EPA TRI Facility · Food
Western Sugar Cooperative
Fort Morgan, CO · Parent: Western Sugar Cooperative
- Total releases
- 693.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
MIXED Form-R mix
Western Sugar Cooperative: how the 693.7K lbs splits
693.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 438.6K lbs 63.2%
- Air Releases 255.1K lbs 36.8%
Western Sugar Cooperative's 693.7K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 63.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 36.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Formaldehyde.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Western Sugar Cooperative is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fort Morgan, CO, in the food sector. It reported 132.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 693.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,616 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 Sugar Cooperative is pounds #20 and chemical-count #67 at 693.7K 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: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Leprino Foods Co; Public Service Co of Colorado Pawnee Station. Similar-scale Food peers outside Colorado: George's Processing Inc of Missouri; Actus Nutrition-Fond Du Lac; Tyson Poultry Inc-New Holland Complex; Sanderson Farms St. Pauls Processing. Other Western Sugar Cooperative sites in this extract: Western Sugar Cooperative; Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130; Western Sugar Cooperative Lovell Factory. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Formaldehyde; Ammonia; Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Western Sugar Cooperative is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Fort Morgan, CO: 693.7K lbs across 5 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 63.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include George's Processing Inc of Missouri and Actus Nutrition-Fond Du Lac.
Western Sugar Cooperative vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
694K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Western Sugar Cooperative in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Western Sugar Cooperative reports the 200th-largest volume, placing it in the top 10.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Colorado include George's Processing Inc of Missouri and Actus Nutrition-Fond Du Lac.
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 Sugar Cooperative's total reported releases fell from 165.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 132.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Sugar Cooperative's chemicals reported rose from 3 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Sugar Cooperative's air releases fell from 22.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Sugar Cooperative's land releases fell from 142.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 117.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Western Sugar Cooperative Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Western Sugar Cooperative stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
71% less than the comparison
25% more 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 Western Sugar Cooperative releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 693.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 64% (80.7K lbs to 132.6K lbs).
Western Sugar Cooperative: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Western Sugar Cooperative year-over-year reported totals (increased by 64% 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: Formaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 80.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 128.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 186.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 165.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 132.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Formaldehyde | 323.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 260.3K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 55.9K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 53.9K lbs | - |
| Lead | 148 lbs | Carcinogen |
Western Sugar Cooperative in Morgan
Nearest TRI Facilities to Western Sugar Cooperative
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Leprino Foods Co, 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. George's Processing Inc of Missouri, Actus Nutrition-Fond Du Lac, Tyson Poultry Inc-New Holland Complex.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Western Sugar Cooperative on cumulative reported pounds (693.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Solvay USA LLC, Sugar Camp Energy, Cormetech Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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).
Other Western Sugar Cooperative Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Western Sugar Cooperative, Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130, Western Sugar Cooperative Lovell Factory.
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 Formaldehyde, Ammonia, Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Cargill Meat Solutions Corp. Western Sugar Cooperative stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Western Sugar Cooperative TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead Formaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Western Sugar Cooperative totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fort Morgan, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311313 · Food. 8.4% of Morgan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Solvay USA LLC (Δ 840 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Western Sugar Cooperative stamps MID · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 63.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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