J R Simplot Co
11 facilities · 6 states · 31.5M lbs total releases
According to the EPA Toxics Release Inventory, J R Simplot Co is the reported parent of 11 Form R facilities across 6 states, disclosing 31.5M lbs of toxic releases. 6 of 72 reported chemicals carry a carcinogen classification in the TRI extract. The heaviest-reporting state by release volume is Idaho (19.1M lbs). Those TRI figures remain self-reported disclosure pounds for J R Simplot Co, including carcinogen-flagged substances, not a measured public-health risk score.
Release-over-release change
What changed for J R Simplot Co: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
Same facilities, both years
-6.2%
10 facilities that filed in 2022 and 2023
Whole inventory
-6.2%
6.0 million lb → 5.6 million lb, every facility that filed
- J R Simplot Co's total reported releases fell from 6.0 million lb in 2022 to 5.6 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- J R Simplot Co's off-site transfers fell from 902.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 226.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- J R Simplot Co's water releases fell from 797 lb in 2022 to 319 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- J R Simplot Co's air releases rose from 885.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 949.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
TRI parent disclosure trail
Read J R Simplot Co from filing to facility
Largest Form R sites under this parent: J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing; Simplot Phosphates LLC; Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings LLC; J. R. Simplot Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Hecla Mining Co; Bayer US Holding LP; McCain Foods USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Vanadium compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Idaho; Wyoming; North Dakota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Food; Chemical Wholesalers. Start from those named sites and neighbors rather than a generic parent blurb; pounds stay disclosure, not risk.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) · August 2026
Largest Form R sites under this parent: J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing; Simplot Phosphates LLC; Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings LLC; J. R. Simplot Co. Neighbor parents on the disclosure ladder: Hecla Mining Co; Bayer US Holding LP; McCain Foods USA Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Vanadium compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). Heaviest-reporting states in this extract: Idaho; Wyoming; North Dakota. Industry labels on the parent rollup: Chemicals; Food; Chemical Wholesalers.
J R Simplot Co ranks #64 of 4,988 slug-merged TRI parents by disclosed release pounds, mid-to-upper among parents, not a top-25 volume name. J R Simplot Co spans 6 states in this extract, placing it among the broader national TRI parent footprints. J R Simplot Co's disclosed pounds are spread across 11 facilities, no single site dominates the parent total in this extract.
Parent aggregation for J R Simplot Co follows facility-reported names. Compare the named neighbors (Hecla Mining Co; Bayer US Holding LP; McCain Foods USA Inc) before treating rank as a hazard score; TRI stays self-reported and unweighted by toxicity.
Where J R Simplot Co sits among TRI parents
J R Simplot Co sits on a disclosure ladder beside Hecla Mining Co and Bayer US Holding LP and McCain Foods USA Inc. Open those parents for a different facility count, state span, and chemical mix.
Higher disclosed volume
- Hecla Mining Co · rank #62 · 58.7M lbs
Lower disclosed volume
- Bayer US Holding LP · rank #65 · 24.5M lbs
- McCain Foods USA Inc · rank #66 · 20.2M lbs
Largest chemicals disclosed by J R Simplot Co
Hydrogen fluoride; Ammonia; Zinc compounds; Vanadium compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) lead the Form R pound rollup for this parent, including filings such as J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing. Pound totals, not toxicity-weighted risk.
| Chemical | Disclosed lbs |
|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 9.0M lbs |
| Ammonia | 4.1M lbs |
| Zinc compounds | 3.9M lbs |
| Vanadium compounds | 3.5M lbs |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 3.5M lbs |
Where does this company operate?
| State | Facilities | Total Releases |
|---|---|---|
| Idaho | 2 | 19.1M lbs |
| Wyoming | 1 | 10.3M lbs |
| North Dakota | 1 | 745.5K lbs |
| Washington | 3 | 542.5K lbs |
| California | 2 | 431.5K lbs |
| Oregon | 2 | 324.5K lbs |
Facilities (11)
| Facility | Releases |
|---|---|
| J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing Pocatello, ID | 17.7M lbs |
| Simplot Phosphates LLC Rock Springs, WY | 10.3M lbs |
| Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings LLC Caldwell, ID | 1.4M lbs |
| J. R. Simplot Co Grand Forks, ND | 745.5K lbs |
| J R Simplot Co Helm, CA | 356.6K lbs |
| Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc. Moses Lake, WA | 349.3K lbs |
| J.r. Simplot Co Ontario, OR | 323.4K lbs |
| Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc. Othello, WA | 192.8K lbs |
| J R Simplot Co Lathrop Lathrop, CA | 74.9K lbs |
| Jr Simplot Co Rivergate Terminal Portland, OR | 1.1K lbs |
| Simplot Frozen Vegetables LLC Pasco, WA | 375 lbs |
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Compare beyond the release ladder
Nationwide peers by disclosed pounds & facility count
Cross-portfolio TRI parents nearest J R Simplot Co on total disclosed release pounds (31.5M lbs) and reporting facility count (11). Release-volume peers include Kinetik Holdings LP, Sanderson Farms LLC, Energy Transfer Partners LP. Facility-count peers include Ag Processing Inc, American Electric Power, Atlas Roofing Corp. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of parents.
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Similar facility count
Nearest parents by reporting-site count (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
About This Data
EPA TRI parent totals cover all media. This extract's heaviest states for the parent are Idaho, Wyoming, North Dakota; facility-reported names can vary across subsidiaries.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, TRI Basic Data Files
What to do with J R Simplot Co's TRI parent record
From J R Simplot Co, open J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing or compare against Hecla Mining Co rather than reading rank alone.
- Open the largest Form R site for J R Simplot Co (J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing in ID). Largest facility
- Compare against Hecla Mining Co, the next-higher disclosed-volume parent. Higher-volume parent
- Browse the full parent release ranking to see where J R Simplot Co sits among all slug-merged TRI parents. All parent companies
Rank and peers (Hecla Mining Co, Bayer US Holding LP) are disclosure volume only, not toxicity-weighted risk or enforcement status.
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Company release figures are computed directly from EPA Toxic Release Inventory data; source names and the record-linking method are documented in the methodology.
Primary sources
- EPA Toxics Release Inventory Basic Data Files - annual facility-level chemical-release disclosures
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