EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Delaware City Refinery
Delaware City, DE · Parent: Pbf Energy Inc
- Total releases
- 27.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 42
- Carcinogens
- 14
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Delaware City Refinery: how the 32.0M lbs splits
32.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 29.7M lbs 93.0%
- Air Releases 2.1M lbs 6.4%
- Off-site Transfers 185.5K lbs 0.6%
- Land Disposal 616 lbs <0.1%
Delaware City Refinery's 32.0M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 93.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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.
HEAVY volume WATER pathway TRACE-CARC
Delaware City Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Delaware City, DE, in the petroleum sector. It reported 4.3M lbs of releases across 35 chemicals in 2024, and 27.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 66 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Delaware's 53 reporting TRI sites, Delaware City Refinery leads both reported pounds (27.7M lbs) and chemical count (42 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Air Products & Chemicals; Kuehne Chemical Co Inc; Nexpera - Red Lion Plant; Rogers Corp - Bear. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Delaware: Blanchard Refining Co LLC; Uss-Clairton Plant; Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery; Safety-Kleen Systems Inc.. Other Pbf Energy Inc sites in this extract: Martinez Refining Co LLC; Chalmette Refining LLC; Torrance Refining Co LLC; Toledo Refining Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen cyanide; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia.
Delaware City Refinery stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (93.0% water discharges) across 42 chemicals · 14 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.7M lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Blanchard Refining Co LLC and Uss-Clairton Plant.
Delaware City Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Delaware City Refinery inside New Castle's TRI pounds
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Delaware City Refinery reports the 1st-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 96.4% of every pound reported in New Castle. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 92.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Delaware include Blanchard Refining Co LLC and Uss-Clairton Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of New Castle's reported pounds (28.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Delaware City Refinery's total reported releases fell from 5.2 million lb in 2022 to 4.7 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Delaware City Refinery's land releases rose from 84 lb in 2022 to 430 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Delaware City Refinery's off-site transfers rose from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Delaware City Refinery's water releases fell from 4.9 million lb in 2022 to 4.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Delaware City Refinery Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Delaware City Refinery stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
264.2× more than the comparison
5.3× 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 Delaware City Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 32.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 22% (5.5M lbs to 4.3M lbs).
Delaware City Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
- 2024
What this shows Delaware City Refinery year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.5M lbs | 37 |
| 2020 | 6.6M lbs | 36 |
| 2021 | 5.7M lbs | 36 |
| 2022 | 5.2M lbs | 36 |
| 2023 | 4.7M lbs | 34 |
| 2024 | 4.3M lbs | 35 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 14 of 43 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Delaware City Refinery · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Delaware City Refinery
Closest other reporters in Delaware - including Air Products & Chemicals, Kuehne Chemical Co Inc, Nexpera - Red Lion Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 52 other reporting facilities in Delaware.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Delaware - e.g. Blanchard Refining Co LLC, Uss-Clairton Plant, Phillips 66 Co-Bayway Refinery.
Compare beyond Delaware
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Delaware City Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (27.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (42). Release-pound peers include Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon LLC, US Magnesium LLC, Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station. Chemical-count peers include US Army Picatinny Arsenal, 3M Chemical Operations' Cordova Facility, Wood River Refinery. 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.
- Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon LLC Mount Vernon, IN · Chemicals 27.7M lbs reported
- US Magnesium LLC Grantsville, UT · Primary Metals 27.6M lbs reported
- Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station Center, ND · Electric Utilities 27.5M lbs reported
- Vickery Environmental Inc. Vickery, OH · Hazardous Waste 27.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Pbf Energy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Martinez Refining Co LLC, Chalmette Refining LLC, Torrance Refining Co LLC.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen cyanide, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Air Products & Chemicals. Delaware City Refinery stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Delaware City Refinery TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Delaware City Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Delaware City, DE, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 96.4% of New Castle TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sabic Innovative Plastics Mt. Vernon LLC (Δ 43.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Delaware City Refinery stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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