EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Chaco Gas Plant
Bloomfield, NM · Parent: Enterprise Products Operating LLC
- Total releases
- 499.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Chaco Gas Plant: how the 499.8K lbs splits
499.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 341.8K lbs 68.4%
- Air Releases 158.0K lbs 31.6%
Chaco Gas Plant's 499.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 68.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 31.6%. 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.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Chaco Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Bloomfield, NM, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 258.0K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 499.8K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,959 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Mexico's 97 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Chaco Gas Plant is pounds #19 and chemical-count #21 at 499.8K lbs. Dark Horse Treating Facility leads reported pounds (131.3M lbs) at 1 chemicals (chemical-count #82). Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (1.2M lbs, pounds #14). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Senergy Petroleum LLC - Bloomfield Bulk Plant; Coastal Chemical Co., LLC; Halliburton Farmington Field Camp (new); Western Refining - Bloomfield. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside New Mexico: Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra; Targa Mont Belvieu Complex; Andeavor Field Services LLC - Robinson Lake Gas Plant; Dcp Goldsmith Plant. Other Enterprise Products Operating LLC sites in this extract: Enterprise Products Operating LLC; East Storage / Splitter III Facility; Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator; Yoakum Cryogenic Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Formaldehyde; Toluene; Benzene.
Chaco Gas Plant is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Bloomfield, NM: 499.8K lbs across 8 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 68.4%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra and Targa Mont Belvieu Complex.
Chaco Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
500K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chaco Gas Plant: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Chaco Gas Plant reports the 20th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 78.4% of the total. Scale peers outside New Mexico include Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra and Targa Mont Belvieu Complex.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Chaco Gas Plant's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 78.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Chaco Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 241.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 258.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chaco Gas Plant's chemicals reported fell from 8 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chaco Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 161.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 180.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chaco Gas Plant's air releases fell from 80.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 78.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chaco Gas Plant Form-R facts
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27% 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 Chaco Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 499.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (241.9K lbs to 258.0K lbs).
Chaco Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Chaco Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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 | 241.9K lbs | 8 |
| 2023 | 258.0K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 391.7K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 82.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 10.4K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 8.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 7.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Chaco Gas Plant in San Juan
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chaco Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in New Mexico - including Senergy Petroleum LLC - Bloomfield Bulk Plant, Coastal Chemical Co., LLC, Halliburton Farmington Field Camp (new), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 96 other reporting facilities in New Mexico.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New Mexico - e.g. Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra, Targa Mont Belvieu Complex, Andeavor Field Services LLC - Robinson Lake Gas Plant.
Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chaco Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (499.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Crown Beverage Packaging, United Galvanizing Inc., Eurecat US. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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 Enterprise Products Operating LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Enterprise Products Operating LLC, East Storage / Splitter III Facility, Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator.
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, Toluene, Benzene; nearby reporters include Senergy Petroleum LLC - Bloomfield Bulk Plant. Chaco Gas Plant stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Chaco Gas Plant TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chaco Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Bloomfield, NM, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 2.8% of San Juan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Crown Beverage Packaging (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chaco Gas Plant stamps MID · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 68.4%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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