EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
John Deere Engine Works
Waterloo, IA · Parent: Deere & Co
- Total releases
- 24.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
MIXED Form-R mix
John Deere Engine Works: how the 24.0K lbs splits
24.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.3K lbs 55.2%
- Air Releases 9.6K lbs 39.8%
- Water Discharges 1.2K lbs 5.0%
John Deere Engine Works's 24.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - off-site transfers is 55.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 39.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
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 MIXED pathway CARC-LEAN
John Deere Engine Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waterloo, IA, in the machinery sector. It reported 4.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 24.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,836 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. John Deere Engine Works is pounds #211 and chemical-count #131 at 24.0K lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Curbtender Inc; Kcng Iowa LLC; O'Neal Manufacturing Services DBA Iowa Laser; Viking Pump Inc. - South Main Facility. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Iowa: Sms Group Inc; Husqvarna Forestry Products Na Inc; Cytiva; Feldmeier Equipment Inc. Other Deere & Co sites in this extract: John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry; John Deere Harvester Works East Moline; John Deere Des Moines Works; John Deere Horicon Works-Dt. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; n-Hexane; Naphthalene.
John Deere Engine Works is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Waterloo, IA: 24.0K lbs across 5 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment off-site transfers at 55.2%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sms Group Inc and Husqvarna Forestry Products Na Inc.
John Deere Engine Works 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
John Deere Engine Works in the Machinery sector extract
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, John Deere Engine Works reports the 139th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.7% of its sector. Scale peers outside Iowa include Sms Group Inc and Husqvarna Forestry Products Na Inc.
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
- John Deere Engine Works's total reported releases rose from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Engine Works's off-site transfers rose from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Engine Works's water releases rose from 205 lb in 2022 to 250 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
John Deere Engine Works Form-R facts
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1540.8× more than the comparison
67% 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 John Deere Engine Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 24.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 35% (7.4K lbs to 4.8K lbs).
John Deere Engine Works: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows John Deere Engine Works year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 35% 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: Manganese.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 7.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 6.6K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 2.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 4.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese | 14.3K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 8.5K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 505 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 500 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead | 216 lbs | Carcinogen |
John Deere Engine Works in Black Hawk
Nearest TRI Facilities to John Deere Engine Works
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Curbtender Inc, Kcng Iowa LLC, O'Neal Manufacturing Services DBA Iowa Laser, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. Sms Group Inc, Husqvarna Forestry Products Na Inc, Cytiva.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest John Deere Engine Works on cumulative reported pounds (24.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Multi-Color Corp, Tiarco-Rst, Phillips 66 Old Ocean Ngl Fractionation Plant. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Deere & Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry, John Deere Harvester Works East Moline, John Deere Des Moines Works.
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 Manganese, 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Hexane, Naphthalene; nearby reporters include Curbtender Inc. John Deere Engine Works stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED 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 John Deere Engine Works TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
John Deere Engine Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waterloo, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333618 · Machinery. 1.1% of Black Hawk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Multi-Color Corp (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
John Deere Engine Works stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (off-site transfers leads at 55.2%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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