EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant
Fort Lupton, CO · Parent: Western Midstream Partners LP
- Total releases
- 43.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant: how the 43.8K lbs splits
43.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 38.1K lbs 86.9%
- Off-site Transfers 5.7K lbs 13.0%
- Land Disposal 46 lbs 0.1%
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant's 43.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
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 AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Lupton, CO, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 39.3K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 43.8K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,422 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. Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant is pounds #63 and chemical-count #31 at 43.8K 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: Lancaster Gas Processing Plant; Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant; Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant; Golden Aluminum. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Colorado: Brasada Gas Plant; Trident Gas Plant; Pecos Bend Gas Processing Plant; Cana Gas Processing Plant. Other Western Midstream Partners LP sites in this extract: Steamboat Processing Facility; Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant; Latham Gas Plant; 50 Buttes. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Benzene.
Compare Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Lancaster Gas Processing Plant Fort Lupton · 17.1K lbs
- Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant Fort Lupton · 39.3K lbs
- Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant Fort Lupton · 3.7K lbs
- Golden Aluminum Fort Lupton · 213.7K lbs
Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing sites elsewhere: Brasada Gas Plant (TX) · Trident Gas Plant (TX) · Pecos Bend Gas Processing Plant (TX)
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.9% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 43.8K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Brasada Gas Plant and Trident Gas Plant.
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
44K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant reports the 121st-largest volume (43.8K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 72.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Colorado include Brasada Gas Plant and Trident Gas Plant.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (72.6% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 4.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 46 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant's off-site transfers rose from 368 lb in 2022 to 5.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant's air releases rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 34.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Fort Lupton Gas Processing 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 Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 43.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 774% (4.5K lbs to 39.3K lbs).
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 774% 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 4.5K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 39.3K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 4 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 21.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acetaldehyde | 6.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 2.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Lancaster Gas Processing Plant, Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant, Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton 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. Brasada Gas Plant, Trident Gas Plant, Pecos Bend Gas Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (43.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Mid-Missouri Energy LLC, Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant, Techniplas. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive LLC. 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.
- Mid-Missouri Energy LLC Malta Bend, MO · Chemicals 43.8K lbs reported
- Milliken Chemical - Dewey Plant Inman, SC · Chemicals 43.9K lbs reported
- Techniplas Nashotah, WI · Plastics and Rubber 43.9K lbs reported
- Buzzi Unicem Stockertown Plant Stockertown, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 43.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Western Midstream Partners LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Steamboat Processing Facility, Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant, Latham 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 Formaldehyde, Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene; nearby reporters include Lancaster Gas Processing Plant. Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Lupton, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.9% of Weld TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mid-Missouri Energy LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde. 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