EPA TRI Facility · Electrical Equipment
American Water Heater Co
Johnson City, TN · Parent: A O Smith Corp
- Total releases
- 83.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
American Water Heater Co: how the 83.1K lbs splits
83.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 80.0K lbs 96.2%
- Air Releases 3.2K lbs 3.8%
American Water Heater Co's 83.1K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 96.2% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 3.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
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.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-LEAN
American Water Heater Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Johnson City, TN, in the electrical equipment sector. It reported 5.4K lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 83.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,982 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Tennessee's 595 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Water Heater Co is pounds #162 and chemical-count #99 at 83.1K lbs. Nyrstar Clarksville Inc leads reported pounds (72.9M lbs) at 13 chemicals (chemical-count #31). Tradebe Treatment & Recycling of Tn leads chemical count at 75 chemicals (6.3M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lpi Inc; Alemite; Kennametal Inc; Crown Laboratories Inc. Similar-scale Electrical Equipment peers outside Tennessee: Morgan Advanced Materials & Technology; Bradford White Corp; Xalt Energy LLC; Joslyn Sunbank Co LLC. Other A O Smith Corp sites in this extract: State Industries Inc.; A O Smith Water Products Co; Apcom Inc; A O Smith Corp Protective Coatings Div. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Nickel compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds.
American Water Heater Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (96.2% off-site transfers) across 7 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 83.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Morgan Advanced Materials & Technology and Bradford White Corp.
American Water Heater Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
83K lbs Top 19% higher than 81% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
American Water Heater Co in the Electrical Equipment sector extract
Among the 566 Electrical Equipment facilities in this database, American Water Heater Co reports the 73rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.9% of its sector. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Morgan Advanced Materials & Technology and Bradford White Corp.
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
- American Water Heater Co's total reported releases fell from 15.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 5.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Water Heater Co's off-site transfers fell from 14.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 4.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- American Water Heater Co's air releases fell from 618 lb in 2022 to 505 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
American Water Heater Co Form-R facts
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See how American Water Heater Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
81% less than the comparison
7.0× 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 American Water Heater Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 83.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 79% (25.5K lbs to 5.4K lbs).
American Water Heater Co: 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 American Water Heater Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 79% 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 And Manganese Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 25.5K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 20.9K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 16.1K lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 15.2K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 5.4K lbs | 4 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 41.2K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 15.4K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 14.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 7.3K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 4.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Diisocyanates | 25 lbs | - |
| Triglycidyl isocyanurate | 0 lbs | - |
American Water Heater Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to American Water Heater Co
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Lpi Inc, Alemite, Kennametal Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 594 other reporting facilities in Tennessee.
Similar Electrical Equipment Facilities
Other Electrical Equipment facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Morgan Advanced Materials & Technology, Bradford White Corp, Xalt Energy LLC.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Water Heater Co on cumulative reported pounds (83.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Evonik Active Oxygens LLC, U.S. Dod Usaf Barry M. Goldwater Range, Bobcat Co (melroe). Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. 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).
Other A O Smith Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including State Industries Inc., A O Smith Water Products Co, Apcom Inc.
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 And Manganese Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Nickel compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include Lpi Inc. American Water Heater Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 American Water Heater Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And Manganese Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
American Water Heater Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Johnson City, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 335220 · Electrical Equipment. 15.0% of Washington TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Evonik Active Oxygens LLC (Δ 17 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
American Water Heater Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese And 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