EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
John Deere Ottumwa Works
Ottumwa, IA · Parent: Deere & Co
- Total releases
- 72.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
John Deere Ottumwa Works: how the 72.9K lbs splits
72.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 70.0K lbs 96.0%
- Water Discharges 1.9K lbs 2.6%
- Off-site Transfers 1.1K lbs 1.5%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
John Deere Ottumwa Works's 72.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 96.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 2.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: sec-Butyl alcohol.
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 AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
John Deere Ottumwa Works is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ottumwa, IA, in the machinery sector. It reported 12.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 72.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,279 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 Ottumwa Works is pounds #151 and chemical-count #199 at 72.9K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Jbs Pork; Praxis Mid America; Ottumwa Generating Station; Cargill Corn Milling. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Iowa: Hol-Mac Corp P2; John Deere Power Products; Repligen Corp; Aaon 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: sec-Butyl alcohol; Ethylene glycol; Lead.
John Deere Ottumwa Works stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (96.0% air releases) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 72.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Hol-Mac Corp P2 and John Deere Power Products.
John Deere Ottumwa Works vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
73K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
John Deere Ottumwa Works: sec-Butyl alcohol-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, John Deere Ottumwa Works reports the 72nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: sec-Butyl alcohol alone is 95.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Hol-Mac Corp P2 and John Deere Power Products.
Concentrated means ≥60% of John Deere Ottumwa Works's pounds in one chemical - here sec-Butyl alcohol at 95.8%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- John Deere Ottumwa Works's total reported releases fell from 14.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Ottumwa Works's water releases fell from 78 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Ottumwa Works's off-site transfers fell from 14 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Ottumwa Works's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
John Deere Ottumwa Works Form-R facts
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See how John Deere Ottumwa Works stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
98% less than the comparison
50% 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 Ottumwa Works releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 72.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (13.9K lbs to 12.6K lbs).
John Deere Ottumwa Works: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows John Deere Ottumwa Works year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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: sec-Butyl alcohol.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 13.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 15.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 16.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 14.0K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 12.6K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| sec-Butyl alcohol | 69.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 2.9K lbs | - |
| Lead | 121 lbs | Carcinogen |
John Deere Ottumwa Works · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to John Deere Ottumwa Works
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Jbs Pork, Praxis Mid America, Ottumwa Generating Station, 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. Hol-Mac Corp P2, John Deere Power Products, Repligen Corp.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest John Deere Ottumwa Works on cumulative reported pounds (72.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Chromium Plating Co, Keystone Foods LLC - Alabama Div, Goliad Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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 sec-Butyl alcohol, Ethylene glycol, Lead; nearby reporters include Jbs Pork. John Deere Ottumwa Works stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Ottumwa Works TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead sec-Butyl alcohol) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
John Deere Ottumwa Works totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ottumwa, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333111 · Machinery. 1.7% of Wapello TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chromium Plating Co (Δ 37 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
John Deere Ottumwa Works stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead sec-Butyl alcohol. 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