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.
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.
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
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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
- 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
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Georgia-Pacific Savannah River LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
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
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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.
| 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
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Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Cp&p Rincon Pipe, Dawkins On-Site LLC - Girp, McIntosh Electric Generating Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill, Ahlstrom Mosinee LLC, Kimberly-Clark Corp Owensboro Operations.
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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Kimberly-Clark Corp Loudon Mill Loudon, TN · Paper 1.6M lbs reported
- Blue Cube Operations LLC - Plaquemine Site Plaquemine, LA · Chemicals 1.6M lbs reported
- Planter Cotton Oil Mill Pine Bluff, AR · Food 1.6M lbs reported
- Metal Container Corportion - Windsor Can Plant Windsor, CO · Fabricated Metals 1.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Koch Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Alabama River Cellulose LLC, Georgia-Pacific Naheola LLC, Foley Cellulose LLC.
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.
Use and verify this record
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