EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Chipeta Gas Plant
Vernal, UT · Parent: Western Midstream Partners LP
- Total releases
- 86.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Chipeta Gas Plant: how the 86.2K lbs splits
86.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 83.4K lbs 96.8%
- Air Releases 2.7K lbs 3.2%
Chipeta Gas Plant's 86.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Toluene.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Chipeta Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Vernal, UT, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 42.8K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 86.2K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,905 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. Chipeta Gas Plant is pounds #52 and chemical-count #47 at 86.2K 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Brenntag Pacific Inc; Ironhorse Complex; Championx-Vernal 0408; Reladyne West LLC. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Utah: Lucerne Plant; Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant; Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant; Indian Springs Gas Plant. Other Western Midstream Partners LP sites in this extract: Steamboat Processing Facility; Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant; Latham Gas Plant; 50 Buttes. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Toluene; Benzene; Xylene (mixed isomers); Ethylbenzene.
Chipeta Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.8% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 86.2K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lucerne Plant and Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant.
Chipeta Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
86K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Chipeta Gas Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Chipeta Gas Plant reports the 61st-largest volume, placing it in the top 18% of its sector. Scale peers outside Utah include Lucerne Plant and Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery 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
- Chipeta Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 43.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chipeta Gas Plant's air releases fell from 2.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 590 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Chipeta Gas Plant's off-site transfers rose from 41.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 42.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Chipeta Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Chipeta Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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50% 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 Chipeta Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 86.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 1% (43.3K lbs to 42.8K lbs).
Chipeta Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Chipeta Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 1% 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: Toluene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 43.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 42.8K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Toluene | 24.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 24.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 24.4K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 10.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 2.3K lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 55 lbs | - |
Chipeta Gas Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Chipeta Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Utah - including Brenntag Pacific Inc, Ironhorse Complex, Championx-Vernal 0408, 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. Lucerne Plant, Oxy Permian - Denver Unit CO2 Recovery Plant, Etc Texas Pipeline Ltd. Sunray Gas Plant.
Compare beyond Utah
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Chipeta Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (86.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Best Metal Finishing / Efg Osgood, South 8 Energy LLC, Printpack Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield 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.
- Best Metal Finishing / Efg Osgood Osgood, IN · Fabricated Metals 86.2K lbs reported
- South 8 Energy LLC Richardton, ND · Chemicals 86.2K lbs reported
- Printpack Inc. Villa Rica, GA · Plastics and Rubber 86.2K lbs reported
- Sierra Pacific Industries Lincoln Div Lincoln, CA · Wood Products 86.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Western Midstream Partners LP Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Steamboat Processing Facility, Western Gas Resources Hilight Gas Plant, Latham Gas 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 Toluene, Benzene, Xylene (mixed isomers), Ethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Brenntag Pacific Inc. Chipeta Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Chipeta Gas Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Toluene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Chipeta Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Vernal, UT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 2.0% of Uintah TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Best Metal Finishing / Efg Osgood (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Chipeta Gas Plant stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Toluene. 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