EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1
Camden, NY · Parent: International Wire Group Inc.
- Total releases
- 5.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1: how the 6.6K lbs splits
6.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 6.6K lbs 99.8%
- Water Discharges 11 lbs 0.2%
- Air Releases 4 lbs 0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1's 6.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Camden, NY, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.3K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 5.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 11,079 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. Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 is pounds #261 and chemical-count #304 at 5.3K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Omega Wire Inc-Owi Plant; Omega Wire Inc - Williamstown Facility; Germanium Corp of America; Worthington Steel Rome LLC. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside New York: Motor Wheel LLC; Zapp Precision Strip Inc.; Ptc Tubular Products LLC; Arconic US LLC. Other International Wire Group Inc. sites in this extract: Iwg Nest Inc- Boonville; Omega Wire Inc. - Jordan Plant; Omega Wire Inc-Sherrill Operations; International Wire Group - Camden Wire Facility. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper; Lead.
Compare Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 with
Nearest reporters in New York
- Omega Wire Inc-Owi Plant Camden · 3.1K lbs
- Omega Wire Inc - Williamstown Facility Williamstown · 3.3K lbs
- Germanium Corp of America Rome · 16 lbs
- Worthington Steel Rome LLC Rome · 169 lbs
Similar-scale Primary Metals sites elsewhere: Motor Wheel LLC (TN) · Zapp Precision Strip Inc. (MA) · Ptc Tubular Products LLC (IL)
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Motor Wheel LLC and Zapp Precision Strip Inc..
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.3K lbs Top 43% higher than 57% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1: Copper-led volume
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 reports the 830th-largest volume (5.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Copper alone is 99.0% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include Motor Wheel LLC and Zapp Precision Strip Inc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1's pounds in one chemical - here Copper at 99.0%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1's total reported releases fell from 857 lb in 2022 to 403 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1's off-site transfers fell from 853 lb in 2022 to 400 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
69% more than the comparison
2.0× more 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 Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 6.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 39% (2.1K lbs to 1.3K lbs).
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 39% 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: Copper.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 837 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 857 lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 403 lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1
Closest other reporters in New York - including Omega Wire Inc-Owi Plant, Omega Wire Inc - Williamstown Facility, Germanium Corp of America, ordered by distance.
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Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside New York - e.g. Motor Wheel LLC, Zapp Precision Strip Inc., Ptc Tubular Products LLC.
Compare beyond New York
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 on cumulative reported pounds (5.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include US Plating LP, Lavelle Industries Inc., Granite Creek Mine. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other International Wire Group Inc. Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Iwg Nest Inc- Boonville, Omega Wire Inc. - Jordan Plant, Omega Wire Inc-Sherrill Operations.
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 Copper, Lead; nearby reporters include Omega Wire Inc-Owi Plant. Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Camden, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 331420 · Primary Metals. 0.3% of Oneida TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Plating LP (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Omega Wire Inc.- Plant 1 stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Copper. 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