EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Valley Plating Inc.
Rock Valley, IA
- Total releases
- 1.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valley Plating Inc.: how the 1.5K lbs splits
1.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 1.0K lbs 71.7%
- Air Releases 413 lbs 28.3%
Valley Plating Inc.'s 1.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 71.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 28.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Valley Plating Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rock Valley, IA, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 179 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 1.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 13,280 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. Valley Plating Inc. is pounds #299 and chemical-count #378 at 1.5K 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: Siouxland Energy Cooperative; Pella Corp Sioux Center Operations; Groschopp Inc.; Perdue Foods LLC - Sioux Preme Packing Co. Center Plant. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Iowa: Philson Inc; Celeros Flow Technology; Hypertherm Inc; Englert Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Valley Plating Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (71.7% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Philson Inc and Celeros Flow Technology.
Valley Plating Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.5K lbs 49th percentile higher than 49% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valley Plating Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Valley Plating Inc. reports the 1,663rd-largest volume (1.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Philson Inc and Celeros Flow Technology.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Valley Plating Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valley Plating Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 336 lb in 2022 to 179 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valley Plating Inc.'s air releases fell from 136 lb in 2022 to 35 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valley Plating Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 200 lb in 2022 to 144 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valley Plating Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valley Plating Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (229 lbs to 179 lbs).
Valley Plating Inc.: 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 Valley Plating Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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 | 229 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 357 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 360 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 336 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 179 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
Valley Plating Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Siouxland Energy Cooperative, Pella Corp Sioux Center Operations, Groschopp Inc., ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valley Plating Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (1.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Flint Cps Inks N.a. LLC, John W Stone Oil Distributor Venice Fuel Dock, Dresser-Rand. 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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Siouxland Energy Cooperative. Valley Plating Inc. 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 Valley Plating Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valley Plating Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rock Valley, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332813 · Fabricated Metals. 0.5% of Sioux TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Flint Cps Inks N.a. LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valley Plating Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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