EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant
Fort Lupton, CO · Parent: Western Midstream Partners LP
- Total releases
- 17.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant: how the 17.1K lbs splits
17.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 13.0K lbs 76.2%
- Off-site Transfers 4.0K lbs 23.5%
- Land Disposal 53 lbs 0.3%
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant's 17.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 76.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 23.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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-LEAN
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Lupton, CO, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 6.7K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 17.1K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,611 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. Lancaster Gas Processing Plant is pounds #85 and chemical-count #76 at 17.1K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Fort Lupton 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: Hawkins Gas Plant; Tiger Plant; Nesson Gas Plant; Hickory Hills Gas 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: n-Hexane; Toluene; Benzene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Compare Lancaster Gas Processing Plant with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant Fort Lupton · 43.8K 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: Hawkins Gas Plant (TX) · Tiger Plant (TX) · Nesson Gas Plant (ND)
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (76.2% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 17.1K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hawkins Gas Plant and Tiger Plant.
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Lancaster Gas Processing Plant reports the 185th-largest volume (17.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 68.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Hawkins Gas Plant and Tiger Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Lancaster Gas Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 68.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lancaster Gas Processing Plant's total reported releases fell from 10.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lancaster Gas Processing Plant's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 53 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lancaster Gas Processing Plant's off-site transfers fell from 3.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 194 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lancaster Gas Processing Plant's air releases fell from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant Form-R facts
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See how Lancaster Gas Processing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Lancaster Gas Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 36% (10.4K lbs to 6.7K lbs).
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lancaster Gas Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 36% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 6.7K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 1.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lancaster Gas Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Fort Lupton 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. Hawkins Gas Plant, Tiger Plant, Nesson Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lancaster Gas Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (17.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Qorvo Texas LLC, Summit Interconnect Inc, Me Global Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Qorvo Texas LLC Richardson, TX · Computers and Electronic Products 17.1K lbs reported
- Summit Interconnect Inc Anaheim, CA · Computers and Electronic Products 17.1K lbs reported
- Me Global Inc. Tempe, AZ · Primary Metals 17.1K lbs reported
- Air Liquide la Porte Smr La Porte, TX · Chemicals 17.1K 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 n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant. Lancaster Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Lancaster Gas Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lancaster 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. 0.3% of Weld TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Qorvo Texas LLC (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lancaster Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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