EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Valero Hartley Plant
Hartley, IA · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 111.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Valero Hartley Plant: how the 111.7K lbs splits
111.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 111.7K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs <0.1%
Valero Hartley Plant's 111.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Valero Hartley Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hartley, IA, in the chemicals sector. It reported 22.3K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 111.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,363 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Valero Hartley Plant is pounds #112 and chemical-count #55 at 111.7K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Associated Milk Producers Inc; Poet Biorefining - Ashton; Ag Processing Inc; Rosenboon Machine & Tool Inc. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Iowa: Lanxess Corp; Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC; Interplastic Corp-Fort Wright; Weylchem US Inc.. Other Valero Energy Corp sites in this extract: Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Valero Refining-Texas LP; Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP; Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Acrolein; Formic acid.
Valero Hartley Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 111.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lanxess Corp and Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC.
Valero Hartley Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
112K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valero Hartley Plant: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Valero Hartley Plant reports the 853rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.8% of its sector. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 57.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Iowa include Lanxess Corp and Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (57.8% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valero Hartley Plant's total reported releases rose from 20.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Hartley Plant's air releases rose from 20.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valero Hartley Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valero Hartley Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 111.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (22.3K lbs to 22.3K lbs).
Valero Hartley Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valero Hartley Plant year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat from 2019 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.3K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 22.3K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 24.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 20.4K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 22.3K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 44.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 30.6K lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 15.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Formic acid | 10.0K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 6.4K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 3.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 132 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 117 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 98 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2 lbs | - |
Valero Hartley Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Hartley Plant
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Associated Milk Producers Inc, Poet Biorefining - Ashton, Ag Processing Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Lanxess Corp, Indorama Ventures Oxides LLC, Interplastic Corp-Fort Wright.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valero Hartley Plant on cumulative reported pounds (111.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Everzinc USA Houston Plant - Metal, Depor Industries, Lanxess Corp. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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 Valero Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, Valero Refining-Texas LP, Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP.
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 Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Acrolein, Formic acid; nearby reporters include Associated Milk Producers Inc. Valero Hartley Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Valero Hartley Plant TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Hartley Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hartley, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 7.3% of O'brien TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Everzinc USA Houston Plant - Metal (Δ 109 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Hartley Plant stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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