EPA TRI Facility · Food
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House
Clewiston, FL · Parent: US Sugar Corp
- Total releases
- 4.7M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House: how the 4.7M lbs splits
4.7M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 4.0M lbs 86.5%
- Land Disposal 631.4K lbs 13.5%
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House's 4.7M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 86.5% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 13.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
HEAVY volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Clewiston, FL, in the food sector. It reported 835.7K lbs of releases across 11 chemicals in 2023, and 4.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 455 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House is pounds #10 and chemical-count #18 at 4.7M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Old Castle Lawn & Garden Apg; Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp; Okeelanta Corp; Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida. Similar-scale Food peers outside Florida: Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant; Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant; Adm; Quincy Oilseeds Complex. Other US Sugar Corp sites in this extract: Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Atrazine; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Chlorine.
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (86.5% air releases) across 16 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant and Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant.
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.7M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House inside Hendry's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House reports the 36th-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 97.8% of every pound reported in Hendry. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 64.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant and Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Hendry's reported pounds (4.8M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House's total reported releases rose from 812.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 835.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House's land releases rose from 68.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 102.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House's chemicals reported rose from 9 in 2022 to 11 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House's air releases fell from 743.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 733.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House Form-R facts
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See how US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.7M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 14% (970.5K lbs to 835.7K lbs).
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 14% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 970.5K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 1.0M lbs | 11 |
| 2021 | 993.3K lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 812.4K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 835.7K lbs | 11 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 3.0M lbs | - |
| Atrazine | 547.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 493.0K lbs | - |
| Chlorine | 203.8K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 201.8K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 122.4K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 63.2K lbs | - |
| Ametryn | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Pendimethalin | 10.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 3.0K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 809 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 453 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 122 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 60 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 11 lbs | - |
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Old Castle Lawn & Garden Apg, Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp, Okeelanta Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. Tyson Chicken Inc. - Hope Processing Plant, Tyson Poultry Inc. - Processing Plant, Adm.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House on cumulative reported pounds (4.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Envirosafe Services of Ohio Inc, Lnva-North Regional Treatment Plant, Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc. 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.
- Envirosafe Services of Ohio Inc Oregon, OH · Hazardous Waste 4.7M lbs reported
- Lnva-North Regional Treatment Plant Beaumont, TX · Other 4.7M lbs reported
- Saint Nicholas Cogeneration Project Shenandoah, PA · Electric Utilities 4.7M lbs reported
- Nexeo Solutions LLC Charlotte, NC · Chemical Wholesalers 4.7M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Sugar Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Southern Gardens Citrus Processing Corp.
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 Ammonia, Atrazine, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Chlorine; nearby reporters include Old Castle Lawn & Garden Apg. US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Clewiston, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311314 · Food. 97.8% of Hendry TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Envirosafe Services of Ohio Inc (Δ 181 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Sugar Corp-Clewiston Sugar House stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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