EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Waskom Gas Processing Plant
Waskom, TX · Parent: Energy Transfer LP
- Total releases
- 27.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Waskom Gas Processing Plant: how the 27.9K lbs splits
27.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 18.1K lbs 65.0%
- Land Disposal 6.4K lbs 22.8%
- Air Releases 3.4K lbs 12.2%
Waskom Gas Processing Plant's 27.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 65.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 22.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: n-Hexane.
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
Waskom Gas Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waskom, TX, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 11.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 27.9K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,484 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. Waskom Gas Processing Plant is pounds #728 and chemical-count #477 at 27.9K 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: Azz Galvanizing Services-Waskom; Prysmian Cables & Systems; Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Marshall; Republic National Industries of Texas LP. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Texas: Panther Creek Processing Facility; Lonesome Creek Gas Plant; Cowboy Cdp; Natrium Gas Plant. Other Energy Transfer LP sites in this extract: Geismar Fractination Plant; Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant; Rose Valley Plant; Keystone Gas Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: n-Hexane; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Benzene.
Waskom Gas Processing Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Waskom, TX: 27.9K lbs across 7 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 65.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Panther Creek Processing Facility and Lonesome Creek Gas Plant.
Waskom Gas Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
28K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Waskom Gas Processing Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Waskom Gas Processing Plant reports the 153rd-largest volume (27.9K lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Panther Creek Processing Facility and Lonesome Creek Gas Plant.
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
- Waskom Gas Processing Plant's total reported releases fell from 16.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 11.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waskom Gas Processing Plant's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 6.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waskom Gas Processing Plant's off-site transfers fell from 14.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 3.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waskom Gas Processing Plant's air releases fell from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Waskom Gas Processing Plant Form-R facts
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See how Waskom Gas Processing Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
54% less than the comparison
3.5× 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 Waskom Gas Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (16.2K lbs to 11.7K lbs).
Waskom Gas Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Waskom Gas Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% from 2022 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: n-Hexane.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 16.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 11.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| n-Hexane | 9.5K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 7.9K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 3.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 2.5K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Waskom Gas Processing Plant in Harrison
Nearest TRI Facilities to Waskom Gas Processing Plant
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Azz Galvanizing Services-Waskom, Prysmian Cables & Systems, Polynt Composites USA Inc. - Marshall, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Panther Creek Processing Facility, Lonesome Creek Gas Plant, Cowboy Cdp.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Waskom Gas Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (27.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC, John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd, Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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.
- Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC Columbus, OH · Primary Metals 27.9K lbs reported
- John Deere Seeding Group Valley City Nd Valley City, ND · Machinery 27.9K lbs reported
- Busche Aluminum Technologies Franklin Franklin, IN · Primary Metals 27.9K lbs reported
- Aak USA Inc Port Newark Newark, NJ · Food 27.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Energy Transfer LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Geismar Fractination Plant, Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant, Rose Valley Plant.
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 n-Hexane, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Benzene; nearby reporters include Azz Galvanizing Services-Waskom. Waskom Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT 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 Waskom Gas Processing Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead n-Hexane) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Waskom Gas Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waskom, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 0.1% of Harrison TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cleveland-Cliffs Columbus LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Waskom Gas Processing Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 65.0%). 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