EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Sterling Gas Plant
Sterling City, TX · Parent: Targa Resources Corp
- Total releases
- 29.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 11
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Sterling Gas Plant: how the 29.7K lbs splits
29.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 25.7K lbs 86.4%
- Off-site Transfers 4.1K lbs 13.6%
Sterling Gas Plant's 29.7K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.4% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 13.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
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
Sterling Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sterling City, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 5.7K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 29.7K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,337 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. Sterling Gas Plant is pounds #715 and chemical-count #245 at 29.7K 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: Silver Plant; Deadwood Cryo Plant; Bearkat Cryogenic Plant; Nalco Co - Big Spring. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Jackson Lake Plant; Bargath Parachute Gas Plant; Aux Sable Midstream; Cowboy Cdp. 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: Formaldehyde; n-Hexane; Benzene; Toluene.
Sterling Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.4% air releases) across 11 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 29.7K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jackson Lake Plant and Bargath Parachute Gas Plant.
Sterling Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
30K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Sterling Gas Plant inside Sterling's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Sterling Gas Plant reports the 146th-largest volume (29.7K lbs). This one site accounts for 35.9% of every pound reported in Sterling. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Formaldehyde alone is 74.0% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 78.9% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Jackson Lake Plant and Bargath Parachute Gas Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Sterling's reported pounds (82.9K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Sterling Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 24.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 75 lb in 2022 to 4.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Gas Plant's air releases fell from 23.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Sterling Gas Plant's chemicals reported rose from 9 in 2022 to 10 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Sterling Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Sterling Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
44% less than the comparison
38% 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 Sterling Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 29.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 76% (24.0K lbs to 5.7K lbs).
Sterling Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Sterling Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 24.0K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 5.7K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 3 of 11 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 22.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 2.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 1.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
| Propylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Sterling Gas Plant · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Sterling Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Silver Plant, Deadwood Cryo Plant, Bearkat Cryogenic 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. Jackson Lake Plant, Bargath Parachute Gas Plant, Aux Sable Midstream.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Sterling Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (29.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (11). Release-pound peers include Syngenta Crop Protection Llc-Omaha Plant, Essity Operations Wausau LLC, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy. 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.
- Syngenta Crop Protection Llc-Omaha Plant Omaha, NE · Chemicals 29.8K lbs reported
- Essity Operations Wausau LLC Middletown, OH · Paper 29.7K lbs reported
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC DBA Pet Dairy High Point, NC · Food 29.8K lbs reported
- US Navy Yorktown Naval Weapons Station Base Yorktown, VA · Other 29.7K lbs reported
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
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 Formaldehyde, n-Hexane, Benzene, Toluene; nearby reporters include Silver Plant. Sterling Gas Plant 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 Sterling Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Sterling Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sterling City, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 35.9% of Sterling TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Syngenta Crop Protection Llc-Omaha Plant (Δ 33 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Sterling Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Formaldehyde. 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