EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery
Big Spring, TX · Parent: Delek US Holdings Inc
- Total releases
- 1.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 32
- Carcinogens
- 12
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery: how the 1.9M lbs splits
1.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.6M lbs 86.4%
- Off-site Transfers 231.7K lbs 12.4%
- Land Disposal 20.7K lbs 1.1%
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery's 1.9M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 12.4%. 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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Big Spring, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 364.3K lbs of releases across 28 chemicals in 2023, and 1.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 893 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery is pounds #96 and chemical-count #50 at 1.9M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: R2R & D LLC DBA Superod; Big Spring Carbon Black Plant; Rawhide Gas Plant; Endurance Lift Solutions LLC. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Torrance Refining Co LLC; Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC; Marathon Mandan Refinery; Ees Coke Battery LLC. Other Delek US Holdings Inc sites in this extract: Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc; Lion Oil Co; Delek Tyler Refinery; Delek Renewables LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Benzene; Ammonia; Hydrogen cyanide; Propylene.
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.4% air releases) across 32 chemicals · 12 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Torrance Refining Co LLC and Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC.
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.9M 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
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery inside Howard's TRI pounds
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery reports the 53rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 80.0% of every pound reported in Howard. Scale peers outside Texas include Torrance Refining Co LLC and Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Howard's reported pounds (2.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery's total reported releases rose from 326.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 364.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery's land releases fell from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery's off-site transfers fell from 686 lb in 2022 to 558 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery's air releases rose from 321.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 360.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 32% (534.4K lbs to 364.3K lbs).
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 32% 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: Benzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 534.4K lbs | 26 |
| 2020 | 269.7K lbs | 29 |
| 2021 | 366.9K lbs | 27 |
| 2022 | 326.8K lbs | 28 |
| 2023 | 364.3K lbs | 28 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 12 of 32 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 424.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 352.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen cyanide | 254.6K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 212.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 132.0K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 95.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 78.9K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 74.8K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 53.3K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 52.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene | 48.2K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 29.8K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 17.7K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 16.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 10.7K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 5.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 3.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 604 lbs | - |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 65 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 33 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Styrene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Carbon disulfide | 0 lbs | - |
| Carbonyl sulfide | 0 lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Biphenyl | 0 lbs | - |
| Cobalt compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Torrance Refining Co LLC, Hf Sinclair el Dorado Refining LLC, Marathon Mandan Refinery.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (1.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (32). Release-pound peers include Veolia N.a. Inc., Coronado Generating Station, Torrance Refining Co LLC. Chemical-count peers include Uss-Clairton Plant, Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant, Helena Industries 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 Delek US Holdings Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc, Lion Oil Co, Delek Tyler 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 Benzene, Ammonia, Hydrogen cyanide, Propylene; nearby reporters include R2R & D LLC DBA Superod. Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery stamps HEAVY 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 Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Benzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Big Spring, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 80.0% of Howard TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Veolia N.a. Inc. (Δ 2.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Alon Usa-Big Spring Refinery stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Benzene. 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