EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Hawkins Gas Plant
Hawkins, TX · Parent: Merit Energy Co
- Total releases
- 17.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Hawkins Gas Plant: how the 17.2K lbs splits
17.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 9.4K lbs 54.5%
- Off-site Transfers 7.8K lbs 45.5%
Hawkins Gas Plant's 17.2K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 54.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 45.5%. 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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Hawkins Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hawkins, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 12.0K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 17.2K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 8,586 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. Hawkins Gas Plant is pounds #828 and chemical-count #800 at 17.2K 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: Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing; Reef Services, LLC; Rosewood Dew Point; Tyler Pipe Co. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Nesson Gas Plant; Lancaster Gas Processing Plant; Hickory Hills Gas Plant; Wild Basin Gas Processing &crude Handling Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Benzene; n-Hexane; Cyclohexane; Methanol.
Hawkins Gas Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Hawkins, TX: 17.2K lbs across 4 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 54.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nesson Gas Plant and Lancaster Gas Processing Plant.
Hawkins Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
17K lbs Top 33% higher than 67% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hawkins Gas Plant inside Wood's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Hawkins Gas Plant reports the 184th-largest volume (17.2K lbs). This one site accounts for 98.5% of every pound reported in Wood. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 51.7% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Nesson Gas Plant and Lancaster Gas Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wood's reported pounds (17.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hawkins Gas Plant's total reported releases rose from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hawkins Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 26 lb in 2022 to 7.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hawkins Gas Plant's air releases fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hawkins Gas Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Hawkins Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 17.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 133% (5.2K lbs to 12.0K lbs).
Hawkins Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hawkins Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 133% 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 | 5.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 12.0K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 8.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Hawkins Gas Plant in Wood
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hawkins Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing, Reef Services, LLC, Rosewood Dew Point, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Nesson Gas Plant, Lancaster Gas Processing Plant, Hickory Hills Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hawkins Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (17.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Luvata Appleton LLC, Gcp Applied Technologies Inc, The Pictsweet Co - Clarksville Ar Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
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, Cyclohexane, Methanol; nearby reporters include Sanderson Farms Tyler Processing. Hawkins Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Hawkins Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Benzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hawkins Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hawkins, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 98.5% of Wood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Luvata Appleton LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hawkins Gas Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 54.5%). 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