EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Valley Plating Works Inc
Commerce, CA · Parent: Valley Plating Works Inc
- Total releases
- 696 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valley Plating Works Inc: how the 696 lbs splits
696 lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 675 lbs 97.0%
- Air Releases 21 lbs 3.0%
Valley Plating Works Inc's 696 lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nickel.
TRACE volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-HEAVY
Valley Plating Works Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Commerce, CA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 29 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 696 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 14,370 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. Valley Plating Works Inc is pounds #696 and chemical-count #656 at 696 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: Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products LLC; Trichromatic West; Jerseymaid Milk Products Vons Co Inc; Ramcar Batteries Inc.. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside California: Dci Inc; Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford; Youngstown Hard Chrome Plating & Grinding Inc.; Tapcoenpro. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nickel; Lead.
Valley Plating Works Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 696 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dci Inc and Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford.
Valley Plating Works Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
696 lbs 45th percentile higher than 45% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valley Plating Works Inc in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Valley Plating Works Inc reports the 1,823rd-largest volume (696 lbs). Scale peers outside California include Dci Inc and Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valley Plating Works Inc's total reported releases fell from 51 lb in 2022 to 29 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valley Plating Works Inc's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valley Plating Works Inc's off-site transfers fell from 46 lb in 2022 to 24 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valley Plating Works Inc Form-R facts
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2.5× more than the comparison
33% 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 Valley Plating Works Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 696 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 45% (53 lbs to 29 lbs).
Valley Plating Works Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valley Plating Works Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 45% 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: Nickel.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 53 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 289 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 274 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 51 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 29 lbs | 1 |
Valley Plating Works Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
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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 Nickel, Lead; nearby reporters include Kaiser Aluminum Fabricated Products LLC. Valley Plating Works Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Valley Plating Works Inc TRI extract (TRACE · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valley Plating Works Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Commerce, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dci Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valley Plating Works Inc stamps TRACE volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Nickel. 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