EPA TRI Facility · Food
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant
Cold Spring, MN · Parent: Jbs USA Food Co
- Total releases
- 142.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant: how the 142.1K lbs splits
142.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 116.3K lbs 81.8%
- Air Releases 25.8K lbs 18.2%
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant's 142.1K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 81.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 18.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cold Spring, MN, in the food sector. It reported 20.9K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 142.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,855 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. Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant is pounds #84 and chemical-count #173 at 142.1K 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: Coldspring; Acp - St. Joseph; Knife River St. Joseph Ready Mix; Cemstone - St. Cloud. Similar-scale Food peers outside Minnesota: Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant; North Dakota Mill; Saputo Cheese USA Inc.; Fage USA Dairy Industry Inc. Other Jbs USA Food Co sites in this extract: Jbs/swift Pork Co; Jbs Plainwell; Swift Pork; Pilgrim's Pride Enterprise Processing Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Peracetic acid.
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (81.8% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 142.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant and North Dakota Mill.
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
142K lbs Top 15% higher than 85% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant reports the 427th-largest volume, placing it in the top 21.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 80.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Minnesota include Pilgrim's Pride Corp de Queen Processing Plant and North Dakota Mill.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 80.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant's total reported releases fell from 33.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 20.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant's air releases fell from 9.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant's water releases fell from 23.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 16.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 142.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 46% (38.4K lbs to 20.9K lbs).
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 46% 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 | 38.4K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 18.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 30.7K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 33.5K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 20.9K lbs | 3 |
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) | 114.3K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 15.3K lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 12.5K lbs | - |
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant · WATER-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Minnesota - including Coldspring, Acp - St. Joseph, Knife River St. Joseph Ready Mix, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant on cumulative reported pounds (142.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Astemo Americas Inc., Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC, Ppg Industries Ohio Inc - Delaware. 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.
- Astemo Americas Inc. Findlay, OH · Transportation Equipment 142.1K lbs reported
- Altivia Specialty Chemicals LLC La Porte, TX · Chemicals 142.0K lbs reported
- Ppg Industries Ohio Inc - Delaware Delaware, OH · Chemicals 142.0K lbs reported
- Dal-Tile Tennessee LLC DBA Dal- Tile Tennessee Old Columbia Dickson, TN · Printing 141.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Jbs USA Food Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jbs/swift Pork Co, Jbs Plainwell, Swift Pork.
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), Ammonia, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Coldspring. Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant stamps MID volume · WATER 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 Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant TRI extract (MID · WATER · 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.
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cold Spring, MN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311615 · Food. 11.8% of Stearns TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Astemo Americas Inc. (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Pilgrim's Cold Springs Processing Plant stamps MID volume · WATER 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