EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Riptide Plant
Lenorah, TX · Parent: Enlink Midstream Operating LP
- Total releases
- 41.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Riptide Plant: how the 41.6K lbs splits
41.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 35.4K lbs 85.0%
- Air Releases 6.3K lbs 15.0%
Riptide Plant's 41.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 85.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 15.0%. 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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Riptide Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lenorah, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 19.6K lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 41.6K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,554 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. Riptide Plant is pounds #642 and chemical-count #329 at 41.6K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Buffalo Gas Plant; Red Lake Gas Plant; Lf Manufacturing Stanton Plant; Troy Vines North Midland Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Marlan Gas Plant; Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant; Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant; Lightburn Extraction Plant. Other Enlink Midstream Operating LP sites in this extract: Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant; Tom Stack LLC / Chisholm Plant; Cana Gas Processing Plant; Lobo Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Benzene; Methanol; Toluene.
Riptide Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (85.0% off-site transfers) across 9 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 41.6K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Marlan Gas Plant and Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant.
Riptide Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
42K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Riptide Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Riptide Plant reports the 124th-largest volume (41.6K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Marlan Gas Plant and Fort Lupton Gas Processing 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
- Riptide Plant's total reported releases fell from 22.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Riptide Plant's air releases rose from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Riptide Plant's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Riptide Plant's off-site transfers fell from 19.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Riptide Plant Form-R facts
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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 Riptide Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 41.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (22.0K lbs to 19.6K lbs).
Riptide Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Riptide Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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 | 22.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 19.6K lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 21.1K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 18.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 317 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 140 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 20 lbs | - |
| Ethylene | 10 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 10 lbs | - |
| Propylene | 10 lbs | - |
Riptide Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Riptide Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Buffalo Gas Plant, Red Lake Gas Plant, Lf Manufacturing Stanton 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. Marlan Gas Plant, Fort Lupton Gas Processing Plant, Platte Valley Gas Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Riptide Plant on cumulative reported pounds (41.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Regal Marine Industries Inc, Gainesville Regional Utilities Deerhaven Generating Station, Western Plains Energy LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Regal Marine Industries Inc Valdosta, GA · Transportation Equipment 41.6K lbs reported
- Gainesville Regional Utilities Deerhaven Generating Station Gainesville, FL · Electric Utilities 41.6K lbs reported
- Western Plains Energy LLC Oakley, KS · Chemicals 41.6K lbs reported
- Sumter Coatings Inc Sumter, SC · Chemicals 41.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
Other Enlink Midstream Operating LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant, Tom Stack LLC / Chisholm Plant, Cana Gas Processing 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, Methanol, Toluene; nearby reporters include Buffalo Gas Plant. Riptide Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Riptide Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Riptide Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lenorah, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 8.3% of Martin TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Regal Marine Industries Inc (Δ 16 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Riptide Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · 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