EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Sonora Gas Plant
Sonora, TX · Parent: Enterprise Products Operating LLC
- Total releases
- 2.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Sonora Gas Plant: how the 2.2K lbs splits
2.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.9K lbs 83.8%
- Air Releases 364 lbs 16.2%
Sonora Gas Plant's 2.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 83.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Sonora Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sonora, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 723 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 2.2K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 12,623 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. Sonora Gas Plant is pounds #1199 and chemical-count #1282 at 2.2K 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: Jacam Manufacturing 2013 LLC - Jacam Southwest Sonora; G&g Fiberglass; Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility; Ozona Gas Plant. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Pierce Gas Plant; Canute Gas Processing Plant; McClure Natural Gas Processing Plant; Hopeton. Other Enterprise Products Operating LLC sites in this extract: Enterprise Products Operating LLC; Chaco Gas Plant; East Storage / Splitter III Facility; Enterprise Products Operating LLC Baton Rouge Fractionator. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Cyclohexane.
Sonora Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (83.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.2K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pierce Gas Plant and Canute Gas Processing Plant.
Sonora Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.2K lbs Top 49% higher than 51% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sonora Gas Plant: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Sonora Gas Plant reports the 295th-largest volume (2.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 63.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Pierce Gas Plant and Canute Gas Processing Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Sonora Gas Plant's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 63.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sonora Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 723 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonora Gas Plant's off-site transfers fell from 1.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 562 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonora Gas Plant's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sonora Gas Plant's air releases fell from 202 lb in 2022 to 161 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sonora Gas 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 Sonora Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (1.5K lbs to 723 lbs).
Sonora Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sonora Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% 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 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 723 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 812 lbs | - |
Sonora Gas Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sonora Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Jacam Manufacturing 2013 LLC - Jacam Southwest Sonora, G&g Fiberglass, Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility, 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. Pierce Gas Plant, Canute Gas Processing Plant, McClure Natural Gas Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sonora Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Cnh Industrial America LLC, Nice Pak Products Inc, Metalplate Galvanizing LP. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Cnh Industrial America LLC Fargo, ND · Machinery 2.2K lbs reported
- Nice Pak Products Inc Jonesboro, AR · Chemicals 2.2K lbs reported
- Metalplate Galvanizing LP Atlanta, GA · Fabricated Metals 2.2K lbs reported
- Ddp Specialty Electronic Materials US 9 Llc. (hims) Hemlock, MI · Chemicals 2.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Enterprise Products Operating LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Enterprise Products Operating LLC, Chaco Gas Plant, East Storage / Splitter III Facility.
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, Cyclohexane; nearby reporters include Jacam Manufacturing 2013 LLC - Jacam Southwest Sonora. Sonora Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Sonora Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sonora Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sonora, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 1.1% of Sutton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cnh Industrial America LLC (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sonora Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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