EPA TRI Facility · Fabricated Metals
Watco Tanks Inc.
Floresville, TX
- Total releases
- 112.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Watco Tanks Inc.: how the 112.3K lbs splits
112.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 112.3K lbs 100.0%
Watco Tanks Inc.'s 112.3K 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: Styrene.
MID volume AIR pathway CARC-HEAVY
Watco Tanks Inc. is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Floresville, TX, in the fabricated metals sector. It reported 31.5K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 112.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,354 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. Watco Tanks Inc. is pounds #426 and chemical-count #1515 at 112.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Icp Industries LLC; Texaloy Foundry Co Inc; Shannon Galvanizing; Hydro Composites LLC. Similar-scale Fabricated Metals peers outside Texas: Tricon Wear Solutions Llc.; Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc; Dav-Tech Plating Inc.; Depor Industries. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Styrene.
Watco Tanks Inc. stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (100.0% air releases) across 1 chemical · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 112.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Tricon Wear Solutions Llc. and Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc.
Watco Tanks Inc. vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
112K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Watco Tanks Inc. inside Wilson's TRI pounds
Among the 3,421 Fabricated Metals facilities in this database, Watco Tanks Inc. reports the 416th-largest volume, placing it in the top 12.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 52.1% of every pound reported in Wilson. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Styrene alone is 100% of the total. Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 100% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Texas include Tricon Wear Solutions Llc. and Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Wilson's reported pounds (215.5K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Watco Tanks Inc.'s total reported releases rose from 25.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Watco Tanks Inc.'s air releases rose from 25.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 31.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Watco Tanks Inc. Form-R facts
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See how Watco Tanks Inc. stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.4× more than the comparison
67% 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 Watco Tanks Inc. releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 112.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 145% (12.8K lbs to 31.5K lbs).
Watco Tanks Inc.: 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 Watco Tanks Inc. year-over-year reported totals (increased by 145% 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: Styrene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 12.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 18.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 24.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 25.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 31.5K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 1 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Styrene | 112.3K lbs | Carcinogen |
Watco Tanks Inc. · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Watco Tanks Inc.
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Icp Industries LLC, Texaloy Foundry Co Inc, Shannon Galvanizing, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Fabricated Metals Facilities
Other Fabricated Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Tricon Wear Solutions Llc., Edsal Manufacturing Co Inc, Dav-Tech Plating Inc..
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Watco Tanks Inc. on cumulative reported pounds (112.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC, Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations, John S Cooper Power Station. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa 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.
- Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC Ravenna, NE · Chemicals 112.3K lbs reported
- Eastman Chemical Co South Carolina Operations Gaston, SC · Chemicals 112.3K lbs reported
- John S Cooper Power Station Somerset, KY · Electric Utilities 112.2K lbs reported
- Louisiana-Pacific Corp New Limerick, ME · Wood Products 112.2K 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 Styrene; nearby reporters include Icp Industries LLC. Watco Tanks Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Watco Tanks Inc. TRI extract (MID · AIR · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Watco Tanks Inc. totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Floresville, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 332312 · Fabricated Metals. 52.1% of Wilson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Kaapa Ethanol Ravenna LLC (Δ 20 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Watco Tanks Inc. stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Styrene. 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