EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Alert Plating Co
Sun Valley, CA
- Total releases
- 94.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
Reported-total composition
How the reported total is distributed
94.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 94.5K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 40 lbs <0.1%
The segments reconcile to the cumulative total shown above. Off-site transfers are shown separately from releases to air, water, and land.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Alert Plating Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sun Valley, CA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 85.1K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 94.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,708 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Alert Plating Co is pounds #153 and chemical-count #386 at 94.5K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Moc Products Co. Inc; Nupla Corp LLC; Active Magnetic Inspection Inc.; National Ready Mix Concrete Co .. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside California: Simonds International LLC; North American Electroless Nic Kel Inc.; Fwt LLC; Ohd Thermacore Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Mixture.
Alert Plating Co has reported 94.5K lbs of toxic releases across 3 chemicals to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, based on annual facility disclosures from 2019 through 2023. The facility operates in the Fabricated Metals sector. The primary release pathway is off-site transfers, accounting for 100% of total releases. All release data shown below is self-reported to the EPA under the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act (EPCRA) Section 313.
Alert Plating Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
95K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Where this facility sits in the TRI record
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Alert Plating Co reports the 481st-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total.
Placement is computed from reported TRI pounds in this database. Thresholds are fixed across every facility page: concentrated ≥60% of volume in one chemical, county-dominant ≥25% of the county total, carcinogen-heavy ≥50% of pounds. Share-based statements are shown only for sites reporting at least 1,000 lbs, because a share of a very small total is not a meaningful signal. Reported pounds are self-reported estimates and do not measure toxicity or health risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Alert Plating Co's total reported releases rose from 9.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Alert Plating Co's off-site transfers rose from 9.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Quick Facts
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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 Alert Plating Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 94.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Reported total releases by year
Alert Plating Co - annual TRI totals
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Year-over-year reported totals. TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production levels, waste-rock handling and reporting changes, not only with emissions controls.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 9.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 85.1K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 94.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 40 lbs | - |
| Mixture | 0 lbs | - |
Location
Nearest TRI Facilities to Alert Plating Co
Closest other reporters in California - including Moc Products Co. Inc, Nupla Corp LLC, Active Magnetic Inspection Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Simonds International LLC, North American Electroless Nic Kel Inc., Fwt LLC.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Alert Plating Co on cumulative reported pounds (94.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Simonds International LLC, Poet Biorefining - Fairmont LLC, Johns Manville. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Simonds International LLC Fountain Inn, SC · Fabricated Metals 94.5K lbs reported
- Poet Biorefining - Fairmont LLC Fairmont, NE · Chemicals 94.6K lbs reported
- Johns Manville Winder, GA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 94.4K lbs reported
- Cta Acoustics Inc Corbin, KY · Transportation Equipment 94.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Mixture; nearby reporters include Moc Products Co. Inc. Alert Plating Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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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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