EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum Bulk Terminals
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site
Winnie, TX · Parent: US Department of Energy
- Total releases
- 3.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site: how the 3.3K lbs splits
3.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.3K lbs 100.0%
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site's 3.3K 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: 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
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Winnie, TX, in the petroleum bulk terminals sector. It reported 1.4K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 3.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,955 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. US Doe Big Hill Spr Site is pounds #1152 and chemical-count #1034 at 3.3K 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: Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility; Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC; Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co; Resin Solutions LLC - Beaumont Facility. Similar-scale Petroleum Bulk Terminals peers outside Texas: Global Cos Llc-South Portland Terminal; Blue Seal Petroleum; Olympus Terminals LLC; Chevron Port Tampa Terminal. Other US Department of Energy sites in this extract: Nnsa Y-12 National Security Complex; US Doe Hanford Site; US Doe Idaho National Laboratory Site; U.S. Doe Savannah River Ops. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Benzene; Ethylbenzene.
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Global Cos Llc-South Portland Terminal and Blue Seal Petroleum.
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.3K lbs Top 46% higher than 54% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site: n-Hexane-led volume
Among the 695 Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities in this database, US Doe Big Hill Spr Site reports the 317th-largest volume (3.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: n-Hexane alone is 91.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Global Cos Llc-South Portland Terminal and Blue Seal Petroleum.
Concentrated means ≥60% of US Doe Big Hill Spr Site's pounds in one chemical - here n-Hexane at 91.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Doe Big Hill Spr Site's total reported releases rose from 552 lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Doe Big Hill Spr Site's air releases rose from 552 lb in 2022 to 1.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How US Doe Big Hill Spr Site releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 1502% (87 lbs to 1.4K lbs).
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Doe Big Hill Spr Site year-over-year reported totals (increased by 1502% 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 87 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 863 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 397 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 552 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 1.4K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 249 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylbenzene | 37 lbs | Carcinogen |
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Doe Big Hill Spr Site
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility, Sasol Chemicals (usa) LLC, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Bulk Terminals Facilities
Other Petroleum Bulk Terminals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Global Cos Llc-South Portland Terminal, Blue Seal Petroleum, Olympus Terminals LLC.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Doe Big Hill Spr Site on cumulative reported pounds (3.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Louisiana-Pacific Corp, Remington Arms Co LLC, Fci Thomson. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Department of Energy Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Nnsa Y-12 National Security Complex, US Doe Hanford Site, US Doe Idaho National Laboratory Site.
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, Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility. US Doe Big Hill Spr Site 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 US Doe Big Hill Spr Site TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Winnie, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 424710 · Petroleum Bulk Terminals. 0.0% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Louisiana-Pacific Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Doe Big Hill Spr Site 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