
| DODGE OAKHURST WSC 2 | 2,500 | 3 |
| WALKER COUNTY SUD D | 2,184 | 0 |
| OAK HOLLOW SUBDIVISION | 1,980 | 0 |
| PHELPS SUD | 1,900 | 5 |
| HIGH MEADOWS RANCH WATER SUPPLY | 1,827 | 0 |
| WALKER COUNTY SUD B CRABBS PRAIRIE | 1,815 | 0 |
| WALKER COUNTY SUD C | 1,674 | 0 |
| RANCH CREST SUBDIVISION | 1,623 | 0 |
| TDCJ PACK UNIT | 1,597 | 75 |
| WATERWOOD MUD 1 | 1,494 | 0 |
| WALKER COUNTY SUD A | 1,458 | 0 |
| TDCJ LUTHER UNITS | 1,431 | 4 |
| CITY OF NEW WAVERLY | 1,125 | 1 |
| MONTEBELLO UTILITY | 1,068 | 0 |
| LIBERTY COUNTY UTILITIES | 1,008 | 0 |
| YAUPON COVE | 1,000 | 0 |
| TDCJ BATEN & JORDAN UNITS | 962 | 1 |
| B & J WATER CO | 675 | 0 |
| DOS AGUAS | 669 | 0 |
| PEACH CREEK PLANTATION WATER SYSTEM | 534 | 0 |
| HAMMOND MOUND WATER SYSTEM | 528 | 0 |
| WALKER COUNTY SUD F | 447 | 2 |
| POWDER MILL ESTATES | 342 | 0 |
| WATSON LAKES WSC | 330 | 0 |
| SHOREWOOD FOREST WATER SYSTEM | 312 | 1 |
| PARADISE COVE WATER SYSTEM | 298 | 1 |
| GREEN RICH SHORES AND STERLING ISLAND SU | 275 | 16 |
| PINE GROVE ESTATES WATER SYSTEM | 243 | 0 |
| NORTH LAKE ESTATES | 225 | 0 |
| POE BRACEWELL WATER SYSTEM | 220 | 0 |
| LAKE LIVINGSTON HEIGHTS WSC | 150 | 50 |
| DEEP RIVER PLANTATION | 135 | 14 |
| OAKS OF ROSEHILL | 132 | 0 |
| TWIN OAKS MHP HARRIS | 105 | 0 |
| TIMBER SWITCH WATER PLANT | 105 | 0 |
| BELL WATER | 99 | 4 |
| ENCHANTED COVE WATER SYSTEM | 96 | 0 |
| CEDAR CREEK RANCH SUBDIVISION | 96 | 0 |
| CIELO SUBDIVISION | 51 | 0 |
| EMERALD ESTATES | 49 | 102 |
| BEAU VIEW UTILITIES | 45 | 1 |
| HIGHWAY 90 ESTATES | 39 | 0 |
| ESPERANZA WTP | 0 | 0 |
| HARRIS COUNTY INDIAN SPRINGS | 0 | 0 |
| EMORY GLEN WATER SYSTEM | 0 | 0 |
| TRA LIVINGSTON REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY | 0 | 0 |
| TRA TRINITY COUNTY REGIONAL | 0 | 0 |
| TRA HUNTSVILLE REGIONAL WATER SUPPLY | 0 | 0 |
TRI Facilities (6)
| # | Facility | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gardner Glass Products Inc | 38.8K lbs |
| 2 | Exxonmobil Huntsville Polyolefin Thermoset Resin Plant | 8.2K lbs |
| 3 | Liquid Minerals Group New Waverly Plant | 2.7K lbs |
| 4 | Ufp New Waverly | 785 lbs |
| 5 | Weatherford International Huntsville Manufacturing | 574 lbs |
| 6 | Txi-Huntsville Ready Mix | 0 lbs |
Cities in Walker (4)
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This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.
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