EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant
Parachute, CO · Parent: The Williams Cos
- Total releases
- 30.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant: how the 30.7K lbs splits
30.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 22.6K lbs 73.5%
- Air Releases 8.1K lbs 26.5%
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant's 30.7K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 73.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers).
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Parachute, CO, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 26.6K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 30.7K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,268 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bargath Parachute Gas Plant is pounds #70 and chemical-count #58 at 30.7K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Multi-Chem Group Rifle Co Facility; Willow Creek Gas Plant; Enterprise Gas Proc - Meeker Gas Plant; US Blm Grand Junction Air Center. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Colorado: Aux Sable Midstream; Oxy Permian - Slaughter/mallet Complex; Artesia Gas Plant; Pecan Pipeline Co Kripple Kreek Gas Plant. Other The Williams Cos sites in this extract: Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra; Echo Springs Gas Plant; Opal Gas Plant; Discovery Producer Services:larose Cryogenic Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Hexane; Toluene; Benzene.
Compare Bargath Parachute Gas Plant with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Multi-Chem Group Rifle Co Facility Rifle · 2.1K lbs
- Willow Creek Gas Plant Rifle · 11.4K lbs
- Enterprise Gas Proc - Meeker Gas Plant Rifle · 57.0K lbs
- US Blm Grand Junction Air Center Grand Junction · 60 lbs
Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing sites elsewhere: Aux Sable Midstream (ND) · Oxy Permian - Slaughter/mallet Complex (TX) · Artesia Gas Plant (NM)
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (73.5% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 30.7K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Aux Sable Midstream and Oxy Permian - Slaughter/mallet Complex.
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
31K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant inside Garfield's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Bargath Parachute Gas Plant reports the 145th-largest volume (30.7K lbs). This one site accounts for 93.6% of every pound reported in Garfield. Scale peers outside Colorado include Aux Sable Midstream and Oxy Permian - Slaughter/mallet Complex.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Garfield's reported pounds (32.8K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bargath Parachute Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bargath Parachute Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 22.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bargath Parachute Gas Plant's air releases fell from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant Form-R facts
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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 Bargath Parachute Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 30.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 544% (4.1K lbs to 26.6K lbs).
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Bargath Parachute Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 544% from 2022 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: Xylene (mixed isomers).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 26.6K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 10.2K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 9.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 4 lbs | - |
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bargath Parachute Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Multi-Chem Group Rifle Co Facility, Willow Creek Gas Plant, Enterprise Gas Proc - Meeker Gas Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 276 other reporting facilities in Colorado.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Aux Sable Midstream, Oxy Permian - Slaughter/mallet Complex, Artesia Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bargath Parachute Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (30.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Imagineering Enterprises LLC, Rathgibson Janesville LLC, Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Imagineering Enterprises LLC Indianapolis, IN · Fabricated Metals 30.7K lbs reported
- Rathgibson Janesville LLC Janesville, WI · Primary Metals 30.7K lbs reported
- Tyson Refrigerated Processed Meats Inc Vernon, TX · Food 30.7K lbs reported
- Avery Dennison Std-Bldg 19 Mentor, OH · Paper 30.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Williams Cos Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra, Echo Springs Gas Plant, Opal Gas Plant.
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 Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene; nearby reporters include Multi-Chem Group Rifle Co Facility. Bargath Parachute Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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.
Use and verify this record
This Bargath Parachute Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Parachute, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 93.6% of Garfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Imagineering Enterprises LLC (Δ 9 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bargath Parachute Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Xylene (mixed isomers). 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