EPA TRI Facility · Paper

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC

Rincon, GA · Parent: Koch Inc.

Total releases
1.6M lbs
Chemicals reported
14
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

MIXED Form-R mix

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC: how the 1.6M lbs splits

1.6M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 770.3K lbs 48.3%
  • Air Releases 545.4K lbs 34.2%
  • Water Discharges 278.5K lbs 17.5%

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is MIXED - land disposal is 48.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 34.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Vanadium compounds.

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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rincon, GA, in the paper sector. It reported 59.7K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 992 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Georgia's 705 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC is pounds #32 and chemical-count #27 at 1.6M lbs. Rayonier Performance Fibers Jesup Mill leads reported pounds (22.6M lbs) at 26 chemicals (chemical-count #4). Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant leads chemical count at 30 chemicals (3.3M lbs, pounds #18). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cp&p Rincon Pipe; Dawkins On-Site LLC - Girp; McIntosh Electric Generating Plant; Dawkins On-Site LLC - Oar. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Georgia: Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill; Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC; Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations; Sylvamo Ticonderoga Mill. Other Koch Inc. sites in this extract: Alabama River Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC; Foley Cellulose LLC; Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Vanadium compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nickel compounds.

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Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC is a HEAVY · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Rincon, GA: 1.6M lbs across 14 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment land disposal at 48.3%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill and Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC.

#992 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 3.8% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC inside Effingham's TRI pounds

Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC reports the 106th-largest volume (1.6M lbs). This one site accounts for 42.9% of every pound reported in Effingham. Scale peers outside Georgia include Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill and Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Effingham's reported pounds (3.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC's total reported releases fell from 261.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 59.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC's air releases fell from 132.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC's land releases fell from 126.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 39.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC's water releases fell from 2.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC Form-R facts

Sector
Paper
HEAVY volume
1.6M lbs
MIXED pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
14 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Vanadium compounds

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See how Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC
1.6M lbs
Cp&p Rincon Pipe
56 lbs

28316.0× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC
14
Cp&p Rincon Pipe
1

14.0× 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 Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.

Land Disposal 770.3K lbs (48.3%)
Air Releases 545.4K lbs (34.2%)
Water Discharges 278.5K lbs (17.5%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 90% (584.8K lbs to 59.7K lbs).

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 90% 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: Vanadium compounds.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 584.8K lbs 12
2020 419.3K lbs 13
2021 268.9K lbs 10
2022 261.5K lbs 9
2023 59.7K lbs 10

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 14 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Vanadium compounds 565.5K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 269.2K lbs -
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 260.0K lbs -
Nickel compounds 182.5K lbs Carcinogen
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 161.6K lbs -
Methanol 104.7K lbs -
Zinc compounds 25.9K lbs -
Ammonia 20.2K lbs -
Lead compounds 4.5K lbs -
1,3-Dichloro-2-propanol 87 lbs -
Mercury compounds 59 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 6 lbs Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen
Peracetic acid 0 lbs -

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC in Effingham

Rincon, GA
32.3287, -81.2087
County TRI context
Effingham · 42.9% of county pounds
Parent company
Koch Inc.

Compare beyond Georgia

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (14). Release-pound peers include Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill, Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site, Planter Cotton Oil Mill. Chemical-count peers include Shell New Haven Terminal, Chambers Cogeneration L.P., Avantor Performance Materials. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Vanadium compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nickel compounds; nearby reporters include Cp&p Rincon Pipe. Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC stamps HEAVY volume · MIXED 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 Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Vanadium compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rincon, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 42.9% of Effingham TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill (Δ 1.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC stamps HEAVY · MIXED pathway (land disposal leads at 48.3%). 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