EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal
Corpus Christi, TX · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 701 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal: how the 701 lbs splits
701 lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 422 lbs 60.2%
- Air Releases 279 lbs 39.8%
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal's 701 lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 60.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 39.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
TRACE volume MIXED pathway CARC-HEAVY
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Corpus Christi, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 130 lbs of releases across 9 chemicals in 2023, and 701 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,360 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. Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal is pounds #1334 and chemical-count #358 at 701 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: Potac LLC; Buckeye Texas Processing Llc-Corpus Christi; Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant; Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Fuchs Lubricants Co Huntington; Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC; Chevron Louisville Terminal/lubricants Blend Plant; Phillips 66 Selmer Lubricants Plant. Other Valero Energy Corp sites in this extract: Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Valero Refining-Texas LP; Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP; Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Polycyclic aromatic compounds; Benzo[g,h,i]perylene; Ethylbenzene; Naphthalene.
Compare Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Potac LLC Corpus Christi · 1.1K lbs
- Buckeye Texas Processing Llc-Corpus Christi Corpus Christi · 110.4K lbs
- Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant Corpus Christi · 489.4K lbs
- Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant Corpus Christi · 4.6M lbs
Similar-scale Petroleum sites elsewhere: Fuchs Lubricants Co Huntington (WV) · Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC (IN) · Chevron Louisville Terminal/lubricants Blend Plant (KY)
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal is a TRACE · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Corpus Christi, TX: 701 lbs across 9 chemicals (5 carcinogen-classified, CARC-HEAVY). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 60.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Fuchs Lubricants Co Huntington and Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC.
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
701 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal reports the 344th-largest volume (701 lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Fuchs Lubricants Co Huntington and Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC.
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
- Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal's total reported releases rose from 36 lb in 2022 to 130 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 84 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal's chemicals reported rose from 6 in 2022 to 9 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal Form-R facts
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See how Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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2.3× 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 Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 701 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 70% (434 lbs to 130 lbs).
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 70% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 434 lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 69 lbs | 6 |
| 2021 | 31 lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 36 lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 130 lbs | 9 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 701 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc compounds | 0 lbs | - |
| Cumene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal in Nueces
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Potac LLC, Buckeye Texas Processing Llc-Corpus Christi, Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-West Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Fuchs Lubricants Co Huntington, Owens Corning Roofing & Asphalt LLC, Chevron Louisville Terminal/lubricants Blend Plant.
Other Valero Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, Valero Refining-Texas LP, Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP.
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, Ethylbenzene, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Potac LLC. Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal stamps TRACE volume · MIXED 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 Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal TRI extract (TRACE · MIXED · CARC-HEAVY · lead Polycyclic aromatic compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Corpus Christi, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324121 · Petroleum. 0.0% of Nueces TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ge Engine Services - McAllen LP (mac 2) (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal stamps TRACE · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 60.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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