EPA TRI Facility · Food
North Country Dairy LLC
North Lawrence, NY · Parent: Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc
- Total releases
- 582.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
North Country Dairy LLC: how the 687.0K lbs splits
687.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 686.9K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 61 lbs <0.1%
North Country Dairy LLC's 687.0K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
North Country Dairy LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in North Lawrence, NY, in the food sector. It reported 104.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 582.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,774 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In New York's 581 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. North Country Dairy LLC is pounds #31 and chemical-count #246 at 582.3K lbs. St Lawrence Zinc Co Balmat 4 Mine & Mill leads reported pounds (9.7M lbs) at 10 chemicals (chemical-count #40). Norlite LLC leads chemical count at 93 chemicals (28.3K lbs, pounds #152). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alcoa USA Corp.; Norwood Mix Plant; Potters Industries LLC; Tosca - Canton New York. Similar-scale Food peers outside New York: Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130; Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida; Sanderson Farms Inc; Snyder's-Lance Inc.. Other Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc sites in this extract: Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc.; Upstate Farms Dairy LLC; Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc.; Upstate Farms Cultured Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Compare North Country Dairy LLC with
Nearest reporters in New York
- Alcoa USA Corp. Massena · 3.0M lbs
- Norwood Mix Plant Norwood · 6 lbs
- Potters Industries LLC Potsdam · 33 lbs
- Tosca - Canton New York Canton · 11 lbs
Similar-scale Food sites elsewhere: Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 (MT) · Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida (FL) · Sanderson Farms Inc (NC)
North Country Dairy LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 582.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida.
North Country Dairy LLC 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
North Country Dairy LLC: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, North Country Dairy LLC reports the 218th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11% of its sector. 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 New York include Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 and Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida.
Concentrated means ≥60% of North Country Dairy 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
- North Country Dairy LLC's total reported releases rose from 104.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 106.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- North Country Dairy LLC's water releases rose from 104.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 106.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
North Country Dairy LLC Form-R facts
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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 North Country Dairy LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 687.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 13% (121.0K lbs to 104.7K lbs).
North Country Dairy LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows North Country Dairy LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% from 2019 to 2024). 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 | 121.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 127.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 123.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 104.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 106.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 104.7K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 686.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 61 lbs | - |
North Country Dairy LLC · WATER-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in New York - including Alcoa USA Corp., Norwood Mix Plant, Potters Industries LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130, Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, Sanderson Farms Inc.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest North Country Dairy LLC on cumulative reported pounds (582.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Alloys Cleaning Inc, Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130, Rq Resins LLC. 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.
- Alloys Cleaning Inc Los Angeles, CA · Fabricated Metals 582.4K lbs reported
- Western Sugar COOPERATIVE.130130 Billings, MT · Food 582.2K lbs reported
- Rq Resins LLC Harrison City, PA · Chemicals 582.2K 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 Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc., Upstate Farms Dairy LLC, Upstate Niagara Cooperative Inc..
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 Alcoa USA Corp.. North Country Dairy LLC 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 North Country Dairy LLC 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.
North Country Dairy LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for North Lawrence, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 4.4% of St. Lawrence TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Alloys Cleaning Inc (Δ 92 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
North Country Dairy LLC 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