EPA TRI Facility · Food
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp
Platteville, CO · Parent: Aurora Organic Dairy Corp
- Total releases
- 4.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp: how the 4.5K lbs splits
4.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.5K lbs 98.7%
- Air Releases 50 lbs 1.1%
- Land Disposal 10 lbs 0.2%
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp's 4.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Platteville, CO, in the food sector. It reported 4.5K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 4.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,369 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Aurora Organic Dairy Corp is pounds #123 and chemical-count #176 at 4.5K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Holcim Wcr Inc Firestone Ready Mix Plant; Burnco Colorado LLC - Firestone; Boulder Scientific Co LLC - Mead Facility; Boulder Scientific Co LLC - Specialty Place. Similar-scale Food peers outside Colorado: Chs Corson Feed; Perdue Foods LLC - Dillon Processing Plant; Mariah Foods Inc.; Dsm Food Specialties USA Inc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (98.7% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Chs Corson Feed and Perdue Foods LLC - Dillon Processing Plant.
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.5K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Aurora Organic Dairy Corp reports the 1,044th-largest volume (4.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 98.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Chs Corson Feed and Perdue Foods LLC - Dillon Processing Plant.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Aurora Organic Dairy Corp's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 98.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Aurora Organic Dairy Corp's total reported releases rose from 10 lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Aurora Organic Dairy Corp's off-site transfers rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 4.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp Form-R facts
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See how Aurora Organic Dairy Corp stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
15.5× 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 Aurora Organic Dairy Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 22343% (20 lbs to 4.5K lbs).
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Aurora Organic Dairy Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 22343% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 10 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 10 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 10 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.5K lbs | 2 |
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) | 4.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 50 lbs | - |
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Aurora Organic Dairy Corp
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Holcim Wcr Inc Firestone Ready Mix Plant, Burnco Colorado LLC - Firestone, Boulder Scientific Co LLC - Mead Facility, ordered by distance.
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Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Chs Corson Feed, Perdue Foods LLC - Dillon Processing Plant, Mariah Foods Inc..
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Aurora Organic Dairy Corp on cumulative reported pounds (4.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas, Dober Chemical Corp (woodridge), Tesoro - San Diego Terminal. 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.
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; nearby reporters include Holcim Wcr Inc Firestone Ready Mix Plant. Aurora Organic Dairy Corp 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.
Use and verify this record
This Aurora Organic Dairy Corp TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Platteville, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 0.1% of Weld TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Benjamin Moore & Co-Dallas (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Aurora Organic Dairy Corp stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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