EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant

Fort Lupton, CO · Parent: The Williams Cos

Total releases
3.7K lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant: how the 3.7K lbs splits

3.7K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 2.7K lbs 73.3%
  • Off-site Transfers 987 lbs 26.7%

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant's 3.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 73.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 26.7%. 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

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Lupton, CO, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 3.7K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,737 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. Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant is pounds #127 and chemical-count #177 at 3.7K 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: Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant; Lancaster Gas Processing Plant; Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant; Golden Aluminum. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Colorado: Tallgrass Midstream LLC - Casper Gas Plant & Compressor Stat; Falcon Gas Plant; Etc Penntex Llc- Mount Olive Gas Plant; Bear Den Gas Plant. Other The Williams Cos sites in this extract: Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra; Echo Springs Gas Plant; Opal Gas Plant; Discovery Producer Services:larose Cryogenic Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Benzene.

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Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (73.3% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.7K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tallgrass Midstream LLC - Casper Gas Plant & Compressor Stat and Falcon Gas Plant.

#11,737 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

3.7K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant: n-Hexane-led volume

Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant reports the 282nd-largest volume (3.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 97.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Tallgrass Midstream LLC - Casper Gas Plant & Compressor Stat and Falcon Gas Plant.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 97.2%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant's off-site transfers fell from 732 lb in 2022 to 255 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant's air releases fell from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Natural Gas Processing
LIGHT volume
3.7K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
2 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
n-Hexane

Compare this facility

See how Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant
3.7K lbs
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant
39.3K lbs

91% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant
2
Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant
7

71% less 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 Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.7K lbs.

Air Releases 2.7K lbs (73.3%)
Off-site Transfers 987 lbs (26.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 42% (2.3K lbs to 1.4K lbs).

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023

million lbs

What this shows Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 42% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2022 2.3K lbs 2
2023 1.4K lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
n-Hexane 3.6K lbs -
Benzene 104 lbs Carcinogen

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant · AIR-pathway site

Fort Lupton, CO
40.1068, -104.7327
County TRI context
Weld · 0.1% of county pounds
Parent company
The Williams Cos

Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities

Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Tallgrass Midstream LLC - Casper Gas Plant & Compressor Stat, Falcon Gas Plant, Etc Penntex Llc- Mount Olive Gas Plant.

Compare beyond Colorado

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Yigo Power Plant, Southern Tool, Riddell Sports Group Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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, Benzene; nearby reporters include Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant. Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton 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.

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This Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton 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.

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton Gas 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. 0.1% of Weld TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Yigo Power Plant (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Rocky Mountain Midstream - Fort Lupton 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