EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
McDowell Enterprises
Elkhart, IN · Parent: McDowell Enterprises
- Total releases
- 10.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
McDowell Enterprises: how the 10.6K lbs splits
10.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.4K lbs 97.7%
- Air Releases 247 lbs 2.3%
McDowell Enterprises's 10.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
McDowell Enterprises is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Elkhart, IN, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 2.4K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 10.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,707 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Indiana's 871 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. McDowell Enterprises is pounds #443 and chemical-count #734 at 10.6K lbs. Uss Gary Works leads reported pounds (77.4M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #9). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling LLC leads chemical count at 98 chemicals (11.9M lbs, pounds #12). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Conn-Selmer Inc Elkhart North; Newlett Inc D/b/a Gemstone; Conn-Selmer Inc Woodwind Facility; Dometic Corp. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Indiana: International Crankshaft Inc.; Tri-State Pole & Piling Inc; Keystone Powdered Metal Co; Lakeshore Fittings Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper.
McDowell Enterprises stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include International Crankshaft Inc. and Tri-State Pole & Piling Inc.
McDowell Enterprises vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
McDowell Enterprises: Copper-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, McDowell Enterprises reports the 1,150th-largest volume (10.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Indiana include International Crankshaft Inc. and Tri-State Pole & Piling Inc.
Concentrated means ≥60% of McDowell Enterprises's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
McDowell Enterprises Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How McDowell Enterprises releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 9% (2.2K lbs to 2.4K lbs).
McDowell Enterprises: 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 McDowell Enterprises year-over-year reported totals (increased by 9% 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 | 2.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 2.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.4K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 10.6K lbs | - |
McDowell Enterprises · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Indiana - including Conn-Selmer Inc Elkhart North, Newlett Inc D/b/a Gemstone, Conn-Selmer Inc Woodwind Facility, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest McDowell Enterprises on cumulative reported pounds (10.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Pharma Tech Industries, Pilgrim's Pride Corp Chattanooga Debone/cook Facilit, Most Inc. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
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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; nearby reporters include Conn-Selmer Inc Elkhart North. McDowell Enterprises 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.
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This McDowell Enterprises TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
McDowell Enterprises totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Elkhart, IN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.1% of Elkhart TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Pharma Tech Industries (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
McDowell Enterprises stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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