EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Valero Three Rivers Refinery
Three Rivers, TX · Parent: Valero Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 1.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 35
- Carcinogens
- 10
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Valero Three Rivers Refinery: how the 1.9M lbs splits
1.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 945.0K lbs 49.5%
- Air Releases 549.5K lbs 28.8%
- Water Discharges 408.0K lbs 21.4%
- Off-site Transfers 7.7K lbs 0.4%
Valero Three Rivers Refinery's 1.9M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 49.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 28.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 Three Rivers Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Three Rivers, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 418.9K lbs of releases across 33 chemicals in 2023, and 1.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 876 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 Three Rivers Refinery is pounds #92 and chemical-count #41 at 1.9M 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 Energy Partners Three Rivers; Fci Three Rivers; Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility; Silver Oak Facility. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Ees Coke Battery LLC; Marathon Mandan Refinery; Torrance Refining Co LLC; Lion Oil Co. 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); Ozone; n-Hexane; Hydrogen cyanide.
Valero Three Rivers Refinery is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Three Rivers, TX: 1.9M lbs across 35 chemicals (10 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 49.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ees Coke Battery LLC and Marathon Mandan Refinery.
Valero Three Rivers Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.9M 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
Valero Three Rivers Refinery inside Live Oak's TRI pounds
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Valero Three Rivers Refinery reports the 50th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 86.6% of every pound reported in Live Oak. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 70.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Texas include Ees Coke Battery LLC and Marathon Mandan Refinery.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Live Oak's reported pounds (2.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valero Three Rivers Refinery's total reported releases rose from 396.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 418.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Three Rivers Refinery's off-site transfers rose from 806 lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Three Rivers Refinery's air releases rose from 103.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 129.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valero Three Rivers Refinery's water releases rose from 81.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 99.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valero Three Rivers Refinery Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valero Three Rivers Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 8% (387.3K lbs to 418.9K lbs).
Valero Three Rivers Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valero Three Rivers 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 387.3K lbs | 30 |
| 2020 | 321.2K lbs | 30 |
| 2021 | 386.2K lbs | 32 |
| 2022 | 396.7K lbs | 32 |
| 2023 | 418.9K lbs | 33 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 10 of 35 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Valero Three Rivers Refinery in Live Oak
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valero Three Rivers Refinery
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Valero Energy Partners Three Rivers, Fci Three Rivers, Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility, ordered by distance.
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Similar Petroleum Facilities
Other Petroleum facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Ees Coke Battery LLC, Marathon Mandan Refinery, Torrance Refining Co LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valero Three Rivers Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (1.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (35). Release-pound peers include Duke Energy Progress Llc-Mayo Electric Generating Plant, Mullins Cheese Inc, Cargill Inc. Chemical-count peers include Catlettsburg Refining LLC, Lima Refining Co, Citgo Petroleum Corp Lemont Refinery. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
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), Ozone, n-Hexane, Hydrogen cyanide; nearby reporters include Valero Energy Partners Three Rivers. Valero Three Rivers Refinery 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.
Use and verify this record
This Valero Three Rivers Refinery TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valero Three Rivers Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Three Rivers, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 86.6% of Live Oak TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Duke Energy Progress Llc-Mayo Electric Generating Plant (Δ 506 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valero Three Rivers Refinery stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 49.5%). 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