EPA TRI Facility · Other
US Penitentiary Canaan
Waymart, PA · Parent: Federal Bureau of Prisons
- Total releases
- 8.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
US Penitentiary Canaan: how the 9.9K lbs splits
9.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 9.6K lbs 96.5%
- Air Releases 348 lbs 3.5%
US Penitentiary Canaan's 9.9K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 96.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CARC-HEAVY
US Penitentiary Canaan is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waymart, PA, in the other sector. It reported 1.6K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 8.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 10,214 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. US Penitentiary Canaan is pounds #448 and chemical-count #842 at 8.3K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Gentex Corp; Fxi Inc. - Archbald; Lockheed Martin - Archbald; Canpack US. Similar-scale Other peers outside Pennsylvania: US Dod Usaf Ang Jefferson Proving Ground; Isti Plant Services; Texas Trailer Corp; US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Range. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead.
US Penitentiary Canaan stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (96.5% land disposal) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.3K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Dod Usaf Ang Jefferson Proving Ground and Isti Plant Services.
US Penitentiary Canaan vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.3K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Penitentiary Canaan inside Wayne's TRI pounds
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, US Penitentiary Canaan reports the 264th-largest volume (8.3K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Wayne. 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 Pennsylvania include US Dod Usaf Ang Jefferson Proving Ground and Isti Plant Services.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wayne's reported pounds (8.3K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Penitentiary Canaan's total reported releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Penitentiary Canaan's land releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Penitentiary Canaan Form-R facts
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See how US Penitentiary Canaan stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
81% 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 US Penitentiary Canaan releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 3% (1.7K lbs to 1.6K lbs).
US Penitentiary Canaan: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows US Penitentiary Canaan year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 3% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 1.6K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 9.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
US Penitentiary Canaan · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Penitentiary Canaan
Closest other reporters in Pennsylvania - including Gentex Corp, Fxi Inc. - Archbald, Lockheed Martin - Archbald, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 1,009 other reporting facilities in Pennsylvania.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Pennsylvania - e.g. US Dod Usaf Ang Jefferson Proving Ground, Isti Plant Services, Texas Trailer Corp.
Compare beyond Pennsylvania
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Penitentiary Canaan on cumulative reported pounds (8.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include American Spincast Inc, Nitto Denko Avecia Inc., Sargent Manufacturing Co. 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.
- American Spincast Inc Belton, TX · Primary Metals 8.3K lbs reported
- Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. Milford, MA · Chemicals 8.3K lbs reported
- Sargent Manufacturing Co New Haven, CT · Fabricated Metals 8.3K lbs reported
- Mobil Oil Mariana Islands Inc (saipan Terminal) Saipan, MP · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 8.3K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Gentex Corp. US Penitentiary Canaan 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.
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This US Penitentiary Canaan TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Penitentiary Canaan totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waymart, PA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 922140 · Other. 100% of Wayne TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Spincast Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Penitentiary Canaan 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