EPA TRI Facility · Food
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.
Brawley, CA · Parent: Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative
- Total releases
- 589.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.: how the 589.6K lbs splits
589.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 565.6K lbs 95.9%
- Land Disposal 23.9K lbs 4.1%
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.'s 589.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 95.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 4.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Brawley, CA, in the food sector. It reported 98.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 589.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,757 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. Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. is pounds #41 and chemical-count #527 at 589.6K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mesquite Mine; US Navy Naval Air Facility el Centro; US Gypsum Co; U.S. Marine Corps Chocolate Mountains Aerial Gunnery Range. Similar-scale Food peers outside California: M G Waldbaum; American Crystal Sugar Co; Snyder's-Lance Inc.; Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. Other Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative sites in this extract: Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (95.9% air releases) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 589.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include M G Waldbaum and American Crystal Sugar Co.
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
590K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. inside Imperial's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. reports the 213th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 40.8% of every pound reported in Imperial. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside California include M G Waldbaum and American Crystal Sugar Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Imperial's reported pounds (1.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 118.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 98.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.'s chemicals reported rose from 1 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.'s air releases fell from 113.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 94.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.'s land releases fell from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
5.2× more than the comparison
67% less 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 Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 589.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (123.9K lbs to 98.7K lbs).
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 123.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 131.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 117.1K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 118.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 98.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 589.5K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 45 lbs | - |
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Spreckels Sugar Co Inc.
Closest other reporters in California - including Mesquite Mine, US Navy Naval Air Facility el Centro, US Gypsum Co, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,148 other reporting facilities in California.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. M G Waldbaum, American Crystal Sugar Co, Snyder's-Lance Inc..
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (589.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant, Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining, Seneca Foods Corp. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 589.8K lbs reported
- Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining Centralia, WA · Electric Utilities 590.9K lbs reported
- Seneca Foods Corp Baraboo, WI · Fabricated Metals 588.1K lbs reported
- US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, HI · Other 591.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Southern Minnesota Beet Sugar Cooperative.
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, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Mesquite Mine. Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Brawley, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311313 · Food. 40.8% of Imperial TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant (Δ 175 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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