EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility
Cottage Grove, MN · Parent: 3M Co
- Total releases
- 3.0M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 72
- Carcinogens
- 18
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility: how the 3.0M lbs splits
3.0M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 2.4M lbs 82.2%
- Air Releases 342.9K lbs 11.5%
- Off-site Transfers 186.0K lbs 6.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility's 3.0M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 82.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 11.5%. 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.
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CARC-LEAN
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cottage Grove, MN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 691.2K lbs of releases across 26 chemicals in 2023, and 3.0M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 646 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Minnesota's 459 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds (21.5M lbs) at 24 chemicals (chemical-count #4). 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads chemical count at 72 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #8). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lsp - Cottage Grove LP; Advance Corp; Ega Spectro Alloys; Hawkins Inc. - Rosemount. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Minnesota: Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC; Lsb Chemical LLC; Dow Silicones Corp; Venator Chemicals LLC. Other 3M Co sites in this extract: 3M Co - Tonawanda; 3M Co - Little Rock; 3M Co-Hutchinson; 3M Chemical Operations' Decatur Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Sodium nitrite; Toluene; Methanol.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Minnesota TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=459)
- 3M Chemical Operatio...
- Xcel Energy Sherburn... 24
What this shows 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility leads Minnesota chemical count. Xcel Energy Sherburne County Generating Plant leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #4. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (82.2% water discharges) across 72 chemicals · 18 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.0M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC and Lsb Chemical LLC.
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.0M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility inside Washington's TRI pounds
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility reports the 122nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 51.9% of every pound reported in Washington. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 64.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC and Lsb Chemical LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Washington's reported pounds (5.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility's total reported releases rose from 270.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 691.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility's water releases rose from 180.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 579.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility's off-site transfers rose from 27.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 43.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility's air releases rose from 61.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 67.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility Form-R facts
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72.0× more than the comparison
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.0M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 16% (818.6K lbs to 691.2K lbs).
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023
What this shows 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 16% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 818.6K lbs | 53 |
| 2020 | 827.3K lbs | 50 |
| 2021 | 364.8K lbs | 51 |
| 2022 | 270.2K lbs | 26 |
| 2023 | 691.2K lbs | 26 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 18 of 72 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Lsp - Cottage Grove LP, Advance Corp, Ega Spectro Alloys, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Sabic Innovative Plastics US LLC, Lsb Chemical LLC, Dow Silicones Corp.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility on cumulative reported pounds (3.0M lbs) and distinct chemical count (72). Release-pound peers include Manitowoc Public Utilities, Westlake US 2 LLC, McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant. Chemical-count peers include Eq Detroit Inc, Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn, US Ecology Idaho 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.
- Manitowoc Public Utilities Manitowoc, WI · Electric Utilities 3.0M lbs reported
- Westlake US 2 LLC Westlake, LA · Electric Utilities 3.0M lbs reported
- McDonough/atkinson Steam Electric Generating Plant Atlanta, GA · Electric Utilities 3.0M lbs reported
- Alcoa USA Corp. Massena, NY · Primary Metals 3.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other 3M Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including 3M Co - Tonawanda, 3M Co - Little Rock, 3M Co-Hutchinson.
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), Sodium nitrite, Toluene, Methanol; nearby reporters include Lsp - Cottage Grove LP. 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CARC-LEAN · 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.
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cottage Grove, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325998 · Chemicals. 51.9% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Manitowoc Public Utilities (Δ 8.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
3M Chemical Operations' Cottage Grove Facility stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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