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No. of Federally Listed or Proposed Endangered or Threatened Animal or
Plant Species, 1999
The number of animal or plant species listed or proposed to be listed by the federal government as endangered or threatened with
extinction as of December 31, 1999. Does not include species that have been delisted.
EPA, Office of Pesticide Programs, Endangered Species Protection
Program Database, 1999. Based upon FWS publication Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants, 50 CFR 17.11 & 17.12.
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Number of Eco-Regions Found in the County:
This number links to
a list eco-regions found within the county.
This list then links to the Texas Park and Wildlife Department web page describing the plants and animals found in each region
Source: Texas Park and Wildlife Department (TPWD)
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Number of Facilities Releasing Toxics, 2001
Total Environmental Releases of Toxics, 1999 (Pounds)
The total number of facilities reporting to the Toxic Release Inventory and the total number of pounds
of toxic chemicals and compounds released to the different media -- air, water, underground injection and land -- from industries and utilities required to report
to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in 2001 under the Toxics Release Inventory.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 2001 Toxic Release Inventory Database
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Industrial Hazardous Waste Generated, 1999 (Tons)
These numbers
represent the tons of hazardous waste by industrial facilities required to report (so-called Large Quantity Generators) to the TNRCC in 1999. Hazardous wastes
include both federal and state-defined hazardous wastes, and thus the total is significantly higher than the hazardous waste reported by the U.S. Environmental
Protection Agency.
Source: TNRCC, TRACS Database
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Hazardous Waste Managed, 1999 (Tons):
Tons of Non-Wastewater
Industrial Hazardous Waste Treated, Stored or Disposed of either On-site or at Captive or Commercial Facilities in County, as reported by Treatment, Storage and
Disposal Facilities in 1997.
Source: TNRCC, TRACS Database
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Tons of Hazardous Waste Managed at Captive Facilities, 1999
The number of tons of hazardous waste managed by treatment, disposal or storage (TSDs) “captive” facilities owned by the waste’s generator required to report to
the TNRCC in 1999. Includes both federal and state-defined wastes, including some wastewaters.
Source: TNRCC, TRACS Database
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Tons of Hazardous Waste Managed at Commercial Facilities, 1999
The number of tons of hazardous waste managed by treatment, disposal or storage (TSDs) “commercial” facilities required to report to the TNRCC in 1999.
Includes both federal and state-defined wastes, including some wastewaters.
Source: TNRCC, TRACS Database
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Tons of Hazardous Waste Managed On-Site, 1999
The number
of tons of hazardous waste generated by industrial facilities required to report (so-called Large Quantity Generators) to the TNRCC in 1999. Hazardous wastes
include both federal and state-defined hazardous wastes, including some wastewaters.
Source: TNRCC, TRACS Database
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Number of Facilities with Permits to Treat, Store or Dispose of Hazardous Waste, 2002:
The number of operating Permitted Industrial and Hazardous Waste
Locations in Texas in 2002. Facilities which store, process, or dispose of hazardous waste (except where such storage and/or processing is excluded from permit
requirements in accordance with 30 Texas Administrative Code (TAC) Section 335) must obtain a permit pursuant to the Texas Solid Waste Disposal Act. The Industrial
and Hazardous Waste Permits Section of the TNRCC maintain a database of these facilities, which is represented here.
Source: TNRCC, Industrial and Hazardous Waste Permits Section
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Number of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks, 2002:
Number That Still Need to be Cleaned Up, 2002:
he numbers represent the total number of Leaking Underground Storage Tanks -- mainly gas stations -- which
had the potential to impact soils and groundwater in the county, as well as the total number that still had not been cleaned up by June of 2001, as reported by the
TNRCC.
Source: Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission, Leaking Underground Storage Tank Database, 2001.
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