EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Bluewater Thermal Solutions
Benton Harbor, MI · Parent: Bwt LLC
- Total releases
- 1.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2022
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Bluewater Thermal Solutions: how the 1.1K lbs splits
1.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 1.1K lbs 100.0%
Bluewater Thermal Solutions's 1.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Bluewater Thermal Solutions is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Benton Harbor, MI, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 279 lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2022, and 1.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2022 reporting years. That ranks 13,656 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Bluewater Thermal Solutions is pounds #527 and chemical-count #702 at 1.1K lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Special-Lite Inc. -; Tech Nickel Inc; Thelamco Inc; Primetals Technologies USA LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Michigan: Norlen Inc.; Dayton Superior Corp; Vallourec Star LP; R&l Spring Co. Other Bwt LLC sites in this extract: Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2; Bluewater Thermal Solutions; Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Compare Bluewater Thermal Solutions with
Nearest reporters in Michigan
- Special-Lite Inc. - Benton Harbor · 2.5K lbs
- Tech Nickel Inc Benton Harbor · 137 lbs
- Thelamco Inc Benton Harbor · 625 lbs
- Primetals Technologies USA LLC Benton Harbor · 14 lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Norlen Inc. (WI) · Dayton Superior Corp (PA) · Vallourec Star LP (OH)
Bluewater Thermal Solutions stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.1K lbs (2019–2022). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Norlen Inc. and Dayton Superior Corp.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.1K lbs 47th percentile higher than 47% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Bluewater Thermal Solutions: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Bluewater Thermal Solutions reports the 1,715th-largest volume (1.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Michigan include Norlen Inc. and Dayton Superior Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Bluewater Thermal Solutions's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Bluewater Thermal Solutions releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2022, total releases decreased by 3% (288 lbs to 279 lbs).
Bluewater Thermal Solutions: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2022
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
What this shows Bluewater Thermal Solutions year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% from 2019 to 2022). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 288 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 288 lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 288 lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 279 lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2022). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 1.1K lbs | - |
Bluewater Thermal Solutions · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Bluewater Thermal Solutions
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Special-Lite Inc. -, Tech Nickel Inc, Thelamco Inc, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Bluewater Thermal Solutions on cumulative reported pounds (1.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Allmand Brothers, Norlen Inc., Electri-Flex. 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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Other Bwt LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Plant 2, Bluewater Thermal Solutions, Bluewater Thermal Solutions - Rockford.
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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Special-Lite Inc. -. Bluewater Thermal Solutions stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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 Bluewater Thermal Solutions TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Benton Harbor, MI, latest year 2022. Form-R rows span 2019–2022 (4 years). NAICS 332811 · Fabricated Metals. 0.3% of Berrien TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Allmand Brothers (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Bluewater Thermal Solutions stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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