EPA TRI Facility · Wood Products
Western Wood Preserving Co
Sumner, WA
- Total releases
- 4.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Western Wood Preserving Co: how the 4.3K lbs splits
4.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.3K lbs 100.0%
Western Wood Preserving Co's 4.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 100.0% of the bar. Off-site transfers stay separate from air, water, and land releases. Leading chemical by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds.
LIGHT volume OFFSITE pathway CLEAN
Western Wood Preserving Co is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sumner, WA, in the wood products sector. It reported 1.0K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 4.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 11,470 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. Western Wood Preserving Co is pounds #179 and chemical-count #40 at 4.3K 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 rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Sonoco Products Co; Superior Wood Treating; Pexco LLC; Milgard Manufacturing LLC Tacoma Pultrusion. Similar-scale Wood Products peers outside Washington: Stimson Lumber Co Plummer Operation; Pacific Woodtech Corp; Culpeper; Oakdale Osb Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Copper And Copper Compounds; Copper compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Western Wood Preserving Co stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (100.0% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 4.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Stimson Lumber Co Plummer Operation and Pacific Woodtech Corp.
Western Wood Preserving Co vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
4.3K lbs Top 44% higher than 56% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Western Wood Preserving Co in the Wood Products sector extract
Among the 823 Wood Products facilities in this database, Western Wood Preserving Co reports the 270th-largest volume (4.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Washington include Stimson Lumber Co Plummer Operation and Pacific Woodtech Corp.
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
- Western Wood Preserving Co's total reported releases rose from 250 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Wood Preserving Co's off-site transfers rose from 250 lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Western Wood Preserving Co Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Western Wood Preserving Co stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
83% more than the comparison
4.0× 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 Western Wood Preserving Co releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 4.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 20% (1.3K lbs to 1.0K lbs).
Western Wood Preserving Co: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Western Wood Preserving Co year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 20% 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: Copper And Copper Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.3K lbs | 4 |
| 2020 | 1.0K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 800 lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 250 lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 1.0K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 1.8K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 1.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 750 lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 200 lbs | - |
| Arsenic compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| N-Methyl-2-pyrrolidone | 0 lbs | - |
| Propiconazole | 0 lbs | - |
| Methanol | 0 lbs | - |
Western Wood Preserving Co · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Western Wood Preserving Co
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Sonoco Products Co, Superior Wood Treating, Pexco LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Wood Products Facilities
Other Wood Products facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. Stimson Lumber Co Plummer Operation, Pacific Woodtech Corp, Culpeper.
Compare beyond Washington
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Western Wood Preserving Co on cumulative reported pounds (4.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Allegheny Surface Technology, Church & Dwight Co Inc, US Navy Joint Expeditionary Fort Story Base. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
- Allegheny Surface Technology Lewis Run, PA · Fabricated Metals 4.3K lbs reported
- Church & Dwight Co Inc York, PA · Chemicals 4.3K lbs reported
- US Navy Joint Expeditionary Fort Story Base Virginia Beach, VA · Other 4.3K lbs reported
- The Pictsweet Co - Bridgeville de Plant Bridgeville, DE · Food 4.3K 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 Copper And Copper Compounds, Copper compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Sonoco Products Co. Western Wood Preserving Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE 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 Western Wood Preserving Co TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Western Wood Preserving Co 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: Allegheny Surface Technology (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Western Wood Preserving Co stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CLEAN · lead Copper And Copper 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