EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2
Northlake, IL · Parent: Bwt LLC
- Total releases
- 24.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2: how the 24.2K lbs splits
24.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 17.3K lbs 71.5%
- Air Releases 6.9K lbs 28.5%
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2's 24.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 71.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 28.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Northlake, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 5.9K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 24.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,817 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Illinois's 951 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 is pounds #322 and chemical-count #161 at 24.2K lbs. Prairie State Generating Co leads reported pounds (37.9M lbs) at 31 chemicals (chemical-count #8). Veolia N.a. Inc. leads chemical count at 141 chemicals (1.9M lbs, pounds #34). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dynaburr Chicago Inc.; Sun Chemical Corp; Dynamic Manufacturing Inc.; Carbit Paint Co. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Southwestern Plating Co. Inc.; Container Life Cycle Management LLC DBA Drumco; Valmont Newmark; Nucor Building Systems-Texas. Other Bwt LLC sites in this extract: Bluewater Thermal Solutions; Bluewater Thermal Solutions; Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Copper; Nitric acid; Ammonia.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (71.5% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 24.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Southwestern Plating Co. Inc. and Container Life Cycle Management LLC DBA Drumco.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
24K lbs Top 30% higher than 70% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 reports the 901st-largest volume (24.2K lbs). Scale peers outside Illinois include Southwestern Plating Co. Inc. and Container Life Cycle Management LLC DBA Drumco.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2's total reported releases fell from 6.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2's air releases fell from 1.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2's off-site transfers fell from 5.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
95% less than the comparison
7.0× 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 Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 24.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 350% (1.3K lbs to 5.9K lbs).
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2: 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 Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 350% 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 | 1.3K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 6.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 4.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 6.6K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 5.9K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 8.3K lbs | - |
| Copper | 7.8K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 3.4K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 686 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 250 lbs | - |
| Manganese | 213 lbs | - |
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Dynaburr Chicago Inc., Sun Chemical Corp, Dynamic Manufacturing Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Southwestern Plating Co. Inc., Container Life Cycle Management LLC DBA Drumco, Valmont Newmark.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 on cumulative reported pounds (24.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant, Vigor Alaska, Polystar Inc. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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).
Other Bwt LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bluewater Thermal Solutions, Bluewater Thermal Solutions, Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford.
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), Copper, Nitric acid, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Dynaburr Chicago Inc.. Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · 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.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Northlake, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332811 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Cook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Hammond Steam Electric Generating Plant (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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