EPA TRI Facility · Other

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal

Watervliet, NY · Parent: US Department of Defense

Total releases
308.4K lbs
Chemicals reported
7
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal: how the 363.3K lbs splits

363.3K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 362.9K lbs 99.9%
  • Water Discharges 275 lbs 0.1%
  • Air Releases 167 lbs <0.1%
  • Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal's 363.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

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 OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Watervliet, NY, in the other sector. It reported 54.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2024, and 308.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 2,543 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. US Army - Watervliet Arsenal is pounds #47 and chemical-count #69 at 308.4K 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: Hartchrom Inc; Saint-Gobain Abrasives; Ross Precision Manufacturing; Honeywell International Inc. Similar-scale Other peers outside New York: U.S. Army Fort McCoy Range Facility; US Doe Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Carbo Ceramics Inc - Eufaula Facility; U.S. Dod Usaf Eglin Afb Fl. Other US Department of Defense sites in this extract: U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant; US Army Holston Army Ammunition Plant; McIeast-Mcb Camlej Main Facility; US Marine Corps Mcb Camp Pendleton. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium; Lead; Manganese.

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US Army - Watervliet Arsenal stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 308.4K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Army Fort McCoy Range Facility and US Doe Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

#2,543 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 9.8% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

308K lbs Top 10% higher than 90% 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 Army - Watervliet Arsenal: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)-led volume

Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, US Army - Watervliet Arsenal reports the 70th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) alone is 61.7% of the total. Scale peers outside New York include U.S. Army Fort McCoy Range Facility and US Doe Oak Ridge National Laboratory.

Concentrated means ≥60% of US Army - Watervliet Arsenal's pounds in one chemical - here Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) at 61.7%. Not a toxicity score.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • US Army - Watervliet Arsenal's total reported releases fell from 85.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • US Army - Watervliet Arsenal's off-site transfers fell from 85.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 55.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal Form-R facts

Sector
Other
MID volume
308.4K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-LEAN chem count
7 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

Compare this facility

See how US Army - Watervliet Arsenal stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
US Army - Watervliet Arsenal
308.4K lbs
Hartchrom Inc
6.3K lbs

49.1× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
US Army - Watervliet Arsenal
7
Hartchrom Inc
1

7.0× 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 US Army - Watervliet Arsenal releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 363.3K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 362.9K lbs (99.9%)
Water Discharges 275 lbs (0.1%)
Air Releases 167 lbs (<0.1%)
Land Disposal 0 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 5% (52.5K lbs to 54.9K lbs).

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2024

million lbs

What this shows US Army - Watervliet Arsenal year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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: Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 52.5K lbs 6
2020 16.4K lbs 3
2021 97.8K lbs 6
2022 85.8K lbs 5
2023 55.9K lbs 5
2024 54.9K lbs 5

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 224.2K lbs -
Chromium 58.9K lbs -
Lead 41.6K lbs Carcinogen
Manganese 22.6K lbs -
Cadmium 12.0K lbs Carcinogen
Nickel 3.6K lbs Carcinogen
Barium 422 lbs -

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal · OFFSITE-pathway site

Watervliet, NY
42.7223, -73.7065
County TRI context
Albany · 13.1% of county pounds
Parent company
US Department of Defense

Compare beyond New York

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Army - Watervliet Arsenal on cumulative reported pounds (308.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Aurora Metals Div LLC, Latham Pool Products Inc D/b/a Viking Pools-Tx, Industrial Service Oil Co. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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 Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium, Lead, Manganese; nearby reporters include Hartchrom Inc. US Army - Watervliet Arsenal stamps MID 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.

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This US Army - Watervliet Arsenal TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Watervliet, NY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 928110 · Other. 13.1% of Albany TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Aurora Metals Div LLC (Δ 32 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

US Army - Watervliet Arsenal stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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