Clean Air Act stationary source · ICIS-AIR TX0000004820100015
KETJEN PASADENA PLANT, Pasadena, TX: Clean Air Act compliance record, inspections, violations, penalties
- OperatingOperating status
- Major sourceEmissions classification
- Violation w/in 1 YearCurrent violation status, as filed
- 4Compliance evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 0High-priority violations since January 1, 2017
- 9Formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017
KETJEN PASADENA PLANT, at 2500 N SOUTH ST, Pasadena in Harris County, Texas, is an operating major source of air pollution on EPA’s ICIS-AIR register. EPA’s file records its current violation status (ICIS-AIR’s high-priority violation field) as “Violation w/in 1 Year”. Harris County is on EPA’s Green Book list of areas that do not meet a national air quality standard. The status and classification are as EPA’s facility file stood when Velarion loaded it (September 14, 2026); EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report on ECHO carries the source’s current standing, quarter by quarter.
Identity
| Facility as filed | KETJEN PASADENA PLANT |
|---|---|
| ICIS-AIR ID | TX0000004820100015 |
| EPA facility registry ID | 110056955987 |
| Operating status | Operating |
| Emissions classification | Major source |
| Current violation status (ICIS-AIR high-priority violation field) | Violation w/in 1 Year |
| Address | 2500 N SOUTH ST, Pasadena, TX 77503 |
| County | Harris County |
| In a nonattainment county | Yes (EPA Green Book) |
| Industry (NAICS) | Chemical manufacturing (NAICS 3251) |
| EPA region | 06 |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR facility file (ECHO download).
Programs and pollutants
Velarion’s copy of EPA’s ICIS-AIR download does not include its program, pollutant and Title V certification files, so this page does not list the Clean Air Act programs KETJEN PASADENA PLANT is under or the pollutants it is permitted for. The programs each evaluation and violation below was recorded under are shown with it. EPA’s free Detailed Facility Report lists both.
Compliance evaluations
- 4Evaluations since January 1, 2017
- 4Full compliance evaluations
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | FCE On-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| June 23, 2021 | FCE Off-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| March 1, 2021 | FCE Off-Site | State | Title V Permits |
| January 20, 2021 | FCE Off-Site | State | Title V Permits |
Violations
- 9Violation determinations since January 1, 2017
- 0Of them high-priority
A high-priority violation (HPV) is the most serious class of Clean Air Act non-compliance an agency records; a federally reportable violation (FRV) is the next step down. Each row is one determination as EPA’s violation history files it.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Programs |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 30, 2026 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| June 13, 2025 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| February 21, 2023 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| March 1, 2021 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| July 16, 2020 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| December 16, 2019 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| August 10, 2018 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| October 11, 2017 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
| February 15, 2017 | Earliest FRV determination | State | Title V Permits |
Enforcement and penalties
9 formal enforcement actions since January 1, 2017, 8 of them with a penalty filed above zero. Each penalty is shown as EPA’s formal action file states it; “Not stated” means the file gives no figure, and $0 is a disclosed zero.
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency | Penalty, as filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 24, 2026 | Administrative Order | State | $6,850 |
| July 15, 2025 | Administrative Order | State | $10,875 |
| March 6, 2023 | CAA 113D1 Action For Penalty - 112(r) RMP Expedited Settlement Program | U.S. EPA | $1,200 |
| January 30, 2023 | Administrative Order | State | $12,230 |
| August 24, 2021 | Administrative Order | State | $4,988 |
| July 14, 2020 | Administrative Order | State | $6,874 |
| August 19, 2019 | Administrative Order | State | $9,450 |
| February 8, 2019 | Administrative Order | State | $0 |
| November 15, 2017 | Administrative Order | State | $27,938 |
Informal enforcement
EPA’s informal action file holds no notice or warning for ICIS-AIR TX0000004820100015 since January 1, 2017.
Stack tests
- 1Stack tests since January 1, 2017
- 0Recorded as failed
| Date | What EPA recorded | Agency |
|---|---|---|
| February 11, 2019 | N/A | State |
Cited to the EPA ICIS-AIR evaluation, violation, stack test and enforcement files (ECHO download), events dated January 1, 2017 or later as loaded; up to 50 rows of each shown, newest first.
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Figures from EPA’s ICIS-AIR download, loaded September 14, 2026.