EPA TRI Facility · Other
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range
Gila Bend, AZ · Parent: US Department of Defense
- Total releases
- 83.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range: how the 83.2K lbs splits
83.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 66.0K lbs 79.3%
- Air Releases 17.2K lbs 20.7%
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range's 83.2K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 79.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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 LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gila Bend, AZ, in the other sector. It reported 16.7K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 83.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,980 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range is pounds #43 and chemical-count #59 at 83.2K lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Plant #4 - Buckeye; Quikrete - Arizona Plant; Cardinal Glass; Thatcher Co of Arizona. Similar-scale Other peers outside Arizona: U.S. Tooele Army Depot South; US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Puuloa Training Facility; U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory; US Navy Silver Strand Training Complex (sstc). Other US Department of Defense sites in this extract: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility; US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead; Lead compounds; Aluminum (fume or dust).
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (79.3% land disposal) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 83.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Tooele Army Depot South and US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Puuloa Training Facility.
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
83K 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
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range: Copper-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range reports the 137th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.7% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 93.0% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include U.S. Tooele Army Depot South and US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Puuloa Training Facility.
Concentrated means ≥60% of U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 93.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range's total reported releases rose from 12.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range's air releases rose from 119 lb in 2022 to 16.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range's land releases fell from 12.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 83.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (20.3K lbs to 16.7K lbs).
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 17.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 15.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 12.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 16.7K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 77.4K lbs | - |
| Lead | 5.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 687 lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 0 lbs | - |
| Nitroglycerin | 0 lbs | - |
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range
Closest other reporters in Arizona - including Plant #4 - Buckeye, Quikrete - Arizona Plant, Cardinal Glass, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 287 other reporting facilities in Arizona.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Arizona - e.g. U.S. Tooele Army Depot South, US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Puuloa Training Facility, U.S. Department of Energy Los Alamos National Laboratory.
Compare beyond Arizona
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range on cumulative reported pounds (83.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Evonik Active Oxygens LLC, American Water Heater Co, Bobcat Co (melroe). Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Department of Defense Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant, McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility.
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 Copper, Lead, Lead compounds, Aluminum (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Plant #4 - Buckeye. U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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 U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gila Bend, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 1.1% of Maricopa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Evonik Active Oxygens LLC (Δ 6 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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