EPA TRI Facility · Other
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon
Augusta, GA · Parent: US Department of Defense
- Total releases
- 73.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon: how the 73.6K lbs splits
73.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 73.6K lbs 100.0%
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon's 73.6K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-MID
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Augusta, GA, in the other sector. It reported 9.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 73.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,252 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. U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon is pounds #153 and chemical-count #354 at 73.6K 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: Reladyne - A&w Oil Co; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 50; Fpl Food LLC; Argos Augusta Concrete Co. Similar-scale Other peers outside Georgia: US Army Corps of Engineers McMillan WTP Washington Aqueduc; U.S. Marine Corps Barry M. Goldwater Range Complex; US Army National Guard Camp Grayling Jmtc South; Acadian Contractors Inc. Other US Department of Defense sites in this extract: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility; US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 73.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Army Corps of Engineers McMillan WTP Washington Aqueduc and U.S. Marine Corps Barry M. Goldwater Range Complex.
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
74K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon: Copper-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon reports the 145th-largest volume, placing it in the top 22.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 63.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Georgia include US Army Corps of Engineers McMillan WTP Washington Aqueduc and U.S. Marine Corps Barry M. Goldwater Range Complex.
Concentrated means ≥60% of U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 63.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon's total reported releases fell from 13.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon's land releases fell from 13.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon Form-R facts
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See how U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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About the same as 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 U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 73.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 52% (20.3K lbs to 9.8K lbs).
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 52% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 20.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 13.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 16.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 13.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 9.8K lbs | 2 |
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon
Closest other reporters in Georgia - including Reladyne - A&w Oil Co, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 50, Fpl Food LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 704 other reporting facilities in Georgia.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Georgia - e.g. US Army Corps of Engineers McMillan WTP Washington Aqueduc, U.S. Marine Corps Barry M. Goldwater Range Complex, US Army National Guard Camp Grayling Jmtc South.
Compare beyond Georgia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon on cumulative reported pounds (73.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc, Superior Tire & Rubber Corp., Plastic Development Co. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Chief Ethanol Fuels Inc Hastings, NE · Chemicals 73.6K lbs reported
- Superior Tire & Rubber Corp. Warren, PA · Plastics and Rubber 73.6K lbs reported
- Plastic Development Co Williamsport, PA · Plastics and Rubber 73.7K lbs reported
- John Deere Power Products Greeneville, TN · Machinery 73.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Department of Defense Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant, US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant, McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility.
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 Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include Reladyne - A&w Oil Co. U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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 U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-MID · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Augusta, GA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 0.2% of Richmond TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Orafol Americas Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
U.S. Army HQ Signal Center Fort Gordon stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID · lead Copper. 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