EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz
Schertz, TX · Parent: The Herrick Corp
- Total releases
- 256 lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 4
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz: how the 256 lbs splits
256 lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 256 lbs 100.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz's 256 lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese.
TRACE volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Schertz, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 22 lbs of releases across 4 chemicals in 2023, and 256 lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 15,541 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz is pounds #1425 and chemical-count #881 at 256 lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Axel Royal LLC; Visionworks Lab Services Inc; Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services); Ufp Schertz LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Lenex Steel Co; Stockton Steel; Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling; Nosler Inc.. Other The Herrick Corp sites in this extract: San Bernardino Steel; Central Texas Iron Works; Stockton Steel. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese; Chromium; Nickel; Copper.
Compare Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz with
Nearest reporters in Texas
- Axel Royal LLC Schertz · 24.0K lbs
- Visionworks Lab Services Inc Schertz · 516 lbs
- Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services) Schertz · 47.1K lbs
- Ufp Schertz LLC Schertz · 2.0K lbs
Similar-scale Fabricated Metals sites elsewhere: Lenex Steel Co (IN) · Stockton Steel (CA) · Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling (AL)
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz stamps TRACE volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 4 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 256 lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Lenex Steel Co and Stockton Steel.
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
256 lbs 40th percentile higher than 40% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz in the Fabricated Metals sector extract
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz reports the 2,024th-largest volume (256 lbs). Scale peers outside Texas include Lenex Steel Co and Stockton Steel.
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
- Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz's total reported releases fell from 69 lb in 2022 to 22 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz's air releases fell from 69 lb in 2022 to 22 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
99% less 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 Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 256 lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 67% (67 lbs to 22 lbs).
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz: annual Form-R pounds
TRACE site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 67% 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.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 67 lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 32 lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 66 lbs | 4 |
| 2022 | 69 lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 22 lbs | 4 |
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Axel Royal LLC, Visionworks Lab Services Inc, Armortex (formerly Safeguard Security Services), ordered by distance.
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Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Lenex Steel Co, Stockton Steel, Kennametal Inc DBA Kennametal Firth Sterling.
Other The Herrick Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including San Bernardino Steel, Central Texas Iron Works, Stockton Steel.
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, Chromium, Nickel, Copper; nearby reporters include Axel Royal LLC. Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz stamps TRACE volume · AIR 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 Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz TRI extract (TRACE · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Schertz, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 0.0% of Comal TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ashton Lewis - Sullivan Inc. (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Central Texas Iron Works - Schertz stamps TRACE volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese. 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