EPA TRI Facility · Hazardous Waste

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant

Carlsbad, NM · Parent: US Department of Energy

Total releases
225.3K lbs
Chemicals reported
9
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: how the 225.3K lbs splits

225.3K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 207.7K lbs 92.2%
  • Off-site Transfers 13.1K lbs 5.8%
  • Air Releases 4.5K lbs 2.0%

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's 225.3K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 92.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 5.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Trichloroethylene.

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.

MID volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Carlsbad, NM, in the hazardous waste sector. It reported 7.3K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 225.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,038 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New Mexico's 97 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant is pounds #20 and chemical-count #18 at 225.3K lbs. Dark Horse Treating Facility leads reported pounds (131.3M lbs) at 1 chemicals (chemical-count #82). Hollyfrontier Navajo Refining LLC - Artesia Refinery leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (1.2M lbs, pounds #14). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Senergy Petroleum - Carlsbad Bulk Plant; Coastal Chemical Co. Llc- Loving; Black River Processing Plant; Sendero Carlsbad Plant. Similar-scale Hazardous Waste peers outside New Mexico: Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Bridgeport LLC; Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom); Berg Lacquer Co; Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC. Other US Department of Energy sites in this extract: Nnsa Y-12 National Security Complex; US Doe Hanford Site; US Doe Idaho National Laboratory Site; U.S. Doe Savannah River Ops. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Trichloroethylene; 1,1,1-Trichloroethane; Carbon tetrachloride; Lead And Lead Compounds.

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US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (92.2% land disposal) across 9 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 225.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Bridgeport LLC and Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom).

#3,038 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

225K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R

Among the 261 Hazardous Waste facilities in this database, US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant reports the 73rd-largest volume (225.3K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 66.0% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside New Mexico include Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Bridgeport LLC and Safety-Kleen Systems Romulus (rom).

Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (66.0% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's total reported releases fell from 18.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's off-site transfers fell from 4.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant's land releases fell from 14.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Hazardous Waste
MID volume
225.3K lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-HEAVY chem count
9 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Trichloroethylene

Compare this facility

See how US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
225.3K lbs
Senergy Petroleum - Carlsbad Bulk Plant
8.1K lbs

27.9× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant
9
Senergy Petroleum - Carlsbad Bulk Plant
11

18% less 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 US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 225.3K lbs.

Land Disposal 207.7K lbs (92.2%)
Off-site Transfers 13.1K lbs (5.8%)
Air Releases 4.5K lbs (2.0%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 96% (181.3K lbs to 7.3K lbs).

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 96% 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: Trichloroethylene.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 181.3K lbs 6
2020 12.9K lbs 2
2021 5.4K lbs 3
2022 18.5K lbs 3
2023 7.3K lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Trichloroethylene 121.9K lbs Carcinogen
1,1,1-Trichloroethane 26.9K lbs -
Carbon tetrachloride 25.5K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 25.1K lbs -
Lead compounds 24.6K lbs -
Polychlorinated biphenyls 1.2K lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 52 lbs -
Mercury compounds 50 lbs -
Mercury 12 lbs -

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant · LAND-pathway site

Carlsbad, NM
32.4091, -104.2310
County TRI context
Eddy · 1.0% of county pounds
Parent company
US Department of Energy

Compare beyond New Mexico

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant on cumulative reported pounds (225.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Seci Midulla Generating Station, Mercedes-Benz Vans LLC, Teijin Automotive Technologies - North Baltimore. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Trichloroethylene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Carbon tetrachloride, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Senergy Petroleum - Carlsbad Bulk Plant. US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant stamps MID volume · LAND 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.

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This US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant TRI extract (MID · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Trichloroethylene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Carlsbad, NM, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 562211 · Hazardous Waste. 1.0% of Eddy TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Seci Midulla Generating Station (Δ 75 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

US Doe Waste Isolation Pilot Plant stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Trichloroethylene. 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