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
AIR Form-R mix
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant: how the 4.6M lbs splits
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%
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant's 4.6M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 76.7% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 19.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide.
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).
Compare Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Potac LLC Corpus Christi · 1.1K lbs
- Valero Corpus Christi Asphalt Terminal Corpus Christi · 701 lbs
- Hep Javelina Smr LLC Corpus Christi · 3.5K lbs
- Javelina Co Corpus Christi · 354.8K lbs
Similar-scale Petroleum sites elsewhere: Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations (CA) · Martinez Refining Co LLC (CA) · Phillips 66 Rodeo Renewable Energy Complex (CA)
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (76.7% air releases) across 46 chemicals · 13 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations and Martinez Refining Co LLC.
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
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant in the Petroleum sector extract
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. Scale peers outside Texas include Tesoro Los Angeles Refinery-Carson Operations and Martinez Refining Co 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 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.
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant Form-R facts
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See how Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
4095.9× more than the comparison
11.5× 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 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).
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 17% 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: Hydrogen cyanide.
| 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.
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant · AIR-pathway site
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.
Use and verify this record
This Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Corpus Christi, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 7.7% of Nueces TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant (Δ 2.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Refining-Texas LP Corpus Christi West Plant stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide. 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