EPA TRI Facility · Food
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.
Milbank, SD
- Total releases
- 101.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.: how the 101.4K lbs splits
101.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 100.7K lbs 99.3%
- Off-site Transfers 645 lbs 0.6%
- Air Releases 95 lbs 0.1%
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.'s 101.4K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 99.3% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 0.6%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Milbank, SD, in the food sector. It reported 5.9K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 101.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,552 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. Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. is pounds #26 and chemical-count #26 at 101.4K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Otter Tail Power Co Big Stone Plant; Poet Biorefining-Big Stone LLC; Tech Ord; Terex South Dakota. Similar-scale Food peers outside South Dakota: Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom Plant; Advancepierre Foods; O-At-Ka Milk Products LLC; Shamrock Foods Dairy Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Ammonia; Nitric acid; Peracetic acid.
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (99.3% water discharges) across 5 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 101.4K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom Plant and Advancepierre Foods.
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
101K lbs Top 18% higher than 82% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. reports the 492nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 24.9% of its sector. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 96.2% of the total. Scale peers outside South Dakota include Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom Plant and Advancepierre Foods.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.'s pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 96.2%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.'s chemicals reported fell from 5 in 2022 to 4 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.'s water releases rose from 5.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 101.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 80% (29.1K lbs to 5.9K lbs).
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc.: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 80% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 29.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 56.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 4.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 5.3K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 5.9K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 97.6K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 3.7K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 50 lbs | - |
| Peracetic acid | 20 lbs | - |
| Benzoyl peroxide | 0 lbs | - |
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. · WATER-pathway site
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Closest other reporters in South Dakota - including Otter Tail Power Co Big Stone Plant, Poet Biorefining-Big Stone LLC, Tech Ord, ordered by distance.
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Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside South Dakota - e.g. Belgioioso Cheese - Freedom Plant, Advancepierre Foods, O-At-Ka Milk Products LLC.
Compare beyond South Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (101.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Daramic LLC, Oneok Field Svc/maysville Gas Plt, Great Lakes Composites LLC. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of 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.
- Daramic LLC Corydon, IN · Plastics and Rubber 101.4K lbs reported
- Oneok Field Svc/maysville Gas Plt Maysville, OK · Natural Gas Processing 101.4K lbs reported
- Great Lakes Composites LLC Owosso, MI · Plastics and Rubber 101.4K lbs reported
- Ironunits LLC Toledo, OH · Primary Metals 101.4K 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Ammonia, Nitric acid, Peracetic acid; nearby reporters include Otter Tail Power Co Big Stone Plant. Valley Queen Cheese Factory 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.
Use and verify this record
This Valley Queen Cheese Factory 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.
Valley Queen Cheese Factory Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Milbank, SD, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 4.2% of Grant TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Daramic LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Valley Queen Cheese Factory 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