EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Highwater Ethanol LLC
Lamberton, MN
- Total releases
- 76.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Highwater Ethanol LLC: how the 76.8K lbs splits
76.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 76.8K lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 2 lbs <0.1%
Highwater Ethanol LLC's 76.8K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Highwater Ethanol LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Lamberton, MN, in the chemicals sector. It reported 15.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 76.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 5,160 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. Highwater Ethanol LLC is pounds #118 and chemical-count #45 at 76.8K 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: Sanborn Manufacturing; Central Bi-Products; Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC; Actus Nutrition - Mountain Lake. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Minnesota: Nippon Paint Automotive Americas (npaa); Procter & Gamble Hair Care LLC; Ppg Industries Ohio Inc Circleville Oh; Ashland Specialty Ingredients G.p.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; n-Hexane; Methanol; Toluene.
Highwater Ethanol LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 76.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nippon Paint Automotive Americas (npaa) and Procter & Gamble Hair Care LLC.
Highwater Ethanol LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
77K lbs Top 20% higher than 80% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Highwater Ethanol LLC: Acetaldehyde-led volume
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Highwater Ethanol LLC reports the 1,057th-largest volume (76.8K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Acetaldehyde alone is 64.3% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 64.3% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Nippon Paint Automotive Americas (npaa) and Procter & Gamble Hair Care LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Highwater Ethanol LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Acetaldehyde at 64.3%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Highwater Ethanol LLC's total reported releases fell from 18.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Highwater Ethanol LLC's air releases fell from 18.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Highwater Ethanol LLC Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Highwater Ethanol LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 76.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 8% (17.0K lbs to 15.7K lbs).
Highwater Ethanol LLC: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Highwater Ethanol LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 8% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 11.3K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 13.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 18.8K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 15.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 49.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| n-Hexane | 15.2K lbs | - |
| Methanol | 12.2K lbs | - |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Formic acid | 0 lbs | - |
| Cyclohexane | 0 lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ethylene glycol | 0 lbs | - |
Highwater Ethanol LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Highwater Ethanol LLC
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Sanborn Manufacturing, Central Bi-Products, Poet Biorefining - Bingham Lake LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Nippon Paint Automotive Americas (npaa), Procter & Gamble Hair Care LLC, Ppg Industries Ohio Inc Circleville Oh.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Highwater Ethanol LLC on cumulative reported pounds (76.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Therm-O-Rock East Inc, Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Charter Next Generation - Massillon. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Therm-O-Rock East Inc Donora, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 76.8K lbs reported
- Saputo Cheese USA Inc Biscoe, NC · Food 76.9K lbs reported
- Charter Next Generation - Massillon Massillon, OH · Plastics and Rubber 76.7K lbs reported
- Nippon Paint Automotive Americas (npaa) Lansing, IL · Chemicals 76.9K 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 Acetaldehyde, n-Hexane, Methanol, Toluene; nearby reporters include Sanborn Manufacturing. Highwater Ethanol LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Highwater Ethanol LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Highwater Ethanol LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Lamberton, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 2.3% of Redwood TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Therm-O-Rock East Inc (Δ 29 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Highwater Ethanol LLC stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Acetaldehyde. 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