EPA TRI Facility · Natural Gas Processing
Echo Springs Gas Plant
Carbon, WY · Parent: The Williams Cos
- Total releases
- 235.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Echo Springs Gas Plant: how the 235.3K lbs splits
235.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 209.1K lbs 88.9%
- Air Releases 26.1K lbs 11.1%
Echo Springs Gas Plant's 235.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 88.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Benzene.
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Echo Springs Gas Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carbon, WY, in the natural gas processing sector. It reported 109.7K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 235.3K lbs in total across its 2022-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,959 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wyoming's 70 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Echo Springs Gas Plant is pounds #16 and chemical-count #22 at 235.3K lbs. Dyno Nobel Inc-Cheyenne Plant leads reported pounds (27.1M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #19). Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC leads chemical count at 36 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #10). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Peak Asphalt LLC Rawlins Plant; Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC; Custom Fiberglass Inc; Excal Inc.. Similar-scale Natural Gas Processing peers outside Wyoming: Markwest Hidalgo Plant; Big Escambia Creek Gas Plant; Oxy Permian - Wasson CO2 Removal Plant; Bridgeport Gas Processing Plant. Other The Williams Cos sites in this extract: Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra; Opal Gas Plant; Discovery Producer Services:larose Cryogenic Plant; Williams Mobile Bay Gas Processing Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Benzene; Toluene; Xylene (mixed isomers); n-Hexane.
Echo Springs Gas Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (88.9% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 235.3K lbs (2022–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Markwest Hidalgo Plant and Big Escambia Creek Gas Plant.
Echo Springs Gas Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
235K lbs Top 11% higher than 89% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Echo Springs Gas Plant in the Natural Gas Processing sector extract
Among the 339 Natural Gas Processing facilities in this database, Echo Springs Gas Plant reports the 29th-largest volume, placing it in the top 8.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Wyoming include Markwest Hidalgo Plant and Big Escambia 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
- Echo Springs Gas Plant's total reported releases fell from 125.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 109.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Echo Springs Gas Plant's air releases rose from 11.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 14.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Echo Springs Gas Plant's off-site transfers fell from 114.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 95.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Echo Springs Gas Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Echo Springs Gas Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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3.0× 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 Echo Springs Gas Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 235.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2022 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (125.6K lbs to 109.7K lbs).
Echo Springs Gas Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2022–2023
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Echo Springs Gas Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Benzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 125.6K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 109.7K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2022–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Benzene | 82.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 64.7K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 46.3K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 34.1K lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 8.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Echo Springs Gas Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Echo Springs Gas Plant
Closest other reporters in Wyoming - including Peak Asphalt LLC Rawlins Plant, Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC, Custom Fiberglass Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 69 other reporting facilities in Wyoming.
Similar Natural Gas Processing Facilities
Other Natural Gas Processing facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wyoming - e.g. Markwest Hidalgo Plant, Big Escambia Creek Gas Plant, Oxy Permian - Wasson CO2 Removal Plant.
Compare beyond Wyoming
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Echo Springs Gas Plant on cumulative reported pounds (235.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Trelleborg Seals & Profiles Americas, Crystal Finishing Systems Inc, Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co 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.
- Trelleborg Seals & Profiles Americas Aurora, OH · Plastics and Rubber 235.2K lbs reported
- Crystal Finishing Systems Inc Schofield, WI · Fabricated Metals 235.4K lbs reported
- Oklahoma Steel & Wire Co Inc Madill, OK · Fabricated Metals 235.2K lbs reported
- Endicott Clay Products Co Inc Endicott, NE · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 235.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other The Williams Cos Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mid-Continent Fractionation & Storage Conway Fra, Opal Gas Plant, Discovery Producer Services:larose Cryogenic 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 Benzene, Toluene, Xylene (mixed isomers), n-Hexane; nearby reporters include Peak Asphalt LLC Rawlins Plant. Echo Springs Gas Plant stamps MID 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 Echo Springs Gas Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Benzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Echo Springs Gas Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carbon, WY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2022–2023 (2 years). NAICS 211130 · Natural Gas Processing. 14.0% of Carbon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Trelleborg Seals & Profiles Americas (Δ 85 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Echo Springs Gas Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Benzene. 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