EPA TRI Facility · Petroleum
Western el Paso Refinery
El Paso, TX · Parent: Western Refining Inc
- Total releases
- 670.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 27
- Carcinogens
- 10
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Western el Paso Refinery: how the 670.2K lbs splits
670.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 616.2K lbs 91.9%
- Off-site Transfers 53.5K lbs 8.0%
- Land Disposal 545 lbs 0.1%
Western el Paso Refinery's 670.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 91.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 8.0%. 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.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Western el Paso Refinery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in El Paso, TX, in the petroleum sector. It reported 147.7K lbs of releases across 24 chemicals in 2023, and 670.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,642 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. Western el Paso Refinery is pounds #169 and chemical-count #64 at 670.2K 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: Nexpera - Borderland Sar; Reladyne el Paso; Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co; US Army 1ST Armored Div & Fort Bliss Ranges. Similar-scale Petroleum peers outside Texas: Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC - Slc; Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co LLC; Gateway Energy & Coke Co; Middletown Coke Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen cyanide; Toluene; n-Hexane; Xylene (mixed isomers).
Western el Paso Refinery stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (91.9% air releases) across 27 chemicals · 10 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 670.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC - Slc and Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co LLC.
Western el Paso Refinery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
670K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Western el Paso Refinery in the Petroleum sector extract
Among the 902 Petroleum facilities in this database, Western el Paso Refinery reports the 98th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Texas include Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC - Slc and Tesoro Refining & Marketing 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
- Western el Paso Refinery's total reported releases fell from 150.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 147.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western el Paso Refinery's land releases rose from 43 lb in 2022 to 72 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western el Paso Refinery's off-site transfers rose from 15.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western el Paso Refinery's air releases fell from 135.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 127.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Western el Paso Refinery Form-R facts
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See how Western el Paso Refinery stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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9.0× 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 Western el Paso Refinery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 670.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 31% (112.4K lbs to 147.7K lbs).
Western el Paso Refinery: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Western el Paso Refinery year-over-year reported totals (increased by 31% 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 | 112.4K lbs | 18 |
| 2020 | 125.1K lbs | 23 |
| 2021 | 134.6K lbs | 20 |
| 2022 | 150.3K lbs | 24 |
| 2023 | 147.7K lbs | 24 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 10 of 27 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen cyanide | 239.9K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 75.0K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 73.8K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 73.1K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 28.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene | 27.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 26.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Propylene | 23.8K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 23.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 21.1K lbs | - |
| Diethanolamine | 18.4K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 18.0K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 7.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 5.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 3.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 1.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cumene | 862 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,3-Butadiene | 451 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Molybdenum trioxide | 449 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 373 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 259 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cyclohexane | 249 lbs | - |
| Biphenyl | 187 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 6 lbs | - |
| Tetrachloroethylene | 4 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Certain glycol ethers | 2 lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Western el Paso Refinery · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Western el Paso Refinery
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Nexpera - Borderland Sar, Reladyne el Paso, Phelps Dodge Copper Products Co, 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 Refining & Marketing Company LLC - Slc, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Co LLC, Gateway Energy & Coke Co.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Western el Paso Refinery on cumulative reported pounds (670.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (27). Release-pound peers include Nov Fiber Glass Systems - Containment Solutions, Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC - Slc, Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca. Chemical-count peers include Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div, Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C., Keystone Power Plant. 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.
- Nov Fiber Glass Systems - Containment Solutions Mount Union, PA · Plastics and Rubber 670.9K lbs reported
- Tesoro Refining & Marketing Company LLC - Slc Salt Lake City, UT · Petroleum 668.7K lbs reported
- Latham Pool Products Inc-Ca Williams, CA · Plastics and Rubber 672.1K lbs reported
- Franklin-Bay LLC Elkhart, IN · Plastics and Rubber 672.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Nd Paper Inc. - Rumford Div Rumford, ME · Paper 27 chemicals
- Veolia Es Technical Solutions L.L.C. Middlesex, NJ · Hazardous Waste 27 chemicals
- Keystone Power Plant Shelocta, PA · Electric Utilities 27 chemicals
- Philadelphia Energy Solutions Refining Philadelphia Refinery Philadelphia, PA · Petroleum 27 chemicals
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, Toluene, n-Hexane, Xylene (mixed isomers); nearby reporters include Nexpera - Borderland Sar. Western el Paso Refinery stamps MID 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 Western el Paso Refinery TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen cyanide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Western el Paso Refinery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for El Paso, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 324110 · Petroleum. 16.2% of El Paso TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nov Fiber Glass Systems - Containment Solutions (Δ 652 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Western el Paso Refinery stamps MID 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