EPA TRI Facility · Chemicals
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC
Watertown, SD
- Total releases
- 162.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC: how the 162.9K lbs splits
162.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 162.9K lbs 100.0%
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC's 162.9K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Acetaldehyde.
Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds
Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-MID
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Watertown, SD, in the chemicals sector. It reported 26.0K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 162.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,596 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Dakota's 92 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Glacial Lakes Energy LLC is pounds #18 and chemical-count #15 at 162.9K lbs. Smithfield Packaged Meats Corp - Sioux Falls leads reported pounds (21.3M lbs) at 4 chemicals (chemical-count #33). Hydro Extrusion USA LLC leads chemical count at 12 chemicals (223.2K lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Dakota Bodies LLC; Fiberglass Specialties Inc; Terex South Dakota; Workhorse Cabs LLC DBA Crenlo Engineered Cabs. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside South Dakota: Eco-Services Operations; Imperial Western Products Inc; Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility; Orion Engineered Carbons Belpre. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Acetaldehyde; Ammonia; n-Hexane; Benzene.
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 8 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 162.9K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Eco-Services Operations and Imperial Western Products Inc.
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
163K lbs Top 14% higher than 86% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC in the Chemicals sector extract
Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Glacial Lakes Energy LLC reports the 696th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside South Dakota include Eco-Services Operations and Imperial Western Products Inc.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Glacial Lakes Energy LLC's total reported releases fell from 29.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Glacial Lakes Energy LLC's air releases fell from 29.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC Form-R facts
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See how Glacial Lakes Energy LLC stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
77.4× more than the comparison
33% more 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 Glacial Lakes Energy LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 162.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 27% (35.6K lbs to 26.0K lbs).
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Glacial Lakes Energy LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 27% 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: Acetaldehyde.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 35.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2020 | 36.1K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 36.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 29.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 26.0K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Acetaldehyde | 76.7K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Ammonia | 54.5K lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 31.8K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 0 lbs | - |
| Ethylbenzene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 0 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 0 lbs | - |
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Glacial Lakes Energy LLC
Closest other reporters in South Dakota - including Dakota Bodies LLC, Fiberglass Specialties Inc, Terex South Dakota, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 91 other reporting facilities in South Dakota.
Similar Chemicals Facilities
Other Chemicals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Dakota - e.g. Eco-Services Operations, Imperial Western Products Inc, Multi-Chem Group Three Rivers Tx Facility.
Compare beyond South Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Glacial Lakes Energy LLC on cumulative reported pounds (162.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Cobalt Boats LLC, Cargill Inc, M.s. Ambrogio N.a. LLC. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
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 Acetaldehyde, Ammonia, n-Hexane, Benzene; nearby reporters include Dakota Bodies LLC. Glacial Lakes Energy LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID 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 Glacial Lakes Energy LLC TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-MID · lead Acetaldehyde) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Watertown, SD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325193 · Chemicals. 16.4% of Codington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Cobalt Boats LLC (Δ 41 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Glacial Lakes Energy LLC stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-MID · lead Acetaldehyde. 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