EPA TRI Facility · Paper
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC
Madawaska, ME
- Total releases
- 222.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC: how the 261.3K lbs splits
261.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 260.1K lbs 99.5%
- Off-site Transfers 963 lbs 0.4%
- Air Releases 242 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC's 261.3K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
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 WATER pathway TRACE-CARC
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Madawaska, ME, in the paper sector. It reported 38.9K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2024, and 222.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,063 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Maine's 81 reporting TRI sites, Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations leads both reported pounds (10.6M lbs) and chemical count (31 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: McCrum Washburn Plant; Huber Engineered Woods LLC; McCain Foods USA Inc; Daaquam Lumber Maine Inc.. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Maine: Loparex LLC; Arclin Surfaces LLC; Appvion LLC; Avery Dennison Fasson Roll Na. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Lead; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.5% water discharges) across 5 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 222.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Loparex LLC and Arclin Surfaces LLC.
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
222K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC reports the 147th-largest volume (222.4K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 82.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Maine include Loparex LLC and Arclin Surfaces LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 82.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC's total reported releases fell from 58.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC's off-site transfers fell from 947 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC's air releases fell from 238 lb in 2022 to 1 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC's water releases fell from 57.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 261.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 25% (51.7K lbs to 38.9K lbs).
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 25% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 51.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 34.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 34.2K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 58.5K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 43.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2024 | 38.9K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 2 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 214.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 45.5K lbs | - |
| Lead | 982 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 38 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 3 lbs | - |
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC
Closest other reporters in Maine - including McCrum Washburn Plant, Huber Engineered Woods LLC, McCain Foods USA Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Maine - e.g. Loparex LLC, Arclin Surfaces LLC, Appvion LLC.
Compare beyond Maine
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC on cumulative reported pounds (222.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S. Inc., Marquis Hot Tubs LLC, Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. 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.
- Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S. Inc. Pueblo, CO · Chemicals 222.4K lbs reported
- Marquis Hot Tubs LLC Independence, OR · Plastics and Rubber 222.5K lbs reported
- Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp Burlington, IA · Fabricated Metals 222.2K lbs reported
- Brenntag Mid-South Charlotte, NC · Chemical Wholesalers 222.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Lead, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include McCrum Washburn Plant. Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC stamps MID volume · WATER 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 Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC TRI extract (MID · WATER · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Madawaska, ME, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 2.2% of Aroostook TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Fujifilm Electronic Materials U.S. Inc. (Δ 21 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Twin Rivers Paper Co LLC stamps MID volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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