EPA TRI Facility · Food
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility
Richland, WA · Parent: Lamb Weston Inc
- Total releases
- 13.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility: how the 13.1M lbs splits
13.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 11.0M lbs 84.0%
- Land Disposal 2.0M lbs 15.4%
- Air Releases 79.9K lbs 0.6%
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility's 13.1M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 84.0% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 15.4%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
HEAVY volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Richland, WA, in the food sector. It reported 2.8M lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 13.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 152 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: American Rock Products Hanford; US Doe Hanford Site; Perma-Fix Northwest Richland Inc; Framatome Np. Similar-scale Food peers outside Washington: Jbs/swift Pork Co; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il; Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant; Pryor Solae. Other Lamb Weston Inc sites in this extract: Lamb Weston Inc.; Lamb Weston Inc; Lamb Weston Inc. Connell Plant; Lamb Weston Inc. - Paterson Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen sulfide; Ammonia.
In-state chemical count is not the pounds ranking
Washington TRI reporters with pounds > 0 and chemicals > 0 (n=311)
- Hf Sinclair Puget So...
- Lamb Weston Inc Rich... 3
What this shows Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads Washington chemical count. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds and sits at chemical-count #106. Chemical count is a disclosure mix, not toxicity or health risk.
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (84.0% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Jbs/swift Pork Co and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il.
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
13M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility inside Benton's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility reports the 4th-largest volume, placing it in the top 0.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 61.1% of every pound reported in Benton. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 99.3% of the total. Scale peers outside Washington include Jbs/swift Pork Co and Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Benton's reported pounds (21.4M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility's total reported releases fell from 2.9 million lb in 2022 to 2.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility's land releases rose from 313.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 436.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility's water releases fell from 2.5 million lb in 2022 to 2.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility's air releases rose from 25.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 26.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 44% (1.9M lbs to 2.8M lbs).
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility year-over-year reported totals (increased by 44% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.9M lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 1.7M lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 3.8M lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 2.9M lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 2.8M lbs | 3 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 13.0M lbs | - |
| Hydrogen sulfide | 43.8K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 43.0K lbs | - |
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility
Closest other reporters in Washington - including American Rock Products Hanford, US Doe Hanford Site, Perma-Fix Northwest Richland Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Jbs/swift Pork Co, Tyson Fresh Meats Inc - Joslin Il, Perdue Foods LLC - Lewiston Processing Plant.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility on cumulative reported pounds (13.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Syngenta Crop Protection LLC Saint Gabriel Facility, Basin Electric Laramie River Station, Nucor Steel-Berkeley. Chemical-count peers include Industrial C&s of Pr LLC Arecibo Plant, Island Litho Corp., Fenwal International Inc. 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.
- Syngenta Crop Protection LLC Saint Gabriel Facility Saint Gabriel, LA · Chemicals 13.1M lbs reported
- Basin Electric Laramie River Station Wheatland, WY · Electric Utilities 13.0M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel-Berkeley Huger, SC · Primary Metals 13.1M lbs reported
- International Paper Georgetown Mill Georgetown, SC · Paper 13.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Lamb Weston Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Lamb Weston Inc., Lamb Weston Inc, Lamb Weston Inc. Connell Plant.
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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen sulfide, Ammonia; nearby reporters include American Rock Products Hanford. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Richland, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311411 · Food. 61.1% of Benton TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC Saint Gabriel Facility (Δ 6.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · CLEAN · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution). 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