EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals

Valley Joist

Fort Payne, AL

Total releases
421 lbs
Chemicals reported
5
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Valley Joist: how the 421 lbs splits

421 lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 396 lbs 94.1%
  • Water Discharges 25 lbs 5.9%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

Valley Joist's 421 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 94.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 5.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.

TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN

Valley Joist is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Payne, AL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 101 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 421 lbs in total across its 2020-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,017 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Alabama's 559 reporting TRI sites, Chemical Waste Management leads both reported pounds (95.6M lbs) and chemical count (98 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Siemens Energy Inc; Plasman; Appleton Group LLC; Valley Joist. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: Southco Inc. Honeoye Falls; Precision Custom Components LLC; Meaden Screw Products Co; Wolf Creek Machine. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Nickel; Copper; Chromium.

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Valley Joist stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (94.1% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 421 lbs (2020–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Southco Inc. Honeoye Falls and Precision Custom Components LLC.

#15,017 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Valley Joist vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

421 lbs 42nd percentile higher than 42% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Valley Joist in the Fabricated Metals sector extract

Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Valley Joist reports the 1,930th-largest volume (421 lbs). Scale peers outside Alabama include Southco Inc. Honeoye Falls and Precision Custom Components LLC.

Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.

Valley Joist Form-R facts

Sector
Fabricated Metals
TRACE volume
421 lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
CARC-LEAN chem count
5 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Manganese

Compare this facility

See how Valley Joist stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Valley Joist
421 lbs
Siemens Energy Inc
8.0K lbs

95% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Valley Joist
5
Siemens Energy Inc
2

2.5× 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 Valley Joist releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 421 lbs.

Air Releases 396 lbs (94.1%)
Water Discharges 25 lbs (5.9%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2020 to 2023, total releases increased by 16% (87 lbs to 101 lbs).

Valley Joist: annual Form-R pounds

TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2020–2023

million lbs

What this shows Valley Joist year-over-year reported totals (increased by 16% from 2020 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: Manganese.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2020 87 lbs 4
2021 125 lbs 5
2022 107 lbs 5
2023 101 lbs 5

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2020–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Manganese 394 lbs -
Nickel 9 lbs Carcinogen
Copper 8 lbs -
Chromium 7 lbs -
Lead 4 lbs Carcinogen

Valley Joist · AIR-pathway site

Fort Payne, AL
34.4209, -85.7678
County TRI context
Dekalb · 0.0% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
3596WVLLYJ235JR

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 Manganese, Nickel, Copper, Chromium; nearby reporters include Siemens Energy Inc. Valley Joist stamps TRACE 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.

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This Valley Joist TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Valley Joist totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Payne, AL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2020–2023 (4 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Current Lighting Solutions LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Valley Joist stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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