EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
Fort Morgan, CO · Parent: Cargill Inc
- Total releases
- 2.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp: how the 2.4M lbs splits
2.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.3M lbs 94.8%
- Air Releases 79.6K lbs 3.3%
- Off-site Transfers 45.0K lbs 1.9%
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's 2.4M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 94.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Morgan, CO, in the food sector. It reported 543.5K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 2.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 757 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. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp is pounds #13 and chemical-count #85 at 2.4M 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: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Leprino Foods Co; Western Sugar Cooperative; Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station. Similar-scale Food peers outside Colorado: Consolidated Grain & Barge Co; Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va; Southwest Cheese LLC; Amalgamated Sugar Co. Other Cargill Inc sites in this extract: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Cargill Corn Milling; Cargill Inc; Cargill Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid; Nitric acid.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (94.8% water discharges) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 2.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Consolidated Grain & Barge Co and Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4M lbs Top 3% higher than 97% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp inside Morgan's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp reports the 92nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 29.3% of every pound reported in Morgan. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 94.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Consolidated Grain & Barge Co and Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Morgan's reported pounds (8.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's total reported releases rose from 442.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 543.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's off-site transfers rose from 94 lb in 2022 to 11.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cargill Meat Solutions Corp's water releases rose from 430.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 520.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Cargill Meat Solutions Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 2.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 36% (398.7K lbs to 543.5K lbs).
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows Cargill Meat Solutions Corp year-over-year reported totals (increased by 36% 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 | 398.7K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 617.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 407.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 442.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 543.5K 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) | 2.3M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 126.3K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 890 lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 46 lbs | - |
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cargill Meat Solutions Corp
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Leprino Foods Co, Western Sugar Cooperative, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 276 other reporting facilities in Colorado.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Consolidated Grain & Barge Co, Perdue Agribusiness LLC - Chesapeake Va, Southwest Cheese LLC.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cargill Meat Solutions Corp on cumulative reported pounds (2.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Nevada Gold Mines Llc- Long Canyon Mine, Wpc Technologies, Consolidated Grain & Barge Co. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis LLC. 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Cargill Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Cargill Corn Milling, Cargill Inc.
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), Ammonia, Peracetic acid, Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Cargill Meat Solutions Corp TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · 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.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Morgan, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311611 · Food. 29.3% of Morgan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nevada Gold Mines Llc- Long Canyon Mine (Δ 3.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cargill Meat Solutions Corp stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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