EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Jal 3 Gas Plant
Jal, NM · Parent: Energy Transfer Partners LP
- Total releases
- 22.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Jal 3 Gas Plant: how the 22.1M lbs splits
22.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 22.0M lbs 99.3%
- Air Releases 151.4K lbs 0.7%
Jal 3 Gas Plant's 22.1M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
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 LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Jal 3 Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Jal, NM, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 138.4K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 22.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 88 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. Jal 3 Gas Plant is pounds #2 and chemical-count #24 at 22.1M 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: Red Hills Gas Plant; Dark Horse Treating Facility; Eunice Gas Plant; Eunice Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside New Mexico: Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant; King Ranch Gas Plant; Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex; Midway Gas Plant. Other Energy Transfer Partners LP sites in this extract: King Ranch Gas Plant; Godley Gas Plant; Jackson Gas Plant; Calumet Gas Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Formaldehyde; n-Hexane; Methanol.
Jal 3 Gas Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.3% land disposal) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 22.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant and King Ranch Gas Plant.
Jal 3 Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
22M lbs Top 1% higher than 100% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Jal 3 Gas Plant: Hydrogen sulfide-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Jal 3 Gas Plant reports the 5th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.5% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen sulfide alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside New Mexico include Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant and King Ranch Gas Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Jal 3 Gas Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Hydrogen sulfide at 99.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Jal 3 Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 29.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 138.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jal 3 Gas Plant's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 46.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Jal 3 Gas Plant's air releases rose from 29.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 92.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Jal 3 Gas Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Jal 3 Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 22.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 98% (7.7M lbs to 138.4K lbs).
Jal 3 Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Jal 3 Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 98% 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 sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.7M lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 6.4M lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 7.9M lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 29.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 138.4K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 22.0M lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 67.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 52.1K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 48.2K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 663 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 472 lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
Jal 3 Gas Plant · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Jal 3 Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in New Mexico - including Red Hills Gas Plant, Dark Horse Treating Facility, Eunice Gas Plant, 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. Oneok Rockies Midstream LLC - Grasslands Gas Plant, King Ranch Gas Plant, Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex.
Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Jal 3 Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (22.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Sweetwater Mine/mill, Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops, Adm Decatur Complex. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Sweetwater Mine/mill Ellington, MO · Metal Mining 22.0M lbs reported
- Basf Corp Attapulgus Ops Attapulgus, GA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 22.0M lbs reported
- Adm Decatur Complex Decatur, IL · Electric Utilities 21.9M lbs reported
- US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant Kingsport, TN · Other 22.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Energy Transfer Partners LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including King Ranch Gas Plant, Godley Gas Plant, Jackson Gas Plant.
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 sulfide, Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Red Hills Gas Plant. Jal 3 Gas Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Jal 3 Gas Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Jal 3 Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Jal, NM, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 12.1% of Lea TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sweetwater Mine/mill (Δ 137.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Jal 3 Gas Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen sulfide. 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