EPA TRI Facility · Food
Dairiconcepts L.P.
Zumbrota, MN · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 172.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Dairiconcepts L.P.: how the 172.2K lbs splits
172.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 172.2K lbs 100.0%
Dairiconcepts L.P.'s 172.2K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Dairiconcepts L.P. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Zumbrota, MN, in the food sector. It reported 33.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 172.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,505 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. Dairiconcepts L.P. is pounds #71 and chemical-count #229 at 172.2K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lincoln Industries of Minnesota Inc.; Land O Lakes - Pine Island; Plymold (615 Kenyon); Henkel US Operations Corp. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: California Dairies Inc Visalia; Amick Farms LLC; Darling Ingredients Inc - Ward Facility; Tyson Farms Inc. River Valley Ingredients - Cuthbert. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Portales Dairy Products LLC; St. Paul Beverage Solutions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Dairiconcepts L.P. stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 172.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include California Dairies Inc Visalia and Amick Farms LLC.
Dairiconcepts L.P. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
172K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dairiconcepts L.P.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Dairiconcepts L.P. reports the 395th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include California Dairies Inc Visalia and Amick Farms LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dairiconcepts L.P.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dairiconcepts L.P.'s total reported releases rose from 27.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dairiconcepts L.P.'s off-site transfers rose from 27.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 33.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dairiconcepts L.P. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dairiconcepts L.P. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 172.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (38.5K lbs to 33.7K lbs).
Dairiconcepts L.P.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Dairiconcepts L.P. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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 | 38.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 35.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 37.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 27.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 33.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 172.2K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Dairiconcepts L.P. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Dairiconcepts L.P.
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Lincoln Industries of Minnesota Inc., Land O Lakes - Pine Island, Plymold (615 Kenyon), ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 458 other reporting facilities in Minnesota.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. California Dairies Inc Visalia, Amick Farms LLC, Darling Ingredients Inc - Ward Facility.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dairiconcepts L.P. on cumulative reported pounds (172.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Bayport Polymers LLC, Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp - Zanesvi Lle Works, Latham Gas Plant. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Bayport Polymers LLC Port Arthur, TX · Chemicals 172.1K lbs reported
- Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp - Zanesvi Lle Works Zanesville, OH · Primary Metals 172.1K lbs reported
- Latham Gas Plant Platteville, CO · Natural Gas Processing 172.0K lbs reported
- Oxy Vinyls LP Deer Park-Vcm Plant Deer Park, TX · Chemicals 172.4K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Portales Dairy Products LLC.
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), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Lincoln Industries of Minnesota Inc.. Dairiconcepts L.P. stamps MID 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.
Use and verify this record
This Dairiconcepts L.P. TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · 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.
Dairiconcepts L.P. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Zumbrota, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 15.2% of Goodhue TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bayport Polymers LLC (Δ 31 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dairiconcepts L.P. stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · 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