EPA TRI Facility · Food
Omega Protein Corp
Reedville, VA · Parent: Omega Protein Corp
- Total releases
- 227.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Omega Protein Corp: how the 238.4K lbs splits
238.4K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 236.3K lbs 99.1%
- Water Discharges 2.2K lbs 0.9%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Omega Protein Corp's 238.4K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Omega Protein Corp is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Reedville, VA, in the food sector. It reported 10.7K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2024, and 227.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 3,009 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Virginia's 434 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Omega Protein Corp is pounds #62 and chemical-count #318 at 227.7K lbs. U.S. Army Radford Army Ammunition Plant leads reported pounds (50.1M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #15). Axalta Coating Systems USA Llc-Front Royal Plant leads chemical count at 28 chemicals (244.6K lbs, pounds #59). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Carry-On Trailer Corp; Dominion - Northern Neck Combustion Turbine Statio; Stella-Jones Corp; River Pools & Spas. Similar-scale Food peers outside Virginia: Agropur; Prairie Farms Dairy Inc; Friesland Campina; Cedar Valley Cheese. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Omega Protein Corp stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.1% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 227.7K lbs (2019–2024). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Agropur and Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.
Omega Protein Corp vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
228K lbs Top 12% higher than 88% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Omega Protein Corp inside Northumberland's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Omega Protein Corp reports the 347th-largest volume, placing it in the top 17.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for more than 99.9% of every pound reported in Northumberland. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include Agropur and Prairie Farms Dairy Inc.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Northumberland's reported pounds (227.7K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Omega Protein Corp's total reported releases fell from 56.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 50.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Omega Protein Corp's water releases fell from 700 lb in 2022 to 93 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Omega Protein Corp's air releases fell from 55.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 49.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Omega Protein Corp Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Omega Protein Corp releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 238.4K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases decreased by 34% (16.2K lbs to 10.7K lbs).
Omega Protein Corp: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Omega Protein Corp year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% from 2019 to 2024). 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 16.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 48.2K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 57.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 56.4K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 50.0K lbs | 1 |
| 2024 | 10.7K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 238.4K lbs | - |
Omega Protein Corp · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Omega Protein Corp
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Carry-On Trailer Corp, Dominion - Northern Neck Combustion Turbine Statio, Stella-Jones Corp, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. Agropur, Prairie Farms Dairy Inc, Friesland Campina.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Omega Protein Corp on cumulative reported pounds (227.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include Showplace Wood Products, US Doe Pantex Plant, Eco Services Operations Corp.. 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.
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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Carry-On Trailer Corp. Omega Protein Corp stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Omega Protein Corp TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Omega Protein Corp totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Reedville, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 311613 · Food. more than 99.9% of Northumberland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Showplace Wood Products (Δ 44 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Omega Protein Corp stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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