EPA TRI Facility · Other
Federal Correctional Complex
Butner, NC · Parent: US Department of Justice
- Total releases
- 12.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Federal Correctional Complex: how the 12.2K lbs splits
12.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 12.2K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 7 lbs 0.1%
Federal Correctional Complex's 12.2K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
Federal Correctional Complex is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Butner, NC, in the other sector. It reported 2.1K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 12.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,390 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Carolina's 787 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Federal Correctional Complex is pounds #299 and chemical-count #559 at 12.2K lbs. Befesa Zinc Metal LLC leads reported pounds (43.1M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #158). Pcs Phosphate Co Inc leads chemical count at 29 chemicals (22.9M lbs, pounds #2). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: U.S. Army National Guard Camp Butner Range; Altec Industries Inc.; Pallet One of Butner; Santa Fe Natural Tobacco Co. Similar-scale Other peers outside North Carolina: US Army National Guard Marseilles Training Center Ranges; US Dod Usaf Vandenberg Afb; US Army National Guard Camp Gruber Range; US Army National Guard Camp McCain Ranges. Other US Department of Justice sites in this extract: Fci el Reno; Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute; Federal Correctional Complex - Tucson; Federal Correctional Complex. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
Federal Correctional Complex stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (99.9% land disposal) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 12.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Army National Guard Marseilles Training Center Ranges and US Dod Usaf Vandenberg Afb.
Federal Correctional Complex vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 36% higher than 64% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Federal Correctional Complex: Lead-led volume
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, Federal Correctional Complex reports the 232nd-largest volume (12.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside North Carolina include US Army National Guard Marseilles Training Center Ranges and US Dod Usaf Vandenberg Afb.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Federal Correctional Complex's pounds in one chemical - here Lead at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Federal Correctional Complex's total reported releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Federal Correctional Complex's land releases fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Federal Correctional Complex Form-R facts
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See how Federal Correctional Complex stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
71% less than the comparison
67% 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 Federal Correctional Complex releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 12.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 14% (1.9K lbs to 2.1K lbs).
Federal Correctional Complex: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Federal Correctional Complex year-over-year reported totals (increased by 14% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 3.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 2.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 2.1K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 12.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
Federal Correctional Complex · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Federal Correctional Complex
Closest other reporters in North Carolina - including U.S. Army National Guard Camp Butner Range, Altec Industries Inc., Pallet One of Butner, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 786 other reporting facilities in North Carolina.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Carolina - e.g. US Army National Guard Marseilles Training Center Ranges, US Dod Usaf Vandenberg Afb, US Army National Guard Camp Gruber Range.
Compare beyond North Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Federal Correctional Complex on cumulative reported pounds (12.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC, Request Foods Coldquest, Magna-Engineered Glass. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other US Department of Justice Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Fci el Reno, Federal Correctional Complex Terre Haute, Federal Correctional Complex - Tucson.
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 Lead; nearby reporters include U.S. Army National Guard Camp Butner Range. Federal Correctional Complex stamps LIGHT 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.
Use and verify this record
This Federal Correctional Complex TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Federal Correctional Complex totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Butner, NC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 922140 · Other. 1.2% of Granville TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Conagra Foods Packaged Foods LLC (Δ 2 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Federal Correctional Complex stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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