EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products

Superior Wood Treating

Sumner, WA

Total releases
7.3K lbs
Chemicals reported
6
Carcinogens
2
Primary pathway
Off-site Transfers

OFFSITE Form-R mix

Superior Wood Treating: how the 7.3K lbs splits

7.3K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Off-site Transfers 7.3K lbs 100.0%
  • Water Discharges 1 lbs <0.1%

Superior Wood Treating's 7.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at <0.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds

Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.

LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID

Superior Wood Treating is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sumner, WA, in the wood products sector. It reported 652 lbs of releases across 3 chemicals in 2023, and 7.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,457 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. Superior Wood Treating is pounds #162 and chemical-count #56 at 7.3K lbs. 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: Oldcastle Infrastructure; Primus Auburn; Sonoco Products Co; Western Wood Preserving Co. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Washington: Koppers Utility & Industrial Products; Cox Wood of Virginia; Ufp Gainesville LLC; Hoover Treated Wood Products Inc. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Copper And Copper Compounds; Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds; Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

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Superior Wood Treating stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 6 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Koppers Utility & Industrial Products and Cox Wood of Virginia.

#10,457 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Superior Wood Treating vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

7.3K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Superior Wood Treating in the Wood Products sector extract

Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Superior Wood Treating reports the 260th-largest volume (7.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Washington include Koppers Utility & Industrial Products and Cox Wood of Virginia.

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

2022 → 2023
  • Superior Wood Treating's total reported releases fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 652 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Superior Wood Treating's off-site transfers fell from 1.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 652 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Superior Wood Treating Form-R facts

Sector
Wood Products
LIGHT volume
7.3K lbs
OFFSITE pathway
Off-site Transfers
CARC-MID chem count
6 · 2 carc.
Lead chemical
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

Compare this facility

See how Superior Wood Treating stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Superior Wood Treating
7.3K lbs
Oldcastle Infrastructure
169 lbs

43.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Superior Wood Treating
6
Oldcastle Infrastructure
3

2.0× 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 Superior Wood Treating releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.3K lbs.

Off-site Transfers 7.3K lbs (100.0%)
Water Discharges 1 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 11% (730 lbs to 652 lbs).

Superior Wood Treating: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Superior Wood Treating year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 11% 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: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 730 lbs 3
2020 667 lbs 3
2021 3.4K lbs 3
2022 1.9K lbs 3
2023 652 lbs 3

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1.7K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 1.6K lbs -
Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds 1.4K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1.4K lbs -
Arsenic compounds 1.1K lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 172 lbs -

Superior Wood Treating · OFFSITE-pathway site

Sumner, WA
47.2501, -122.2451
County TRI context
Pierce · 0.1% of county pounds
EPA Facility ID
98390SPRRW13702

Compare beyond Washington

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Superior Wood Treating on cumulative reported pounds (7.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include International Converter LLC, Utility Trailer Manufacturing, Plaskolite West Llc.. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield Plant. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Copper And Copper Compounds, Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds, Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Oldcastle Infrastructure. Superior Wood Treating stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Superior Wood Treating TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Superior Wood Treating totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sumner, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 321114 · Wood Products. 0.1% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: International Converter LLC (Δ 3 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Superior Wood Treating stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region). 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