EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant
Fort Lupton, CO · Parent: Western Midstream Partners LP
- Total releases
- 39.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant: how the 39.3K lbs splits
39.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 34.1K lbs 86.8%
- Off-site Transfers 5.2K lbs 13.2%
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant's 39.3K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.8% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.2%. 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-MID
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Lupton, CO, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 28.4K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 39.3K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,692 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. Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant is pounds #64 and chemical-count #45 at 39.3K 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; Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant; Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant; Golden Aluminum. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Colorado: Lightburn Extraction Plant; Marlan Gas Plant; Eunice Natural Gas Processing Plant; Riptide 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; Formaldehyde; Benzene; Toluene.
Compare Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Lancaster Gas Processing Plant Fort Lupton · 17.1K lbs
- Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant Fort Lupton · 43.8K 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: Lightburn Extraction Plant (WV) · Marlan Gas Plant (NM) · Eunice Natural Gas Processing Plant (LA)
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.8% air releases) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 39.3K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lightburn Extraction Plant and Marlan Gas Plant.
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
39K lbs Top 26% higher than 74% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant reports the 126th-largest volume (39.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Colorado include Lightburn Extraction Plant and Marlan 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
- Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant's total reported releases rose from 11.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 28.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant's off-site transfers rose from 719 lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant's air releases rose from 10.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant's chemicals reported rose from 5 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 39.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 159% (11.0K lbs to 28.4K lbs).
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 159% 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 | 11.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 28.4K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 16.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 12.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzene | 3.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 2.7K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 1.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 583 lbs | - |
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant · AIR-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Lancaster Gas Processing Plant, Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant, Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant, 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. Lightburn Extraction Plant, Marlan Gas Plant, Eunice Natural Gas Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (39.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Lfm Laurel West, Wahl Clipper Corp, Johns Manville. 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 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, Formaldehyde, Benzene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Lancaster Gas Processing Plant. Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Platte Valley 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. 0.8% of Weld TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lfm Laurel West (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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