EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC
El Dorado, KS · Parent: Hf Sinclair Corp
- Total releases
- 1.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 40
- Carcinogens
- 12
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC: how the 1.8M lbs splits
1.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.8M lbs 99.2%
- Off-site Transfers 6.5K lbs 0.4%
- Water Discharges 5.6K lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 2.5K lbs 0.1%
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC's 1.8M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide.
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in El Dorado, KS, in the petroleum sector. It reported 289.1K lbs of releases across 36 chemicals in 2023, and 1.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 902 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC is pounds #18 and chemical-count #3 at 1.8M lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Valmont Newmark; Bg Products el Dorado Manufacturing Facility; Barton Solvents Inc. el Dorado Branch; D-J Engineering. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Kansas: Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery; Torrance Refining Co LLC; Marathon Mandan Refinery; Valero Three Rivers Refinery. Other Hf Sinclair Corp sites in this extract: Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC; Hf Sinclair Woods Cross Refining LLC; Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery; Hf Siinclair Tulsa Refining LLC East Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide; Ammonia; n-Hexane; Toluene.
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.2% air releases) across 40 chemicals · 12 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery and Torrance Refining Co LLC.
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.8M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC inside Butler's TRI pounds
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC reports the 54th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 85.7% of every pound reported in Butler. Scale peers outside Kansas include Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery and Torrance Refining Co LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Butler's reported pounds (2.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC's total reported releases fell from 426.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 289.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC's off-site transfers fell from 4.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 342 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC's air releases fell from 420.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 287.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC's land releases fell from 241 lb in 2022 to 202 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC Form-R facts
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See how Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
76.3× more than the comparison
40.0× 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 Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 27% (395.3K lbs to 289.1K lbs).
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 27% 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: Hydrogen cyanide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 395.3K lbs | 37 |
| 2020 | 393.5K lbs | 36 |
| 2021 | 333.5K lbs | 37 |
| 2022 | 426.0K lbs | 37 |
| 2023 | 289.1K lbs | 36 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 12 of 40 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Valmont Newmark, Bg Products el Dorado Manufacturing Facility, Barton Solvents Inc. el Dorado Branch, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery, Torrance Refining Co LLC, Marathon Mandan Refinery.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (40). Release-pound peers include Brembo Homer Foundry, Gulf Coast Growth Ventures LLC, Logan Aluminum Inc. Chemical-count peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Steel LLC, Marathon Mandan Refinery, Valero Refining - New Orleans LLC. 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 Hf Sinclair Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC, Hf Sinclair Woods Cross Refining LLC, Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery.
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 Hydrogen cyanide, Ammonia, n-Hexane, Toluene; nearby reporters include Valmont Newmark. Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC stamps HEAVY 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 Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for El Dorado, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 85.7% of Butler TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Brembo Homer Foundry (Δ 334 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide. 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