EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Mueller Co
Chattanooga, TN · Parent: Mueller Water Products Inc
- Total releases
- 176.8K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Mueller Co: how the 176.8K lbs splits
176.8K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 161.1K lbs 91.1%
- Air Releases 15.6K lbs 8.8%
- Water Discharges 65 lbs <0.1%
- Off-site Transfers 2 lbs <0.1%
Mueller Co's 176.8K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 91.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 8.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
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 LAND pathway CARC-MID
Mueller Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Chattanooga, TN, in the primary metals sector. It reported 25.9K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 176.8K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 3,467 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. Mueller Co is pounds #112 and chemical-count #76 at 176.8K 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: Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC; Fxi Inc. - Chattanooga; Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products LLC; Basf Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Tennessee: Cmc Steel New Jersey; Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies Corp; High-Purity Silicon America Corp; Le Sueur Inc. Other Mueller Water Products Inc sites in this extract: Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry); Mueller Co.; Mueller - North Foundry; Mueller Co-Cleveland. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Manganese; Zinc compounds; Phenol.
Mueller Co stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (91.1% land disposal) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 176.8K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Cmc Steel New Jersey and Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies Corp.
Mueller Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
177K 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
Mueller Co in the Primary Metals sector extract
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Mueller Co reports the 324th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.2% of its sector. Scale peers outside Tennessee include Cmc Steel New Jersey and Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies 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
- Mueller Co's total reported releases fell from 60.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 25.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co's air releases fell from 6.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co's land releases fell from 54.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 23.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Mueller Co's water releases fell from 30 lb in 2022 to 20 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Mueller Co Form-R facts
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See how Mueller Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
140.1× more than the comparison
47% 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 Mueller Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 176.8K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 75% (14.8K lbs to 25.9K lbs).
Mueller Co: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Mueller Co year-over-year reported totals (increased by 75% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 14.8K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 24.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 51.3K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 60.9K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 25.9K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 74.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Manganese | 46.7K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 29.0K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 9.1K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 6.8K lbs | - |
| Styrene | 5.2K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 0 lbs | - |
Mueller Co · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Mueller Co
Closest other reporters in Tennessee - including Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC, Fxi Inc. - Chattanooga, Woodbridge Inoac Technical Products LLC, ordered by distance.
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Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Tennessee - e.g. Cmc Steel New Jersey, Ball Advanced Aluminum Technologies Corp, High-Purity Silicon America Corp.
Compare beyond Tennessee
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Mueller Co on cumulative reported pounds (176.8K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC, Professional Plating, J-Lok Co. 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).
Other Mueller Water Products Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Mueller Co. Plant #4 (south Foundry), Mueller Co., Mueller - North Foundry.
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 Lead, Manganese, Zinc compounds, Phenol; nearby reporters include Nouryon Surface Chemistry LLC. Mueller Co stamps MID volume · LAND 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 Mueller Co TRI extract (MID · LAND · CARC-MID · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Mueller Co totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Chattanooga, TN, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 7.0% of Hamilton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Prysmian Cables & Systems USA LLC (Δ 58 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Mueller Co stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CARC-MID · lead Lead. 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