EPA TRI Facility · Machinery
A O Smith Water Products Co
Mc Bee, SC · Parent: A O Smith Corp
- Total releases
- 189.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
A O Smith Water Products Co: how the 189.6K lbs splits
189.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 189.5K lbs 99.9%
- Air Releases 119 lbs 0.1%
A O Smith Water Products Co's 189.6K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 99.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese compounds.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
A O Smith Water Products Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Mc Bee, SC, in the machinery sector. It reported 36.8K lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 189.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,343 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. A O Smith Water Products Co is pounds #110 and chemical-count #174 at 189.6K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Talley Metals Technology; Southern Felt Co Inc.; Duke Energy Progress LLC - H B Robinson/darlington; Sonoco Products Co. Similar-scale Machinery peers outside South Carolina: Caterpillar East Peoria; Briggs & Stratton LLC; Lippert Components Inc Continental Stamping; Vermeer Corp. Other A O Smith Corp sites in this extract: State Industries Inc.; Apcom Inc; American Water Heater Co; A O Smith Corp Protective Coatings Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper; Diisocyanates.
A O Smith Water Products Co stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (99.9% off-site transfers) across 4 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 189.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Caterpillar East Peoria and Briggs & Stratton LLC.
A O Smith Water Products Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
190K lbs Top 13% higher than 87% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
A O Smith Water Products Co: Manganese compounds-led volume
Among the 1,186 Machinery facilities in this database, A O Smith Water Products Co reports the 37th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.1% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Manganese compounds alone is 79.2% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Caterpillar East Peoria and Briggs & Stratton LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of A O Smith Water Products Co's pounds in one chemical - here Manganese compounds at 79.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- A O Smith Water Products Co's total reported releases rose from 22.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- A O Smith Water Products Co's off-site transfers rose from 22.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 36.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
A O Smith Water Products Co Form-R facts
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See how A O Smith Water Products Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
2.6× more than the comparison
64% 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 A O Smith Water Products Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 189.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 6% (39.3K lbs to 36.8K lbs).
A O Smith Water Products Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows A O Smith Water Products Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 6% 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 38.3K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 52.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 22.9K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 36.8K lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese compounds | 150.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 39.2K lbs | - |
| Copper | 224 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
A O Smith Water Products Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to A O Smith Water Products Co
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Talley Metals Technology, Southern Felt Co Inc., Duke Energy Progress LLC - H B Robinson/darlington, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 573 other reporting facilities in South Carolina.
Similar Machinery Facilities
Other Machinery facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Caterpillar East Peoria, Briggs & Stratton LLC, Lippert Components Inc Continental Stamping.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest A O Smith Water Products Co on cumulative reported pounds (189.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (4). Release-pound peers include Macdermid Inc, Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Coquille Plywood, Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx 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.
- Macdermid Inc Ferndale, MI · Chemicals 189.8K lbs reported
- Roseburg Forest Products Co. - Coquille Plywood Coquille, OR · Wood Products 189.4K lbs reported
- Multi-Chem Group Sonora Tx Facility Sonora, TX · Chemicals 189.8K lbs reported
- Unimetal Surface Finishing LLC Naugatuck, CT · Fabricated Metals 190.0K 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 A O Smith Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including State Industries Inc., Apcom Inc, American Water Heater 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 Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper, Diisocyanates; nearby reporters include Talley Metals Technology. A O Smith Water Products 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 A O Smith Water Products Co TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
A O Smith Water Products Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Mc Bee, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 333318 · Machinery. 12.3% of Chesterfield TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Detyens Shipyard (Δ 64 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
A O Smith Water Products Co stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Manganese compounds. 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