EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant
Corpus Christi, TX · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 4.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 46
- Carcinogens
- 13
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
4.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 3.5M lbs 76.7%
- Water Discharges 882.4K lbs 19.2%
- Off-site Transfers 188.7K lbs 4.1%
- Land Disposal 306 lbs <0.1%
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Corpus Christi, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 977.7K lbs of releases across 37 chemicals in 2023, and 4.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 461 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 West Plant is pounds #51 and chemical-count #25 at 4.6M 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: Potac LLC; Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal; Hep Javelina Smr LLC; Javelina Co. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations; Martinez Refining Co LLC; Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex; Marathon Petroleum Co LP. Other Valero Energy Corp sites in this extract: Valero Refining - Texas L.P. Houston Refinery; Valero Refining-Texas LP; Diamond Shamrock Refining Co LP; Premcor Refining Group Inc Port Arthur. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); n-Hexane; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant has reported 4.6M lbs of toxic releases across 46 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. Of the chemicals reported, 13 are classified as carcinogens, representing 28% of the facility's chemical profile. The facility operates in the Petroleum sector. The primary release pathway is air releases, accounting for 77% 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 West Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.6M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% 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 West Plant reports the 24th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.7% 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 West Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 977.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant's land releases rose from 1 lb in 2022 to 70 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant's water releases rose from 140.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 323.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant's off-site transfers rose from 33.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 68.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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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 LP Corpus Christi West Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 17% (835.0K lbs to 977.7K lbs).
Reported total releases by year
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant - annual TRI totals
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
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 | 835.0K lbs | 42 |
| 2020 | 910.0K lbs | 39 |
| 2021 | 863.7K lbs | 38 |
| 2022 | 1.0M lbs | 37 |
| 2023 | 977.7K lbs | 37 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 13 of 46 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Potac LLC, Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal, 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. Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations, Martinez Refining Co LLC, Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant on cumulative reported pounds (4.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (46). Release-pound peers include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant, Georgia-Pacific Toledo LLC, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC. Chemical-count peers include Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery, Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery, Hf Sinclair Puget Sound 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.
- Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant Hope, AR · Food 4.6M lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific Toledo LLC Toledo, OR · Paper 4.6M lbs reported
- Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC Chillicothe, OH · Paper 4.6M lbs reported
- Tri-State Generation & Transmission-Craig Station Craig, CO · Electric Utilities 4.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Chevron Products Co Pascagoula Refinery Pascagoula, MS · Petroleum 46 chemicals
- Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery Richmond, CA · Petroleum 46 chemicals
- Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC Anacortes, WA · Petroleum 46 chemicals
- Continental Cement Co LLC Hannibal, MO · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 47 chemicals
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 Hydrogen cyanide, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), n-Hexane, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Potac LLC. Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant stamps HEAVY 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.
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- 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
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