EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Red Hills Gas Plant
Jal, NM · Parent: Targa Resources Corp
- Total releases
- 685.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Red Hills Gas Plant: how the 685.5K lbs splits
685.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 307.3K lbs 44.8%
- Land Disposal 269.5K lbs 39.3%
- Off-site Transfers 108.7K lbs 15.9%
Red Hills Gas Plant's 685.5K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 44.8% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 39.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Benzene.
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-MID
Red Hills Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Jal, NM, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 502.6K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 685.5K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,624 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. Red Hills Gas Plant is pounds #17 and chemical-count #27 at 685.5K 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: Jal 3 Gas Plant; Dark Horse Treating Facility; Eunice Gas Plant; Eunice Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside New Mexico: Targa Mont Belvieu Complex; Wildcat Gas Plant; Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra; Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant. Other Targa Resources Corp sites in this extract: Sand Hills Gas Plant; Midway Gas Plant; Eunice Gas Plant; Monument Gas Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Benzene; n-Hexane; Toluene; Cyclohexane.
Red Hills Gas Plant is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Jal, NM: 685.5K lbs across 7 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 44.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Targa Mont Belvieu Complex and Wildcat Gas Plant.
Red Hills Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
686K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Red Hills Gas Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Red Hills Gas Plant reports the 18th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.3% of its sector. Scale peers outside New Mexico include Targa Mont Belvieu Complex and Wildcat Gas Plant.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Red Hills Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 182.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 502.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Hills Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 125 lb in 2022 to 108.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Hills Gas Plant's air releases rose from 53.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 254.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Red Hills Gas Plant's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 7 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Red Hills Gas Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Red Hills Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 685.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 175% (182.9K lbs to 502.6K lbs).
Red Hills Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Red Hills Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 175% 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: Benzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 182.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 502.6K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 272.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 199.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 166.2K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 29.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 14.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 3.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Red Hills Gas Plant in Lea
Nearest TRI Facilities to Red Hills Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in New Mexico - including Jal 3 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. Targa Mont Belvieu Complex, Wildcat Gas Plant, Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra.
Compare beyond New Mexico
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Red Hills Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (685.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station, Commonwealth Rolled Products Inc, Kith Kitchens LLC. 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.
- Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station Eastover, SC · Electric Utilities 685.5K lbs reported
- Commonwealth Rolled Products Inc Lewisport, KY · Primary Metals 684.9K lbs reported
- Kith Kitchens LLC Haleyville, AL · Wood Products 684.6K lbs reported
- George's Processing Inc of Missouri Cassville, MO · Food 686.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Targa Resources Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Sand Hills Gas Plant, Midway Gas Plant, Eunice 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 Benzene, n-Hexane, Toluene, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Jal 3 Gas Plant. Red Hills Gas Plant stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Red Hills Gas Plant TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Benzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Red Hills Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Jal, NM, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.4% of Lea TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Red Hills Gas Plant stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 44.8%). 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