EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Mueller Co-Plant #1
Decatur, IL · Parent: Mueller Water Products Inc
- Total releases
- 44.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mueller Co-Plant #1: how the 44.2K lbs splits
44.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 44.2K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 5 lbs <0.1%
Mueller Co-Plant #1's 44.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. 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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Mueller Co-Plant #1 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, IL, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 143 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 44.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 6,401 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. Mueller Co-Plant #1 is pounds #259 and chemical-count #304 at 44.2K 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: Decatur Foundry Inc; Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry); Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC; Primary Products Ingredients Americas LLC - Decatur. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Illinois: Greatbatch Ltd. (d/b/a Greatbatch Medical); Alloy Piping Products LLC; Cleanpart East; Avtec Finishing Systems Inc. Other Mueller Water Products Inc sites in this extract: Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry); Mueller Co.; Mueller Co; Mueller - North Foundry. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead; Cobalt; Nickel.
Mueller Co-Plant #1 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 44.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Greatbatch Ltd. (d/b/a Greatbatch Medical) and Alloy Piping Products LLC.
Mueller Co-Plant #1 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
44K lbs Top 25% higher than 75% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Mueller Co-Plant #1: Copper-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Mueller Co-Plant #1 reports the 719th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 90.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Greatbatch Ltd. (d/b/a Greatbatch Medical) and Alloy Piping Products LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mueller Co-Plant #1's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 90.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mueller Co-Plant #1's total reported releases fell from 43.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 143 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co-Plant #1's off-site transfers fell from 43.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 141 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co-Plant #1's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mueller Co-Plant #1 Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mueller Co-Plant #1 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 44.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 123% (64 lbs to 143 lbs).
Mueller Co-Plant #1: 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 Mueller Co-Plant #1 year-over-year reported totals (increased by 123% 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 | 64 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 651 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 146 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 43.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 143 lbs | 2 |
Mueller Co-Plant #1 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mueller Co-Plant #1
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Decatur Foundry Inc, Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry), Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC, 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. Greatbatch Ltd. (d/b/a Greatbatch Medical), Alloy Piping Products LLC, Cleanpart East.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mueller Co-Plant #1 on cumulative reported pounds (44.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Water Renewal Center, Greatbatch Ltd. (d/b/a Greatbatch Medical), Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100. 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.
- Water Renewal Center Stevens Point, WI · Hazardous Waste 44.2K lbs reported
- Greatbatch Ltd. (d/b/a Greatbatch Medical) Minneapolis, MN · Fabricated Metals 44.2K lbs reported
- Hammond Group Inc- Expanders 3100 Hammond, IN · Chemicals 44.2K lbs reported
- Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd Arecibo, PR · Electrical Equipment 44.1K lbs reported
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 Mueller Water Products Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry), Mueller Co., Mueller Co.
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, Cobalt, Nickel; nearby reporters include Decatur Foundry Inc. Mueller Co-Plant #1 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 Mueller Co-Plant #1 TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mueller Co-Plant #1 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332911 · Fabricated Metals. 0.2% of Macon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: National Technology Inc (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mueller Co-Plant #1 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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