EPA TRI Facility · Food
Foster Farms Porterville Plant
Porterville, CA · Parent: Foster Poultry Farms LLC
- Total releases
- 2.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
Foster Farms Porterville Plant: how the 2.8K lbs splits
2.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.8K lbs 64.0%
- Air Releases 1.0K lbs 36.0%
Foster Farms Porterville Plant's 2.8K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 64.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 36.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CLEAN
Foster Farms Porterville Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Porterville, CA, in the food sector. It reported 2.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2022, and 2.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 12,248 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. Foster Farms Porterville Plant is pounds #573 and chemical-count #453 at 2.8K 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). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Quikrete - Porterville Ca Plant; McWane Plant & Industrial; Gfp Ethanol LLC DBA Calgren Renewable Fuels; Lactalis Heritage Dairy Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside California: George's Feed Mill; Chobani Idaho; Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing Indiana LLC; Darling Ingredients Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Nitric acid; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Compare Foster Farms Porterville Plant with
Nearest reporters in California
- Quikrete - Porterville Ca Plant Porterville · 0 lbs
- McWane Plant & Industrial Exeter · 2.2K lbs
- Gfp Ethanol LLC DBA Calgren Renewable Fuels Pixley · 67.7K lbs
- Lactalis Heritage Dairy Inc. Tulare · 2.0M lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: George's Feed Mill (AR) · Chobani Idaho (ID) · Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing Indiana LLC (IN)
Foster Farms Porterville Plant is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Porterville, CA: 2.8K lbs across 3 chemicals (1 carcinogen-classified, CLEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 64.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include George's Feed Mill and Chobani Idaho.
Foster Farms Porterville Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.8K lbs Top 47% higher than 53% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Foster Farms Porterville Plant: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Foster Farms Porterville Plant reports the 1,090th-largest volume (2.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside California include George's Feed Mill and Chobani Idaho.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Foster Farms Porterville Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Foster Farms Porterville Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Foster Farms Porterville Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
Foster Farms Porterville Plant: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Foster Farms Porterville Plant year-over-year reported totals. 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Foster Farms Porterville Plant in Tulare
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Closest other reporters in California - including Quikrete - Porterville Ca Plant, McWane Plant & Industrial, Gfp Ethanol LLC DBA Calgren Renewable Fuels, ordered by distance.
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Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. George's Feed Mill, Chobani Idaho, Heartland Pet Food Manufacturing Indiana LLC.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Foster Farms Porterville Plant on cumulative reported pounds (2.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Geon Performance Solutions, Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant, Ahf Products - Witt Plant. 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.
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Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Geon Performance Solutions Seabrook, TX · Chemicals 2.8K lbs reported
- Luxfer Mel Technologies DBA Mel Chemical-Treatment Plant Flemington, NJ · Chemicals 2.8K lbs reported
- Ahf Products - Witt Plant Warren, AR · Wood Products 2.8K lbs reported
- Ngk Ceramics USA Inc Mooresville, NC · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 2.8K lbs reported
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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 Ammonia, Nitric acid, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Quikrete - Porterville Ca Plant. Foster Farms Porterville Plant stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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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This Foster Farms Porterville Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Foster Farms Porterville Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Porterville, CA, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 0.0% of Tulare TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Geon Performance Solutions (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Foster Farms Porterville Plant stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 64.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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