EPA TRI Facility · Food
Dairy Farmers of America Inc
New Wilmington, PA · Parent: Dairy Farmers of America Inc
- Total releases
- 523.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Dairy Farmers of America Inc: how the 622.0K lbs splits
622.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 621.7K lbs 100.0%
- Off-site Transfers 308 lbs <0.1%
Dairy Farmers of America Inc's 622.0K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Dairy Farmers of America Inc is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in New Wilmington, PA, in the food sector. It reported 98.3K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2024, and 523.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 1,891 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Pennsylvania's 1,010 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dairy Farmers of America Inc is pounds #70 and chemical-count #573 at 523.8K lbs. Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility leads reported pounds (34.8M lbs) at 18 chemicals (chemical-count #24). Keystone Cement Co leads chemical count at 53 chemicals (155.4K lbs, pounds #149). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc.; Amg Titanium LLC; Young Galvanizing Inc; Jones Performance Products Inc.. Similar-scale Food peers outside Pennsylvania: Frito Lay Inc.; Hilmar Cheese Co Dalhart; Frito-Lay,inc.; American Crystal Sugar Co. Other Dairy Farmers of America Inc sites in this extract: Dairy Farmers of America Inc.; Dairiconcepts L.P.; Portales Dairy Products LLC; St. Paul Beverage Solutions LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Dairy Farmers of America Inc stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (100.0% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 523.8K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Frito Lay Inc. and Hilmar Cheese Co Dalhart.
Dairy Farmers of America Inc vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
524K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Dairy Farmers of America Inc: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Dairy Farmers of America Inc reports the 229th-largest volume, placing it in the top 11.6% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Pennsylvania include Frito Lay Inc. and Hilmar Cheese Co Dalhart.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Dairy Farmers of America Inc's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Dairy Farmers of America Inc's total reported releases rose from 105.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dairy Farmers of America Inc's off-site transfers fell from 96 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Dairy Farmers of America Inc's water releases rose from 105.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 112.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Dairy Farmers of America Inc Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Dairy Farmers of America Inc releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 622.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 15% (116.0K lbs to 98.3K lbs).
Dairy Farmers of America Inc: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Dairy Farmers of America Inc year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 15% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 116.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 77.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 111.8K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 105.9K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 112.7K lbs | 2 |
| 2024 | 98.3K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 622.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Dairy Farmers of America Inc · WATER-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc., Amg Titanium LLC, Young Galvanizing Inc, ordered by distance.
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Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dairy Farmers of America Inc on cumulative reported pounds (523.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Frito Lay Inc., Gri Towers Texas, Armstrong World Industries Inc. 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 Dairy Farmers of America Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Dairy Farmers of America Inc., Dairiconcepts L.P., Portales Dairy Products LLC.
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 Linde Advanced Material Technologies Inc.. Dairy Farmers of America Inc stamps MID volume · WATER 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.
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This Dairy Farmers of America Inc TRI extract (MID · WATER · 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.
Dairy Farmers of America Inc totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for New Wilmington, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 4.4% of Lawrence TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Frito Lay Inc. (Δ 32 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Dairy Farmers of America Inc stamps MID volume · WATER 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