EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Pierce Gas Plant
Pierce, CO · Parent: Rimrock Energy Partners LLC
- Total releases
- 2.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Pierce Gas Plant: how the 2.2K lbs splits
2.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 2.2K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Pierce Gas Plant's 2.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. 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
Pierce Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pierce, CO, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 2.2K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,638 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. Pierce Gas Plant is pounds #136 and chemical-count #60 at 2.2K 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 Eaton Co Facility; Fort Collins Brewery; Summit View Ready Mix; Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Colorado: Sonora Gas Plant; McClure Natural Gas Processing Plant; Hopeton; Canute Gas Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Cyclohexane; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Compare Pierce Gas Plant with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Multi-Chem Group Eaton Co Facility Eaton · 720 lbs
- Fort Collins Brewery Fort Collins · 108.2K lbs
- Summit View Ready Mix Fort Collins · 0 lbs
- Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant Windsor · 1.6M lbs
Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing sites elsewhere: Sonora Gas Plant (TX) · McClure Natural Gas Processing Plant (OK) · Hopeton (OK)
Pierce Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sonora Gas Plant and McClure Natural Gas Processing Plant.
Pierce Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pierce Gas Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Pierce Gas Plant reports the 296th-largest volume (2.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Colorado include Sonora Gas Plant and McClure Natural Gas Processing 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
- Pierce Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 858 lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pierce Gas Plant's air releases rose from 858 lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pierce Gas Plant Form-R facts
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20% 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 Pierce Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 59% (858 lbs to 1.4K lbs).
Pierce Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pierce Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 59% 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 | 858 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 1.4K 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 |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 957 lbs | - |
| Toluene | 599 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 298 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 169 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 132 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 68 lbs | Carcinogen |
Pierce Gas Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Pierce Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Multi-Chem Group Eaton Co Facility, Fort Collins Brewery, Summit View Ready Mix, ordered by distance.
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Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Sonora Gas Plant, McClure Natural Gas Processing Plant, Hopeton.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pierce Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Dairy Farmers of Amer/mechanicsburg, Barriere Construction Co LLC - Baton Rouge Asphalt Pla, Gd Ots 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.
- Dairy Farmers of Amer/mechanicsburg Mechanicsburg, PA · Beverages 2.2K lbs reported
- Barriere Construction Co LLC - Baton Rouge Asphalt Pla Baton Rouge, LA · Petroleum 2.2K lbs reported
- Gd Ots Inc Saco, ME · Fabricated Metals 2.2K lbs reported
- Ntn-Bower Corp Macomb, IL · Fabricated Metals 2.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Cyclohexane, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Multi-Chem Group Eaton Co Facility. Pierce Gas 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 Pierce Gas 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.
Pierce Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pierce, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.0% of Weld TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dairy Farmers of Amer/mechanicsburg (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pierce Gas 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