EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Hereford Ethanol Partners
Hereford, TX
- Total releases
- 78.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Hereford Ethanol Partners: how the 78.2K lbs splits
78.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 78.2K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Hereford Ethanol Partners's 78.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% 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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Hereford Ethanol Partners is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hereford, TX, in the chemicals sector. It reported 19.1K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 78.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,113 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. Hereford Ethanol Partners is pounds #493 and chemical-count #229 at 78.2K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tejas Industries; White Energy Hereford LLC; Caviness Beef Packing Ltd.; Dimmitt Sulfur Products Ltd. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Texas: Zochem LLC; Remet Pic Inc.; American Phoenix Inc; Magni Industries Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Methanol; Formaldehyde.
Hereford Ethanol Partners stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 78.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Zochem LLC and Remet Pic Inc..
Hereford Ethanol Partners vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
78K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Hereford Ethanol Partners inside Deaf Smith's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Hereford Ethanol Partners reports the 1,042nd-largest volume (78.2K lbs). This one site accounts for 34.3% of every pound reported in Deaf Smith. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 71.4% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 74.6% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Zochem LLC and Remet Pic Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Deaf Smith's reported pounds (228.0K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Hereford Ethanol Partners's total reported releases fell from 20.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hereford Ethanol Partners's chemicals reported fell from 7 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Hereford Ethanol Partners's air releases fell from 20.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Hereford Ethanol Partners Form-R facts
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See how Hereford Ethanol Partners stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.3× more than the comparison
11.0× 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 Hereford Ethanol Partners releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 78.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (17.7K lbs to 19.1K lbs).
Hereford Ethanol Partners: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Hereford Ethanol Partners year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% 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 | 17.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 7.0K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 14.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 20.1K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 19.1K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 55.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 13.2K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 5.9K lbs | - |
| Formaldehyde | 2.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 510 lbs | - |
| Acrolein | 398 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 268 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Hereford Ethanol Partners · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Hereford Ethanol Partners
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Tejas Industries, White Energy Hereford LLC, Caviness Beef Packing Ltd., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Zochem LLC, Remet Pic Inc., American Phoenix Inc.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Hereford Ethanol Partners on cumulative reported pounds (78.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Sauder, Linamar Light Metals-Mr, Blandin Paper Co. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal, Lanco Manufacturing Corp, Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi). 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).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Bayamon Terminal Bayamon, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Lanco Manufacturing Corp San Lorenzo, PR · Chemicals 11 chemicals
- Buckeye Caribbean Terminals LLC (former Scyi) Yabucoa, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 chemicals
- Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals Christiansted, VI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 11 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 Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Formaldehyde; nearby reporters include Tejas Industries. Hereford Ethanol Partners stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Hereford Ethanol Partners TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Hereford Ethanol Partners totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hereford, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 34.3% of Deaf Smith TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sauder (Δ 73 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Hereford Ethanol Partners stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · 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