EPA TRI Facility · Food
Cass Clay Creamery Inc
Fargo, ND · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 14.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Cass Clay Creamery Inc: how the 14.0K lbs splits
14.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 13.9K lbs 99.8%
- Air Releases 25 lbs 0.2%
Cass Clay Creamery Inc's 14.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Cass Clay Creamery Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Fargo, ND, in the food sector. It reported 2.8K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 14.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,059 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Cnh Industrial America LLC; Northern Plains Steel Co; Holcim - Mwr Inc. Fargo Ready Mix; Truenorth Steel - Fargo. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Dakota: Darling Ingredients Knoxville Facility; Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp; Conagra Foods - Sylvester; Rockview Dairies Inc. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc; Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Dairiconcepts L.P.; Portales Dairy Products LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Cass Clay Creamery Inc stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.8% off-site transfers) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Darling Ingredients Knoxville Facility and Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Cass Clay Creamery Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
14K lbs Top 35% higher than 65% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Cass Clay Creamery Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Cass Clay Creamery Inc reports the 879th-largest volume (14.0K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include Darling Ingredients Knoxville Facility and Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Cass Clay Creamery Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 99.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Cass Clay Creamery Inc's total reported releases fell from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Cass Clay Creamery Inc's off-site transfers fell from 3.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Cass Clay Creamery Inc Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Cass Clay Creamery Inc stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
6.2× more than the comparison
60% 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 Cass Clay Creamery Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 22% (3.6K lbs to 2.8K lbs).
Cass Clay Creamery Inc: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Cass Clay Creamery Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 22% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 3.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 4.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 3.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 2.8K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 13.9K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 20 lbs | - |
Cass Clay Creamery Inc · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Cass Clay Creamery Inc
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Cnh Industrial America LLC, Northern Plains Steel Co, Holcim - Mwr Inc. Fargo Ready Mix, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 93 other reporting facilities in North Dakota.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. Darling Ingredients Knoxville Facility, Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp, Conagra Foods - Sylvester.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Cass Clay Creamery Inc on cumulative reported pounds (14.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Bayou Holdco Inc, Clarios Aps Production Inc, Enable Products/clinton Natural Gas Processing Plant. 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.
- Bayou Holdco Inc New Iberia, LA · Fabricated Metals 13.9K lbs reported
- Clarios Aps Production Inc Holland, MI · Electrical Equipment 13.9K lbs reported
- Enable Products/clinton Natural Gas Processing Plant Clinton, OK · Natural Gas Processing 14.0K lbs reported
- Northridge Gas Plant Calvin, OK · Natural Gas Processing 14.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc, Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Dairiconcepts L.P..
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 Cnh Industrial America LLC. Cass Clay Creamery Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Cass Clay Creamery Inc TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · 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.
Cass Clay Creamery Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Fargo, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311511 · Food. 1.8% of Cass TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Bayou Holdco Inc (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Cass Clay Creamery Inc stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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