EPA TRI Facility · Food
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy
Englewood, CO · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 3.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy: how the 3.6K lbs splits
3.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.6K lbs 99.0%
- Air Releases 35 lbs 1.0%
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy's 3.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Englewood, CO, in the food sector. It reported 5 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 3.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,767 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. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy is pounds #129 and chemical-count #178 at 3.6K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Brannan Ready Mix - South Ready Mix; General Shale Brick Inc Plant #60; Safety-Kleen Systems Englewood (eco); American Stainless Steel Corp. Similar-scale Food peers outside Colorado: Kerry Inc; Winchester Farms Dairy; Southeastern Minerals Inc; Sem Minerals LP. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Dairiconcepts L.P.; Portales Dairy Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Compare Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Brannan Ready Mix - South Ready Mix Englewood · 0 lbs
- General Shale Brick Inc Plant #60 Denver · 5.4K lbs
- Safety-Kleen Systems Englewood (eco) Englewood · 12 lbs
- American Stainless Steel Corp Englewood · 250 lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Kerry Inc (NJ) · Winchester Farms Dairy (KY) · Southeastern Minerals Inc (GA)
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kerry Inc and Winchester Farms Dairy.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.6K lbs Top 45% higher than 55% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy reports the 1,060th-largest volume (3.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Kerry Inc and Winchester Farms Dairy.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy's total reported releases fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 5 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy's off-site transfers fell from 3.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy's chemicals reported fell from 2 in 2022 to 1 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 50% (10 lbs to 5 lbs).
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy: 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 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 50% 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 | 10 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 5 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 3.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 5 lbs | 1 |
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) | 3.6K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 30 lbs | - |
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Brannan Ready Mix - South Ready Mix, General Shale Brick Inc Plant #60, Safety-Kleen Systems Englewood (eco), ordered by distance.
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Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Kerry Inc, Winchester Farms Dairy, Southeastern Minerals Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy on cumulative reported pounds (3.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Brenntag Pacific Inc Chandler, Perma-Cast a Wabtec Co, Heraeus Quartz N.a. LLC (hqna) F/k/a Heraeus Tenevo. 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.
- Brenntag Pacific Inc Chandler Chandler, AZ · Chemical Wholesalers 3.6K lbs reported
- Perma-Cast a Wabtec Co Export, PA · Primary Metals 3.6K lbs reported
- Heraeus Quartz N.a. LLC (hqna) F/k/a Heraeus Tenevo Buford, GA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 3.6K lbs reported
- Pharma Tech Industries Royston, GA · Chemicals 3.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Dairiconcepts L.P..
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 Brannan Ready Mix - South Ready Mix. Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy 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 Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy 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.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Englewood, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 11.7% of Arapahoe TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Brenntag Pacific Inc Chandler (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dfa Dairy Brands Fluid LLC D/b/a Meadow Gold Dairy 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