EPA TRI Facility · Food
Darigold-Caldwell
Caldwell, ID · Parent: Northwest Dairy Assoc
- Total releases
- 59.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Darigold-Caldwell: how the 59.8K lbs splits
59.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 59.7K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 50 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 50 lbs 0.1%
Darigold-Caldwell's 59.8K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Darigold-Caldwell is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Caldwell, ID, in the food sector. It reported 7.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 59.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,724 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Idaho's 123 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Darigold-Caldwell is pounds #44 and chemical-count #31 at 59.8K lbs. Hecla Ltd Lucky Friday Mine Unit leads reported pounds (58.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #9). US Ecology Idaho Inc. leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (10.2M lbs, pounds #6). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc-Caldwell; Simplot Western Stockmen's; Best Bath Systems; Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Idaho: Dsm Nutritional Products LLC; Cargill Meat Solutions Corp; The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant; Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC - Macon. Other Northwest Dairy Assoc sites in this extract: Darigold - Sunnyside; Darigold - Issaquah; Darigold - Chehalis; Darigold-Boise. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid; Nickel And Nickel Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Darigold-Caldwell stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 59.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dsm Nutritional Products LLC and Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
Darigold-Caldwell vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
60K lbs Top 22% higher than 78% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Darigold-Caldwell: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Darigold-Caldwell reports the 591st-largest volume (59.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Idaho include Dsm Nutritional Products LLC and Cargill Meat Solutions Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Darigold-Caldwell's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Darigold-Caldwell's total reported releases fell from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darigold-Caldwell's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Darigold-Caldwell's off-site transfers fell from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Darigold-Caldwell Form-R facts
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41.6× more than the comparison
20% less 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 Darigold-Caldwell releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 59.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 28% (10.4K lbs to 7.4K lbs).
Darigold-Caldwell: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Darigold-Caldwell year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 28% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 10.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 19.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 14.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 8.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 7.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 4 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 59.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 75 lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 0 lbs | - |
Darigold-Caldwell · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Darigold-Caldwell
Closest other reporters in Idaho - including Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc-Caldwell, Simplot Western Stockmen's, Best Bath Systems, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Idaho - e.g. Dsm Nutritional Products LLC, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant.
Compare beyond Idaho
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Darigold-Caldwell on cumulative reported pounds (59.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Dsm Nutritional Products LLC, Cargill Meat Solutions Corp, The Pictsweet Co - Bells Tn Plant. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other Northwest Dairy Assoc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Darigold - Sunnyside, Darigold - Issaquah, Darigold - Chehalis.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid, Nickel And Nickel Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Big Tex Trailer Manufacturing Inc-Caldwell. Darigold-Caldwell stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN 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 Darigold-Caldwell TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Darigold-Caldwell totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Caldwell, ID, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311514 · Food. 1.1% of Canyon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dsm Nutritional Products LLC (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Darigold-Caldwell stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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