EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant
Corpus Christi, TX · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 2.3M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 36
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
2.3M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 855.3K lbs 37.9%
- Air Releases 692.9K lbs 30.7%
- Land Disposal 572.6K lbs 25.4%
- Off-site Transfers 134.8K lbs 6.0%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
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.
HEAVY volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Corpus Christi, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 239.8K lbs of releases across 29 chemicals in 2023, and 2.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 796 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 LP Corpus Christi East Plant is pounds #80 and chemical-count #37 at 2.3M 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: Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-Deep Sea Terminal; Magellan Processing L.P.; Hep Javelina Smr LLC; Javelina Co. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc; Marathon Petroleum Co LP Illinois Refining Div; Monroe Energy Llc-Trainer Refinery; Mountain State Carbon LLC. 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; Toluene; n-Hexane.
Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant has reported 2.3M lbs of toxic releases across 36 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 9 are classified as carcinogens, representing 25% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Petroleum sector. The primary release pathway is water discharges, accounting for 38% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.3M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant reports the 44th-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.9% of its sector.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant's total reported releases fell from 254.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 239.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant's off-site transfers rose from 1.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant's land releases fell from 999 lb in 2022 to 19 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant's air releases fell from 128.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 94.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.3M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 57% (554.3K lbs to 239.8K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant - annual TRI totals
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 554.3K lbs | 31 |
| 2020 | 828.0K lbs | 28 |
| 2021 | 379.0K lbs | 32 |
| 2022 | 254.6K lbs | 29 |
| 2023 | 239.8K lbs | 29 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 36 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-Deep Sea Terminal, Magellan Processing L.P., Hep Javelina Smr LLC, 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. Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc, Marathon Petroleum Co LP Illinois Refining Div, Monroe Energy Llc-Trainer Refinery.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (36). Release-pound peers include Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc., Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc, Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Uss Gary Works, Evonik Corp Tippecanoe Laboratories, Hf Sinclair Parco Refining 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.
- Freeport-McMoran Tyrone Inc. Tyrone, NM · Metal Mining 2.3M lbs reported
- Alon Refining Krotz Springs Inc Krotz Springs, LA · Petroleum 2.3M lbs reported
- Ajinomoto Health & Nutrition N.a. Inc. Eddyville, IA · Chemicals 2.3M lbs reported
- Real Alloy Recycling LLC Loudon, TN · Primary Metals 2.3M 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, Toluene, n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Citgo Refining & Chemicals Co Lp-Deep Sea Terminal. Valero Refining Texas LP Corpus Christi East Plant stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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.
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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