EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan
Altamont, UT · Parent: Kinder Morgan
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.6M lbs 98.4%
- Air Releases 24.6K lbs 1.6%
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Methanol.
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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Altamont, UT, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 791.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 997 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Utah's 220 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan is pounds #16 and chemical-count #53 at 1.6M lbs. Kennecott Utah Copper Mine Concentrators & Power Plant leads reported pounds (781.4M lbs) at 34 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Clean Harbors Aragonite LLC leads chemical count at 193 chemicals (13.3M lbs, pounds #6). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Bluebell Gas Plant; Harmston Pit; Multi-Chem Group Roosevelt Ut Facility; Reladyne West LLC. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Utah: Blacks Fork Gas Plant; Steamboat Processing Facility; Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant; Wildcat Gas Plant. Other Kinder Morgan sites in this extract: Bluebell Gas Plant; CO2 Extraction Plant; Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate LLC; Watford City Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Methanol; Ethylene glycol; n-Hexane; Toluene.
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.4% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Blacks Fork Gas Plant and Steamboat Processing Facility.
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan inside Duchesne's TRI pounds
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan reports the 13th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 45.5% of every pound reported in Duchesne. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Methanol alone is 82.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Utah include Blacks Fork Gas Plant and Steamboat Processing Facility.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Duchesne's reported pounds (3.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan Form-R 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 Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases held roughly flat (789.5K lbs to 791.9K lbs).
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan year-over-year reported totals (held roughly flat 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: Methanol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 789.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 791.9K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Methanol | 1.3M lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 248.1K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 19.9K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 8.1K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 5.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan
Closest other reporters in Utah - including Bluebell Gas Plant, Harmston Pit, Multi-Chem Group Roosevelt Ut Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 219 other reporting facilities in Utah.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Utah - e.g. Blacks Fork Gas Plant, Steamboat Processing Facility, Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Utah
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Cargill Inc, Planter Cotton Oil Mill, Owens Corning Insulating Systems LLC - Waxahachie. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Kinder Morgan Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bluebell Gas Plant, CO2 Extraction Plant, Kinder Morgan Crude & Condensate LLC.
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 Methanol, Ethylene glycol, n-Hexane, Toluene; nearby reporters include Bluebell Gas Plant. Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Altamont, UT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 45.5% of Duchesne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cargill Inc (Δ 917 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Altamont Gas Plant-Kinder Morgan stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Methanol. 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