EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery
Houston, TX · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 108.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 6
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery: how the 108.2K lbs splits
108.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 108.2K lbs 100.0%
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery's 108.2K 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: Cyclohexane.
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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Houston, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 24.1K lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 108.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,426 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 Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery is pounds #433 and chemical-count #123 at 108.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Usgypsum Co Galena Park; Invista Houston; Valero Houston Asphalt Terminal. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Rain Cii Carbon LLC; Hf Sinclair Casper Refining LLC; Rain Cii Carbon LLC Lake Charles Calcining Plant (lccp); Scott Biodiesel/greenville Terminal. 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: Cyclohexane; n-Hexane; Toluene; Benzene.
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 17 chemicals · 6 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 108.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Rain Cii Carbon LLC and Hf Sinclair Casper Refining LLC.
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
108K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery reports the 153rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 17% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Rain Cii Carbon LLC and Hf Sinclair Casper Refining 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 Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery's total reported releases rose from 18.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery's air releases rose from 18.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 24.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery Form-R facts
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See how Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 108.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (22.2K lbs to 24.1K lbs).
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery year-over-year reported totals (increased by 8% 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: Cyclohexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 22.2K lbs | 17 |
| 2020 | 21.4K lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 21.8K lbs | 16 |
| 2022 | 18.7K lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 24.1K lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 6 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Cyclohexane | 28.0K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 27.6K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 14.9K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 14.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 12.4K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 4.2K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 3.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 683 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Phenol | 606 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 460 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Styrene | 372 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene | 291 lbs | - |
| Phenanthrene | 222 lbs | - |
| Cresol (mixed isomers) | 95 lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 0 lbs | - |
| Mercury | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery, Usgypsum Co Galena Park, Invista Houston, 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. Rain Cii Carbon LLC, Hf Sinclair Casper Refining LLC, Rain Cii Carbon LLC Lake Charles Calcining Plant (lccp).
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (108.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include U.S. Army National Guard Ethan Allen Firing Range, Crown Group Portland Tn Plant, Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins LLC. 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.
- U.S. Army National Guard Ethan Allen Firing Range Jericho, VT · Other 108.3K lbs reported
- Crown Group Portland Tn Plant Portland, TN · Fabricated Metals 108.2K lbs reported
- Hillshire Brands Plant-Wholly Owned Sub of Tyson Foods Inc Storm Lake, IA · Food 108.2K lbs reported
- Fort Collins Brewery Fort Collins, CO · Beverages 108.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Cyclohexane, n-Hexane, Toluene, Benzene; nearby reporters include Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery. Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery stamps MID 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 Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Cyclohexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Houston, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 0.1% of Harris TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Army National Guard Ethan Allen Firing Range (Δ 25 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Cyclohexane. 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