EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Valley Joist
Fort Payne, AL
- Total releases
- 202 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Valley Joist: how the 202 lbs splits
202 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 173 lbs 85.9%
- Water Discharges 29 lbs 14.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Valley Joist's 202 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 14.1%. 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 19 lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 202 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,845 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: The Heil Co; Plasman; Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div; Siemens Energy Inc. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Alabama: Franke Kitchen Systems LLC; Young Touchstone; Scot Forge Co; Maysteel LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Copper; Nickel; Chromium.
Valley Joist stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.9% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 202 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Franke Kitchen Systems LLC and Young Touchstone.
Valley Joist vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
202 lbs 39th percentile higher than 39% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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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 2,062nd-largest volume (202 lbs). Scale peers outside Alabama include Franke Kitchen Systems LLC and Young Touchstone.
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
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valley Joist releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 202 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 77% (80 lbs to 19 lbs).
Valley Joist: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valley Joist year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 77% from 2019 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 35 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 49 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 19 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 19 lbs | 5 |
Valley Joist · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valley Joist
Closest other reporters in Alabama - including The Heil Co, Plasman, Nucor Corp Vulcraft Div, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Alabama - e.g. Franke Kitchen Systems LLC, Young Touchstone, Scot Forge Co.
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, Copper, Nickel, Chromium; nearby reporters include The Heil Co. 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.
Use and verify this record
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 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Dekalb TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ascend Performance Materials (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