EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Western Foundries Inc
Longmont, CO
- Total releases
- 128 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Western Foundries Inc: how the 128 lbs splits
128 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 110 lbs 85.3%
- Off-site Transfers 19 lbs 14.7%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Western Foundries Inc's 128 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 85.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 14.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Western Foundries Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Longmont, CO, in the primary metals sector. It reported 84 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 128 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 16,292 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. Western Foundries Inc is pounds #186 and chemical-count #136 at 128 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: Circle Graphics Inc; Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch; Jm Smucker LLC; Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - del Camino Ready Mix. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Colorado: R2 Quality Casting LLC; Dw National Standard-Niles LLC; General Aluminum Manufacturing Co; Materion Brush Performance Alloys. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium; Nickel; Diisocyanates.
Compare Western Foundries Inc with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Circle Graphics Inc Longmont · 47.3K lbs
- Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch Longmont · 8 lbs
- Jm Smucker LLC Longmont · 94 lbs
- Smyrna Ready Mix Concrete LLC - del Camino Ready Mix Longmont · 2 lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: R2 Quality Casting LLC (WI) · Dw National Standard-Niles LLC (MI) · General Aluminum Manufacturing Co (OH)
Western Foundries Inc stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (85.3% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 128 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include R2 Quality Casting LLC and Dw National Standard-Niles LLC.
Western Foundries Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
128 lbs 37th percentile higher than 37% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Western Foundries Inc in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Western Foundries Inc reports the 1,192nd-largest volume (128 lbs). Scale peers outside Colorado include R2 Quality Casting LLC and Dw National Standard-Niles LLC.
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
- Western Foundries Inc's total reported releases rose from 6 lb in 2022 to 84 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Foundries Inc's air releases rose from 6 lb in 2022 to 84 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Western Foundries Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Western Foundries Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 128 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 355% (18 lbs to 84 lbs).
Western Foundries Inc: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Western Foundries Inc year-over-year reported totals (increased by 355% 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: Chromium.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 18 lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 14 lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 6 lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 6 lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 84 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Chromium | 100 lbs | - |
| Nickel | 28 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Western Foundries Inc · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Western Foundries Inc
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Circle Graphics Inc, Matheson Trigas Longmont Co Branch, Jm Smucker LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. R2 Quality Casting LLC, Dw National Standard-Niles LLC, General Aluminum Manufacturing 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 Chromium, Nickel, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Circle Graphics Inc. Western Foundries Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Western Foundries Inc TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Western Foundries Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Longmont, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 0.0% of Boulder TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dexter Axle (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Western Foundries Inc stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium. 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