EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry)
Decatur, IL · Parent: Mueller Water Products Inc
- Total releases
- 3.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry): how the 3.1M lbs splits
3.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 3.1M lbs 99.6%
- Air Releases 11.6K lbs 0.4%
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry)'s 3.1M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.4%. 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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Decatur, IL, in the primary metals sector. It reported 161.6K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 3.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 619 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 #4 (south Foundry) is pounds #25 and chemical-count #216 at 3.1M 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; Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC; Mueller - North Foundry; Vcna Prairie LLC - Yard 1025. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Illinois: Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div; Ati Specialty Alloys & Components LLC; Magnitude 7 Metals LLC; Century Aluminum of Kentucky. Other Mueller Water Products Inc sites in this extract: Mueller Co.; Mueller Co; Mueller - North Foundry; Mueller Co-Cleveland. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead; Zinc (fume or dust); Nickel.
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.6% off-site transfers) across 5 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div and Ati Specialty Alloys & Components LLC.
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.1M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% 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 #4 (south Foundry): Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) reports the 83rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.2% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 86.5% of the total. Scale peers outside Illinois include Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div and Ati Specialty Alloys & Components LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry)'s pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 86.5%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry)'s total reported releases fell from 449.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 161.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry)'s off-site transfers fell from 447.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 160.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry)'s air releases fell from 2.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 930 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry)'s chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 76% (676.1K lbs to 161.6K lbs).
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry): annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 76% 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 | 676.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 390.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 1.4M lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 449.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 161.6K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 2.7M lbs | - |
| Lead | 280.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Zinc (fume or dust) | 128.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 12.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Cobalt | 236 lbs | Carcinogen |
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry)
Closest other reporters in Illinois - including Decatur Foundry Inc, Voestalpine Railway Systems Nortrak LLC, Mueller - North Foundry, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 950 other reporting facilities in Illinois.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Illinois - e.g. Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div, Ati Specialty Alloys & Components LLC, Magnitude 7 Metals LLC.
Compare beyond Illinois
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) on cumulative reported pounds (3.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Packaging Corp of America, Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div, Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Packaging Corp of America Filer City, MI · Paper 3.1M lbs reported
- Steel Dynamics Inc-Flat Roll Div Butler, IN · Primary Metals 3.1M lbs reported
- Fujifilm Manufacturing USA Inc. Greenwood, SC · Chemicals 3.1M lbs reported
- Intermountain Power Generating Station Delta, UT · Electric Utilities 3.1M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Mueller Water Products Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mueller Co., Mueller Co, Mueller - North Foundry.
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, Zinc (fume or dust), Nickel; nearby reporters include Decatur Foundry Inc. Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) stamps HEAVY 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 #4 (south Foundry) TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Decatur, IL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 11.6% of Macon TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Packaging Corp of America (Δ 2.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry) stamps HEAVY 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