EPA TRI Facility · Food
Leprino Foods Co
Fort Morgan, CO · Parent: Leprino Foods Co
- Total releases
- 7.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Leprino Foods Co: how the 7.4K lbs splits
7.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 6.2K lbs 82.8%
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 17.2%
Leprino Foods Co's 7.4K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 82.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 17.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Leprino Foods Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Morgan, CO, in the food sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 7.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,425 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. Leprino Foods Co is pounds #110 and chemical-count #172 at 7.4K 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: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Western Sugar Cooperative; Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station. Similar-scale Food peers outside Colorado: Sabra Dipping Co LLC; Actus Nutrition-Adell; International Flavors & Fragrances Inc; Birmingham Hide & Tallow Co Inc. Other Leprino Foods Co sites in this extract: Leprino Foods Co - Greeley; Leprino Foods Co; Leprino Foods Co; Leprino Foods Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Leprino Foods Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (82.8% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sabra Dipping Co LLC and Actus Nutrition-Adell.
Leprino Foods Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.4K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Leprino Foods Co: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Leprino Foods Co reports the 977th-largest volume (7.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 82.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Colorado include Sabra Dipping Co LLC and Actus Nutrition-Adell.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Leprino Foods Co's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 82.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Leprino Foods Co's total reported releases fell from 2.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Leprino Foods Co's water releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 996 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Leprino Foods Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Leprino Foods Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 83% (685 lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Leprino Foods Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Leprino Foods Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 83% 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 | 685 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.2K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.3K 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) | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.3K lbs | - |
Leprino Foods Co · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Leprino Foods Co
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Western Sugar Cooperative, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Sabra Dipping Co LLC, Actus Nutrition-Adell, International Flavors & Fragrances Inc.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Leprino Foods Co on cumulative reported pounds (7.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Dentsply Sirona, Iten Industries, Mittera Group Inc. 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.
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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).
Other Leprino Foods Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Leprino Foods Co - Greeley, Leprino Foods Co, Leprino Foods Co.
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 Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Leprino Foods Co stamps LIGHT 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.
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This Leprino Foods Co TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
Leprino Foods Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Morgan, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 0.1% of Morgan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cf Maier Composites Inc (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Leprino Foods Co stamps LIGHT 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