EPA TRI Facility · Food
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130
Billings, MT · Parent: Western Sugar Cooperative
- Total releases
- 582.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130: how the 582.2K lbs splits
582.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 492.8K lbs 84.6%
- Land Disposal 52.1K lbs 9.0%
- Water Discharges 37.3K lbs 6.4%
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130's 582.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 84.6% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 9.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Billings, MT, in the food sector. It reported 106.0K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 582.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,775 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Montana's 67 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 is pounds #12 and chemical-count #23 at 582.2K lbs. Montana Resources LLC leads reported pounds (215.2M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #11). Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery leads chemical count at 39 chemicals (465.0K lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Jupiter Sulphur LLC; Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery; Quikrete - Montana Plant; Cityservicevalcon LLC Billings Bulk Facility. Similar-scale Food peers outside Montana: North Country Dairy LLC; Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida; Sanderson Farms Inc; Snyder's-Lance Inc.. Other Western Sugar Cooperative sites in this extract: Western Sugar Cooperative; Western Sugar Cooperative; Western Sugar Cooperative Lovell Factory. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Lead And Lead Compounds.
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (84.6% air releases) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 582.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include North Country Dairy LLC and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida.
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
582K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 in the Food sector extract
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 reports the 219th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.1% of its sector. Scale peers outside Montana include North Country Dairy LLC and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida.
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
- Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130's total reported releases rose from 99.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 106.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130's land releases rose from 0 lb in 2022 to 15.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130's water releases rose from 4.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 6.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130's air releases fell from 94.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 84.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 582.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (160.3K lbs to 106.0K lbs).
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 160.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 89.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 127.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 99.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 106.0K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 339.6K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 193.4K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 47.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 254 lbs | - |
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130
Closest other reporters in Montana - including Jupiter Sulphur LLC, Phillips 66 Co Billings Refinery, Quikrete - Montana Plant, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 66 other reporting facilities in Montana.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Montana - e.g. North Country Dairy LLC, Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, Sanderson Farms Inc.
Compare beyond Montana
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 on cumulative reported pounds (582.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Rq Resins LLC, North Country Dairy LLC, Alloys Cleaning Inc. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico 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.
- Rq Resins LLC Harrison City, PA · Chemicals 582.2K lbs reported
- North Country Dairy LLC North Lawrence, NY · Food 582.3K lbs reported
- Alloys Cleaning Inc Los Angeles, CA · Fabricated Metals 582.4K lbs reported
- Zekelman Industries Co DBA Wheatland Tube Co-Council Wheatland, PA · Primary Metals 582.7K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Western Sugar Cooperative Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Western Sugar Cooperative, Western Sugar Cooperative, Western Sugar Cooperative Lovell Factory.
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 Ammonia, Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Jupiter Sulphur LLC. Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Billings, MT, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311313 · Food. 16.9% of Yellowstone TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rq Resins LLC (Δ 58 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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