EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant

Waco, TX · Parent: Knife River Corp

Total releases
2 lbs
Chemicals reported
2
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant: how the 2 lbs splits

2 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 2 lbs 100.0%

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant's 2 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.

TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waco, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 0 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 2 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 19,336 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. Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant is pounds #1718 and chemical-count #1396 at 2 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Waco Hot Mix Plant; Flint Hills Resources Corpus Christi LLC Waco Terminal; Roca Bathroom Products Inc.; Waco Composites. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Troy; Weldon Asphalt Co.; Michigan Paving & Materials - Paw Paw (klett) Asphalt Plan; Branscome-Hampton. Other Knife River Corp sites in this extract: Kirtland Concrete; Knife River-Madison Street; Knife River-Rice Street; Knife River Albertville Ready Mix. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene.

View saved records
Verify at EPA TRI →

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Troy and Weldon Asphalt Co..

#19,336 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

2 lbs 26th percentile higher than 26% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant in the Petroleum sector extract

Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant reports the 596th-largest volume (2 lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Cadillac Asphalt LLC - Troy and Weldon Asphalt Co..

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Petroleum
TRACE volume
2 lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-HEAVY chem count
2 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Polycyclic aromatic compounds

Compare this facility

See how Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant
2 lbs
Waco Hot Mix Plant
2 lbs

55% more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant
2
Waco Hot Mix Plant
2

About the same as 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 Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2 lbs.

Air Releases 2 lbs (100.0%)
View 5-Year Emissions Trend →

Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 39% (1 lbs to 0 lbs).

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 1 lbs 2
2020 1 lbs 2
2021 0 lbs 2
2022 0 lbs 2
2023 0 lbs 2

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 2 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 2 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 lbs -

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant · AIR-pathway site

Waco, TX
31.5478, -97.0734
County TRI context
Mclennan · 0.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Knife River Corp

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 Polycyclic aromatic compounds, Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; nearby reporters include Waco Hot Mix Plant. Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant stamps TRACE 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 Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waco, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324121 · Petroleum. 0.0% of Mclennan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Burlington Generating Station (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Knife River Corp - South Waco Asphalt Plant stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds. 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