EPA TRI Facility · Food
Kemps LLC
Farmington, MN · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 10.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Kemps LLC: how the 10.9K lbs splits
10.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 10.9K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 20 lbs 0.2%
Kemps LLC's 10.9K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Kemps LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Farmington, MN, in the food sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 10.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,641 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. Kemps LLC is pounds #208 and chemical-count #257 at 10.9K 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: Valmont Industries Inc; Cemstone - Rosemount Umore; Tcc Materials Rosemount; Flint Hills Resources Pine Bend LLC. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Central Valley Cheese; Rochelle Foods LLC; Cargill Feed & Nutrition Sioux City; Producers Dairy Foods Inc.. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Dairiconcepts L.P.; Portales Dairy Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Kemps LLC stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Central Valley Cheese and Rochelle Foods LLC.
Kemps LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Kemps LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Kemps LLC reports the 931st-largest volume (10.9K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is more than 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Central Valley Cheese and Rochelle Foods LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Kemps LLC's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at more than 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Kemps LLC's total reported releases rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kemps LLC's air releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Kemps LLC's off-site transfers rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Kemps LLC Form-R facts
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See how Kemps LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
92% less than the comparison
2.0× more than the comparison
Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.
How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Kemps LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (3.0K lbs to 2.6K lbs).
Kemps LLC: 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 Kemps LLC 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 | 3.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 3.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.6K 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) | 10.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 10 lbs | - |
Kemps LLC · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Kemps LLC
Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Valmont Industries Inc, Cemstone - Rosemount Umore, Tcc Materials Rosemount, 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. Central Valley Cheese, Rochelle Foods LLC, Cargill Feed & Nutrition Sioux City.
Compare beyond Minnesota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Kemps LLC on cumulative reported pounds (10.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant, Amz Manufacturing, Missouri Valley Steel Co. 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.
- Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant Karnes City, TX · Plastics and Rubber 10.9K lbs reported
- Amz Manufacturing York, PA · Fabricated Metals 10.9K lbs reported
- Missouri Valley Steel Co Sioux City, IA · Fabricated Metals 10.9K lbs reported
- Verdesian Life Sciences Pasco, WA · Chemicals 10.9K 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., Dairiconcepts L.P..
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 Valmont Industries Inc. Kemps LLC 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.
Use and verify this record
This Kemps LLC TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
Kemps LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Farmington, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 0.1% of Dakota TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Lf Manufacturing Inc - Riddleville Plant (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Kemps LLC stamps LIGHT 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