EPA TRI Facility · Nonmetallic Mineral Product
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake
Forest Lake, MN · Parent: Knife River Corp
- Total releases
- 294 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake: how the 294 lbs splits
294 lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 294 lbs 100.0%
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake's 294 lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal 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).
TRACE volume LAND pathway CLEAN
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Forest Lake, MN, in the nonmetallic mineral product sector. It reported 72 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 294 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,387 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. Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake is pounds #325 and chemical-count #201 at 294 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: Sunrise Fiberglass of Minnesota LLC; Cemstone - Columbus; Inliner Solutions LLC; Forterra Pipe & Precast - Stacy. Similar-scale Nonmetallic Mineral Product peers outside Minnesota: Holcim Wcr Inc Firestone Ready Mix Plant; Linnton; U.S. Gypsum Co; Agc Automotive Americas. Other Knife River Corp sites in this extract: Kirtland Concrete; Knife River-Madison Street; Knife River-Rice Street; Knife River Albertville Ready Mix. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead; Mercury.
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake stamps TRACE volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 294 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Holcim Wcr Inc Firestone Ready Mix Plant and Linnton.
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
294 lbs 41st percentile higher than 41% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake in the Nonmetallic Mineral Product sector extract
Among the 3,265 Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities in this database, Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake reports the 771st-largest volume, placing it in the top 23.6% of its sector. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Holcim Wcr Inc Firestone Ready Mix Plant and Linnton.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake's total reported releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 72 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 72 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake's chemicals reported rose from 2 in 2022 to 3 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 294 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 68% (222 lbs to 72 lbs).
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 68% 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 | 222 lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 72 lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 294 lbs | - |
| Lead | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury | 0 lbs | - |
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake · LAND-pathway site
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Similar Nonmetallic Mineral Product Facilities
Other Nonmetallic Mineral Product facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Minnesota - e.g. Holcim Wcr Inc Firestone Ready Mix Plant, Linnton, U.S. Gypsum Co.
Other Knife River Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kirtland Concrete, Knife River-Madison Street, Knife River-Rice Street.
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), Lead, Mercury; nearby reporters include Sunrise Fiberglass of Minnesota LLC. Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake stamps TRACE volume · LAND 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 Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake TRI extract (TRACE · LAND · 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.
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Forest Lake, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 327320 · Nonmetallic Mineral Product. 0.0% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Chase Corp-Pittsburgh (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Knife River Corp N Central Forest Lake stamps TRACE volume · LAND 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