EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery

Wilmington, CA · Parent: Valero Energy Corp

Total releases
762.5K lbs
Chemicals reported
37
Carcinogens
12
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery: how the 762.5K lbs splits

762.5K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 724.7K lbs 95.0%
  • Off-site Transfers 37.4K lbs 4.9%
  • Water Discharges 353 lbs <0.1%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery's 762.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 4.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.

Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds

Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.

MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Wilmington, CA, in the petroleum sector. It reported 153.5K lbs of releases across 32 chemicals in 2023, and 762.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,533 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery is pounds #32 and chemical-count #7 at 762.5K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Hj Baker & Bro LLC; Tesoro Wilmington Calciner; Clean Harbors Wilmington LLC; Air Products & Chemicals Inc.. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside California: Marathon Petroleum Co LP - Michigan Refining Div; Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp; Valero Refining Co -Oklahoma Valero Ardmore Refinery; Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co LLC. Other Valero Energy Corp sites in this extract: Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Valero Refining-Texas LP; Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP; Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Hydrogen cyanide; Hydrogen sulfide; n-Hexane.

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Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.0% air releases) across 37 chemicals · 12 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 762.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marathon Petroleum Co LP - Michigan Refining Div and Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp.

#1,533 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 5.9% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

763K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery in the Petroleum sector extract

Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery reports the 92nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside California include Marathon Petroleum Co LP - Michigan Refining Div and Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery's total reported releases fell from 159.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 153.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery's water releases rose from 19 lb in 2022 to 49 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery's off-site transfers fell from 19.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery's chemicals reported fell from 34 in 2022 to 32 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery Form-R facts

Sector
Petroleum
MID volume
762.5K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
37 · 12 carc.
Lead chemical
Ammonia

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Total reported releases
Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery
762.5K lbs
Hj Baker & Bro LLC
5.9K lbs

129.1× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery
37
Hj Baker & Bro LLC
1

37.0× more than the comparison

Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.

How does this facility release toxic chemicals?

How Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 762.5K lbs.

Air Releases 724.7K lbs (95.0%)
Off-site Transfers 37.4K lbs (4.9%)
Water Discharges 353 lbs (<0.1%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 3% (157.5K lbs to 153.5K lbs).

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Ammonia.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 157.5K lbs 37
2020 145.7K lbs 34
2021 146.1K lbs 33
2022 159.7K lbs 34
2023 153.5K lbs 32

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 12 of 37 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 394.2K lbs -
Hydrogen cyanide 213.0K lbs -
Hydrogen sulfide 37.6K lbs -
n-Hexane 19.5K lbs -
Carbonyl sulfide 19.2K lbs -
Phenol 14.7K lbs -
Toluene 14.2K lbs -
Xylene (mixed isomers) 8.9K lbs -
Benzene 7.9K lbs Carcinogen
Molybdenum trioxide 4.7K lbs Carcinogen
Propylene 4.2K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 3.4K lbs -
Ethylbenzene 3.2K lbs Carcinogen
Cyanide compounds 2.7K lbs -
Methanol 2.5K lbs -
Ethylene 2.4K lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2.0K lbs -
Carbon disulfide 2.0K lbs -
Nickel compounds 1.8K lbs Carcinogen
Cyclohexane 1.4K lbs -
1,3-Butadiene 725 lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 717 lbs -
Cobalt compounds 599 lbs Carcinogen
Naphthalene 227 lbs Carcinogen
Phenanthrene 210 lbs -
Vanadium compounds 126 lbs -
Cumene 122 lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen fluoride 103 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 90 lbs Carcinogen
Styrene 74 lbs Carcinogen
Cresol (mixed isomers) 70 lbs -
Mercury compounds 35 lbs -
Tetrachloroethylene 20 lbs Carcinogen
Anthracene 5 lbs -
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 3 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 0 lbs -

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery · AIR-pathway site

Wilmington, CA
33.7818, -118.2318
County TRI context
Los Angeles · 1.7% of county pounds
Parent company
Valero Energy Corp

Compare beyond California

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (762.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (37). Release-pound peers include Tse Industries Inc., Master Woodcraft Cabinetry LLC, Gcc Rio Grande Inc. Chemical-count peers include Holcim (us) (including Systech Env. Corp.), Exxonmobil Oil Corp Joliet Refinery, Valero Refining - Meraux LLC Meraux Refinery. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

About TRI Data

Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.

On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Ammonia, Hydrogen cyanide, Hydrogen sulfide, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Hj Baker & Bro LLC. Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Wilmington, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 1.7% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tse Industries Inc. (Δ 1.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Ultramar Inc Wilmington Refinery stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia. PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
  • EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
  • EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
  • EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
  • EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov