EPA TRI Facility · Other
US Penitentiary Lee
Pennington Gap, VA
- Total releases
- 8.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
US Penitentiary Lee: how the 8.1K lbs splits
8.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 8.1K lbs 100.0%
- Air Releases 2 lbs <0.1%
US Penitentiary Lee's 8.1K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds.
LIGHT volume LAND pathway CLEAN
US Penitentiary Lee is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pennington Gap, VA, in the other sector. It reported 1.9K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 8.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,277 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. US Penitentiary Lee is pounds #196 and chemical-count #233 at 8.1K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Joy Global Underground Mining LLC; Tempur Production USA Inc; Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center; Associated Asphalt Bristol LLC. Similar-scale Other peers outside Virginia: US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges; US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Range; Federal Bureau of Prisons; Isti Plant Services. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead And Lead Compounds; Lead compounds.
US Penitentiary Lee stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant LAND pathway (100.0% land disposal) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges and US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Range.
US Penitentiary Lee vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.1K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
US Penitentiary Lee inside Lee's TRI pounds
Among the 632 Other facilities in this database, US Penitentiary Lee reports the 268th-largest volume (8.1K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Lee. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Lead And Lead Compounds alone is 63.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Virginia include US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges and US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Range.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lee's reported pounds (8.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- US Penitentiary Lee's total reported releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- US Penitentiary Lee's land releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
US Penitentiary Lee Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how US Penitentiary Lee stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.6× more than the comparison
33% 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 US Penitentiary Lee releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 26% (1.5K lbs to 1.9K lbs).
US Penitentiary Lee: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows US Penitentiary Lee year-over-year reported totals (increased by 26% 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 And Lead Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 1.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 1.8K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 1.9K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 5.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2.9K lbs | - |
US Penitentiary Lee · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to US Penitentiary Lee
Closest other reporters in Virginia - including Joy Global Underground Mining LLC, Tempur Production USA Inc, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 433 other reporting facilities in Virginia.
Similar Other Facilities
Other Other facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Virginia - e.g. US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges, US Dod Usaf Holloman Afb Range, Federal Bureau of Prisons.
Compare beyond Virginia
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest US Penitentiary Lee on cumulative reported pounds (8.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Senergy Petroleum - Carlsbad Bulk Plant, Sinomax East Inc., US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges. Chemical-count peers include Idi Caribe Inc, Suiza Dairy Corp, Edwards Lifesciences Technology Sarl. 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.
- Senergy Petroleum - Carlsbad Bulk Plant Carlsbad, NM · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 8.1K lbs reported
- Sinomax East Inc. La Vergne, TN · Plastics and Rubber 8.1K lbs reported
- US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges Greenville, KY · Other 8.1K lbs reported
- St Paper-Oconto Falls Oconto Falls, WI · Paper 8.1K 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 Lead And Lead Compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Joy Global Underground Mining LLC. US Penitentiary Lee stamps LIGHT volume · LAND 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 US Penitentiary Lee TRI extract (LIGHT · LAND · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
US Penitentiary Lee totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pennington Gap, VA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 922140 · Other. 100% of Lee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Senergy Petroleum - Carlsbad Bulk Plant (Δ 0 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
US Penitentiary Lee stamps LIGHT volume · LAND pathway · CLEAN · lead Lead And Lead 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