EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry
Waterloo, IA · Parent: Deere & Co
- Total releases
- 963.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry: how the 963.2K lbs splits
963.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 707.6K lbs 73.5%
- Air Releases 194.7K lbs 20.2%
- Water Discharges 60.9K lbs 6.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry's 963.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 73.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waterloo, IA, in the machinery sector. It reported 347.6K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 963.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,338 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 Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry is pounds #33 and chemical-count #15 at 963.2K 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: Northland Products Co; Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations; Hydrite Chemical Co.; Kent Nutrition Group Inc. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside Iowa: Doosan Turbomachinery Services; The Lincoln Electric Co; Caterpillar Reman Div; Union Electric Steel Corp. Other Deere & Co sites in this extract: John Deere Harvester Works East Moline; John Deere Des Moines Works; John Deere Horicon Works-Dt; John Deere Davenport Works. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Benzene; Manganese compounds.
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (73.5% off-site transfers) across 17 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 963.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Doosan Turbomachinery Services and The Lincoln Electric Co.
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
963K lbs Top 5% higher than 95% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry inside Black Hawk's TRI pounds
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry reports the 9th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 42.4% of every pound reported in Black Hawk. Scale peers outside Iowa include Doosan Turbomachinery Services and The Lincoln Electric Co.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Black Hawk's reported pounds (2.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry's total reported releases rose from 224.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 347.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry's off-site transfers rose from 153.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 278.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry's water releases fell from 12.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 13 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 963.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 188% (120.5K lbs to 347.6K lbs).
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry year-over-year reported totals (increased by 188% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 120.5K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 122.9K lbs | 12 |
| 2021 | 147.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 224.8K lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 347.6K lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 319.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 216.6K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 87.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese compounds | 55.5K lbs | - |
| Copper | 54.1K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 50.3K lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 47.1K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chromium | 32.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 31.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 26.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 13.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 13.3K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 12.4K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 901 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 143 lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 14 lbs | - |
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Northland Products Co, Masterbrand Cabinets Waterloo Operations, Hydrite Chemical Co., 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. Doosan Turbomachinery Services, The Lincoln Electric Co, Caterpillar Reman Div.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry on cumulative reported pounds (963.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include Coast Plating Inc, U.S. Tva Bull Run Fossil Plant, Tyson Farms Inc-Processing. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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 Harvester Works East Moline, John Deere Des Moines Works, John Deere Horicon Works-Dt.
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 Zinc compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Benzene, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Northland Products Co. John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry stamps MID 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 John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waterloo, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333111 · Machinery. 42.4% of Black Hawk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Coast Plating Inc (Δ 451 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
John Deere Waterloo Works Drivetrain Operations and Foundry stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds. 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