EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources
Midland, TX · Parent: Targa Resources Corp
- Total releases
- 5.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources: how the 5.6K lbs splits
5.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.0K lbs 90.0%
- Off-site Transfers 560 lbs 10.0%
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources's 5.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 90.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 10.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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-LEAN
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Midland, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 4.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 5.6K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,985 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. High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources is pounds #1058 and chemical-count #577 at 5.6K 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: Newberry Gas Plant; Taylor-Leiker Gas Plant; Trident Gas Plant; Rebel Gas Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Harmon Creek Gas Plant; Pioneer Cryogenic Plant; Sligo Gas Plant; Roosevelt 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: n-Hexane; Benzene; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers).
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (90.0% air releases) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.6K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Harmon Creek Gas Plant and Pioneer Cryogenic Plant.
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.6K lbs Top 42% higher than 58% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources reports the 268th-largest volume (5.6K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Harmon Creek Gas Plant and Pioneer Cryogenic 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
- High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources's total reported releases rose from 965 lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources's off-site transfers rose from 65 lb in 2022 to 495 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources's air releases rose from 900 lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
81% less than the comparison
40% less 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 High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases increased by 378% (965 lbs to 4.6K lbs).
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources year-over-year reported totals (increased by 378% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 965 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 4.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 3.1K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 1.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 648 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 475 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 22 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Newberry Gas Plant, Taylor-Leiker Gas Plant, Trident Gas Plant, 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. Harmon Creek Gas Plant, Pioneer Cryogenic Plant, Sligo Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources on cumulative reported pounds (5.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Blanchard Terminal Co - Charlotte East Nc Terminal, Tilley Distribution, Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. 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.
- Blanchard Terminal Co - Charlotte East Nc Terminal Charlotte, NC · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 5.6K lbs reported
- Tilley Distribution Middle River, MD · Chemical Wholesalers 5.6K lbs reported
- Apac-Central, Inc., Springdale Ready Mix Springdale, AR · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 5.6K lbs reported
- Harmon Creek Gas Plant Bulger, PA · Natural Gas Processing 5.6K 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 n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Newberry Gas Plant. High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Midland, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.4% of Midland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Blanchard Terminal Co - Charlotte East Nc Terminal (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
High Plains Gas Plant Targa Resources stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane. 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