EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc*
Aurora, SD · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 113.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 4
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc*: how the 113.6K lbs splits
113.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 113.5K lbs 99.9%
- Land Disposal 78 lbs 0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 1 lbs <0.1%
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc*'s 113.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal 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-MID
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Aurora, SD, in the chemicals sector. It reported 22.4K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 113.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,326 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Dakota's 92 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* is pounds #23 and chemical-count #10 at 113.6K lbs. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls leads reported pounds (21.3M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #33). Hydro Extrusion USA LLC leads chemical count at 12 chemicals (223.2K lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Novita Aurora LLC; Star Circuits Inc; Twin City Fan Cos Brookings; Twin City Fan Cos Insbrook. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Dakota: Norit Americas Inc; Boulder Scientific Co LLC - Mead Facility; Combe Products Inc.; Benjamin Moore & Co Johnstown. 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; Formic acid; Formaldehyde.
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.9% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 113.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Norit Americas Inc and Boulder Scientific Co LLC - Mead Facility.
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
114K 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 Renewable Fuels Llc* in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* reports the 847th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Dakota include Norit Americas Inc and Boulder Scientific Co LLC - Mead Facility.
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
- Valero Renewable Fuels Llc*'s total reported releases rose from 21.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Renewable Fuels Llc*'s air releases rose from 21.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 22.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* Form-R facts
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See how Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
96% less than the comparison
9.0× 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 Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 113.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 6% (21.1K lbs to 22.4K lbs).
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc*: 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 Renewable Fuels Llc* year-over-year reported totals (increased by 6% 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 | 21.1K lbs | 9 |
| 2020 | 20.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 28.2K lbs | 9 |
| 2022 | 21.6K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 22.4K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 40.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 34.9K lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 25.1K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 4.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Acrolein | 4.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 392 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 243 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 60 lbs | - |
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Renewable Fuels Llc*
Closest other reporters in South Dakota - including Novita Aurora LLC, Star Circuits Inc, Twin City Fan Cos Brookings, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 91 other reporting facilities in South Dakota.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Dakota - e.g. Norit Americas Inc, Boulder Scientific Co LLC - Mead Facility, Combe Products Inc..
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* on cumulative reported pounds (113.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Turner Industries Group LLC, Norit Americas Inc, Argos Puerto Rico Corp.. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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, Formic acid, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Novita Aurora LLC. Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Aurora, SD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 2.3% of Brookings TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Turner Industries Group LLC (Δ 24 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Renewable Fuels Llc* stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · 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