EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.
West Columbia, SC · Parent: Valmont Industries Inc
- Total releases
- 27.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.: how the 27.3K lbs splits
27.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 26.0K lbs 95.2%
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 4.7%
- Water Discharges 19 lbs 0.1%
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.'s 27.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Columbia, SC, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 5.0K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 27.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 7,532 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. Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. is pounds #230 and chemical-count #430 at 27.3K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Palmetto State Armory- Dunbar; South Carolina Industrial Holdings; Quikrete - Carolina Plant; Concrete Supply Co Llc-West Columbia. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside South Carolina: Koppel Steel Corp Baytown Plant; Dixon Brass; Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc; Beretta USA. Other Valmont Industries Inc sites in this extract: Valmont Composite Structures Newberry; Valmont Composite Structures Estill; Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing; Valmont Coatings-Oklahoma Galvanizing. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds.
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.2% off-site transfers) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 27.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koppel Steel Corp Baytown Plant and Dixon Brass.
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
27K lbs Top 29% higher than 71% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.: Zinc compounds-led volume
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. reports the 871st-largest volume (27.3K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside South Carolina include Koppel Steel Corp Baytown Plant and Dixon Brass.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Zinc compounds at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.'s total reported releases fell from 5.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.'s air releases fell from 280 lb in 2022 to 260 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.'s off-site transfers fell from 5.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 27.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (5.7K lbs to 5.0K lbs).
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing 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 Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 5.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 4.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 6.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 5.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 5.0K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 27.3K lbs | - |
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc.
Closest other reporters in South Carolina - including Palmetto State Armory- Dunbar, South Carolina Industrial Holdings, Quikrete - Carolina Plant, ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Carolina - e.g. Koppel Steel Corp Baytown Plant, Dixon Brass, Modern Welding Co of Owensboro Inc.
Compare beyond South Carolina
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (27.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Rain Cii Carbon LLC, Ineos Composites US LLC, Didion Ethanol LLC. 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.
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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 Valmont Industries Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Valmont Composite Structures Newberry, Valmont Composite Structures Estill, Valmont Coatings Calwest Galvanizing.
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 Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Palmetto State Armory- Dunbar. Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing 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.
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This Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Columbia, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332812 · Fabricated Metals. 1.3% of Lexington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rain Cii Carbon LLC (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valmont - Columbia Galvanizing Inc. stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Zinc 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