EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Coldspring
Cold Spring, MN · Parent: Coldspring
- Total releases
- 12.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Coldspring: how the 12.1K lbs splits
12.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 11.3K lbs 93.6%
- Air Releases 769 lbs 6.4%
Coldspring's 12.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 93.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Coldspring is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cold Spring, MN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 807 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 12.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,408 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. Coldspring is pounds #202 and chemical-count #190 at 12.1K lbs. 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant; Louisiana Pacific; Columbia Gear Corp; Acp - St. Joseph. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Minnesota: J Walter Miller Co; Howmet Castings & Services Inc.; Davis Wire Corp; Spokane Industries. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead compounds; Copper compounds.
Coldspring stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (93.6% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include J Walter Miller Co and Howmet Castings & Services Inc..
Coldspring vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Coldspring: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Coldspring reports the 718th-largest volume (12.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 86.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include J Walter Miller Co and Howmet Castings & Services Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Coldspring's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 86.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Coldspring's total reported releases fell from 878 lb in 2022 to 807 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Coldspring's off-site transfers fell from 713 lb in 2022 to 633 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Coldspring Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Coldspring releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 148% (325 lbs to 807 lbs).
Coldspring: 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 Coldspring year-over-year reported totals (increased by 148% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 325 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 139 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 9.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 878 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 807 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 10.5K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 528 lbs | - |
Coldspring · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Coldspring
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant, Louisiana Pacific, Columbia Gear Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. J Walter Miller Co, Howmet Castings & Services Inc., Davis Wire Corp.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Coldspring on cumulative reported pounds (12.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Dunmore International Corp, Reg Geismar LLC, Fusite Holdings Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International 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.
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 Copper, Lead compounds, Copper compounds; nearby reporters include Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant. Coldspring 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 Coldspring TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Coldspring totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cold Spring, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331529 · Primary Metals. 1.0% of Stearns TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Dunmore International Corp (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Coldspring stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper. 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