EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Lucerne Plant
Greeley, CO · Parent: Phillips 66
- Total releases
- 85.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Lucerne Plant: how the 85.5K lbs splits
85.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 48.4K lbs 56.6%
- Air Releases 37.1K lbs 43.4%
Lucerne Plant's 85.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 56.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 43.4%. 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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Lucerne Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Greeley, CO, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 49.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 85.5K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,922 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. Lucerne Plant is pounds #52 and chemical-count #42 at 85.5K 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: Leprino Foods Co - Greeley; Coastal Chemical Co. LLC; Swift Beef Co; Florida Cirtech Inc.. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Colorado: Chipeta Gas Plant; Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant; Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant; Indian Springs Gas Plant. Other Phillips 66 sites in this extract: Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery; Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex; Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington Plant; Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Carson Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Cyclohexane; Benzene; Toluene.
Compare Lucerne Plant with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Leprino Foods Co - Greeley Greeley · 1.8M lbs
- Coastal Chemical Co. LLC Greeley · 5.3K lbs
- Swift Beef Co Greeley · 62.9K lbs
- Florida Cirtech Inc. Greeley · 1.6K lbs
Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing sites elsewhere: Chipeta Gas Plant (UT) · Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant (TX) · Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant (TX)
Lucerne Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Greeley, CO: 85.5K lbs across 7 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 56.6%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chipeta Gas Plant and Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant.
Lucerne Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
86K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lucerne Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Lucerne Plant reports the 62nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 18.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside Colorado include Chipeta Gas Plant and Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant.
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
- Lucerne Plant's total reported releases rose from 36.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lucerne Plant's air releases rose from 10.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lucerne Plant's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lucerne Plant's off-site transfers fell from 25.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lucerne Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lucerne Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 85.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 37% (36.1K lbs to 49.4K lbs).
Lucerne Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lucerne Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 37% 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 | 36.1K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 49.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 28.7K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 27.2K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 11.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 10.0K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 7.0K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Lucerne Plant in Weld
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lucerne Plant
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Leprino Foods Co - Greeley, Coastal Chemical Co. LLC, Swift Beef Co, 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. Chipeta Gas Plant, Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant, Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lucerne Plant on cumulative reported pounds (85.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Cardinal Ethanol LLC, Sturm Ruger & Co Inc, Linde- Sweeny Hydrogen Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Phillips 66 Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery, Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex, Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Wilmington 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, Cyclohexane, Benzene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Leprino Foods Co - Greeley. Lucerne Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 Lucerne Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lucerne Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Greeley, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 1.7% of Weld TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cardinal Ethanol LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lucerne Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 56.6%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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