EPA TRI Facility · Food
J. R. Simplot Co
Grand Forks, ND · Parent: J R Simplot Co
- Total releases
- 745.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
J. R. Simplot Co: how the 745.5K lbs splits
745.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 668.0K lbs 89.6%
- Air Releases 77.5K lbs 10.4%
J. R. Simplot Co's 745.5K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 89.6% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
J. R. Simplot Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Grand Forks, ND, in the food sector. It reported 23.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 745.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,557 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: Philadelphia Macaroni Co; Strata Concrete Grand Forks; North Dakota Mill; Wells Concrete. Similar-scale Food peers outside North Dakota: House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div; Grain Processing Corp; Sidney Sugars Inc; Gelita. Other J R Simplot Co sites in this extract: J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing; Simplot Phosphates LLC; J R Simplot Co; Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia; Nitric acid; Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
J. R. Simplot Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (89.6% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 745.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div and Grain Processing Corp.
J. R. Simplot Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
745K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
J. R. Simplot Co inside Grand Forks's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, J. R. Simplot Co reports the 195th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.9% of its sector. This one site accounts for 35.4% of every pound reported in Grand Forks. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Hydrogen sulfide alone is 90.9% of the total. Scale peers outside North Dakota include House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div and Grain Processing Corp.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Grand Forks's reported pounds (2.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- J. R. Simplot Co's total reported releases fell from 687.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- J. R. Simplot Co's off-site transfers fell from 668.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- J. R. Simplot Co's chemicals reported fell from 4 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- J. R. Simplot Co's air releases rose from 19.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
J. R. Simplot Co Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How J. R. Simplot Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 745.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 48% (15.8K lbs to 23.4K lbs).
J. R. Simplot Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows J. R. Simplot Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 48% 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: Hydrogen sulfide.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 3.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 15.4K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 687.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 23.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen sulfide | 677.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 66.5K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 46 lbs | - |
J. R. Simplot Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to J. R. Simplot Co
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Philadelphia Macaroni Co, Strata Concrete Grand Forks, North Dakota Mill, 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. House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div, Grain Processing Corp, Sidney Sugars Inc.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest J. R. Simplot Co on cumulative reported pounds (745.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant, House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div, Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility. Chemical-count peers include Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc., Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC, Solenis 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.
- Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant Wayne, MI · Transportation Equipment 745.2K lbs reported
- House of Raeford Farms Processing Plant-Arcadia Div Arcadia, LA · Food 744.9K lbs reported
- Equistar Chemicals Lp-Matagorda Facility Bay City, TX · Chemicals 746.2K lbs reported
- Barium & Chemicals Inc Steubenville, OH · Chemicals 744.5K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Hamilton Sundstrand de Puerto Rico Inc. Santa Isabel, PR · Transportation Equipment 4 chemicals
- Abb Installation Products Caribe LLC Vega Baja, PR · Electrical Equipment 4 chemicals
- Solenis LLC Chicopee, MA · Chemicals 4 chemicals
- Adhesive Applications Inc. - O'Neill St Easthampton Easthampton, MA · Miscellaneous Manufacturing 4 chemicals
Other J R Simplot Co Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing, Simplot Phosphates LLC, J R Simplot Co.
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 Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia, Nitric acid, Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); nearby reporters include Philadelphia Macaroni Co. J. R. Simplot Co stamps MID 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 J. R. Simplot Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
J. R. Simplot Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Grand Forks, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 35.4% of Grand Forks TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ford Motor Co Michigan Assembly Plant (Δ 281 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
J. R. Simplot Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Hydrogen sulfide. 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