EPA Region 6 Polychlorinated Biphenyls

Frequent health questions about PCBs from the Centers for Disease Control.

EPA Region 6 implements the regulations for the processing, distribution, use, cleanup, storage, and disposal of PCBs under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) in Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas, and also provides support for TSCA compliance.

On this page:

Regional Contact Information
Site-Specific Webpages
Approvals

Regional Contact Information

Within each EPA Region, the Regional Administrator has designated Regional PCB Coordinators to oversee the development of PCB efforts within the Region. The contact information for Region 6’s Coordinator, spill and emergency numbers are listed below:

PCB Coordinator: Harry Shah, (214) 665-6457, [email protected]
EPA Regional Spill Hotline: (214) 665-6796. After hours, please call the National Response Center at (800) 424-8802.

Site-Specific Webpages

Use the links below to view site-specific information for PCB approval or cleanup sites in EPA Region 6:

Republic Services LLC, Robstown, Texas.

Approvals

The links in the table below can be used to view current or recent public notices for PCB Approval or Cleanup sites in EPA Region 6:

Permittee	Location	Date of Public Notice	Draft/Final Approval	Public Notice
Dow Chemical Company	Freeport, Texas	2024-02-29	Final Approval Letter and Permit for Dow Chemical Company Freeport (2024) (pdf) (70.26 MB)	Public Notice for Dow Chemical Company (pdf) (225.34 KB) Public Notice for Dow Chemical Company (Español) (pdf) (227.54 KB)
Veolia ES Technical Solutions	Port Arthur, Texas	2024-02-28	Final Approval Letter and Permit for Veolia ES Technical Solutions, L.L.C. (2024) (pdf) (119.5 MB)	Public Notice for Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions, L.L.C. (pdf) (206.53 KB) Public Notice for Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions, L.L.C. (Español) (pdf) (207.11 KB)
Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)	Carlsbad, New Mexico	2024-02-15	Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP) Storage and Disposal Approval and Supporting Documents (pdf) (194.68 MB)	Public Notice for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP).pdf (pdf) (393.19 KB) Public Notice for Waste Isolation Pilot Plant (WIPP)(Español) (pdf) (223.75 KB)
Blue Cube Operations LLC	Plaquemine, Louisiana	2022-10-03	Blue Cube Operations LLC Final Approval (pdf) (200.95 KB)	Public Notice for Blue Cube Operations LLC (English) (pdf) (73.08 KB) Public Notice for Blue Cube Operations LLC (Español) (pdf) (122.04 KB)
Clean Harbors La Porte LLC	La Porte, Texas	2022-10-03	Clean Harbors La Porte, LLC Final Approval (pdf) (483.89 KB)	Public Notice for Clean Harbors La Porte LLC (English) (pdf) (16.83 KB) Public Notice for Clean Harbors La Porte LLC (Español) (pdf) (34.98 KB)
Sunbelt-Solomon Services	Temple, Texas	2022-05-10	Sunbelt-Solomon Services Final Approval (pdf) (2.17 MB)
OxyChem	Geismar, Louisiana	2021-12-29	OxyChem Final Approval (pdf) (1.48 MB)	Public Notice for Oxychem (pdf) (76.91 KB)
Waste Control Specialists	Andrews, Texas	2020-11-12	Waste Control Specialists Final Approval (pdf) (334.55 KB)	Public Notice for Waste Control Specialists (pdf) (97.33 KB)
Republic Services - CSC Landfill	Ellis County, Texas	2020-02-18	Republic Services Re-authorization of Approval of the CSC Landfill (pdf) (105.61 KB)
A-line T.D.S. Inc	Tonkawa, OK		A-Line T.D.S. Extension of Current Approval Through December 31, 2024 (pdf) (182.68 KB) A-Line T.D.S. Extension of Current Approval Through June 30, 2024 (pdf) (235.31 KB)
Safety-Kleen, Inc.	Denton, Texas	2024-09-09	Final PCB Permit Approval Safety-Kleen (Denton, TX) (pdf) (59.51 MB) Final Response to Public Comments Safety-Kleen (Denton, TX) (pdf) (722.57 KB) Public Comments Supporting Documents Safety-Kleen (Denton, TX) (pdf) (4.48 MB)	Public Notice for Safety-Kleen Denton (English) Public Notice for Safety-Kleen Denton (Español)
Republic Services -Itasca Landfill	Itasca, Texas		Republic Services - Itasca Landfill Extension of Current Approval Through March 31, 2025.pdf (pdf) (146.86 KB)