EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Charter Steel-Saukville
Saukville, WI · Parent: Charter Manufacturing Co Inc
- Total releases
- 5.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 15
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Charter Steel-Saukville: how the 5.4M lbs splits
5.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.3M lbs 97.7%
- Air Releases 124.6K lbs 2.3%
- Water Discharges 284 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Charter Steel-Saukville's 5.4M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 97.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Zinc compounds.
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.
HEAVY volume OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Charter Steel-Saukville is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saukville, WI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 768.2K lbs of releases across 10 chemicals in 2023, and 5.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 396 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Charter Steel-Saukville is pounds #6 and chemical-count #26 at 5.4M lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Tms International LLC; Rehlko-Saukville; Johnson Brass & Machine Foundry Inc; Kleen Test Products Corp. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Nucor Steel-Arkansas; Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC; American Cast Iron Pipe Co.; US Steel Corp Great Lakes Works. Other Charter Manufacturing Co Inc sites in this extract: Charter Steel Risingsun; Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc.; Aarrowcast Inc; Charter Dura Bar. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region).
Charter Steel-Saukville stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (97.7% off-site transfers) across 15 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nucor Steel-Arkansas and Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC.
Charter Steel-Saukville vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.4M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Charter Steel-Saukville inside Ozaukee's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Charter Steel-Saukville reports the 53rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 95.3% of every pound reported in Ozaukee. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 65.7% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Nucor Steel-Arkansas and Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Ozaukee's reported pounds (5.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Charter Steel-Saukville's total reported releases rose from 693.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 768.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Charter Steel-Saukville's water releases rose from 52 lb in 2022 to 175 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Charter Steel-Saukville's off-site transfers rose from 663.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 739.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Charter Steel-Saukville's air releases fell from 29.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 29.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Charter Steel-Saukville Form-R facts
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See how Charter Steel-Saukville stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
50773.1× more than the comparison
88% 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 Charter Steel-Saukville releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 43% (537.0K lbs to 768.2K lbs).
Charter Steel-Saukville: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 1
- 2020 1
- 2021
- 2022 1
- 2023 1
What this shows Charter Steel-Saukville year-over-year reported totals (increased by 43% 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: Zinc compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 537.0K lbs | 10 |
| 2020 | 702.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2021 | 2.7M lbs | 10 |
| 2022 | 693.7K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 768.2K lbs | 10 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 15 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 3.6M lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 820.7K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 699.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 76.2K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 57.2K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 54.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 50.9K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 28.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel | 25.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 18.9K lbs | - |
| Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 9.1K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 6.2K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 210 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 47 lbs | - |
Charter Steel-Saukville · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Charter Steel-Saukville
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Tms International LLC, Rehlko-Saukville, Johnson Brass & Machine Foundry Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 835 other reporting facilities in Wisconsin.
Similar Primary Metals Facilities
Other Primary Metals facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Nucor Steel-Arkansas, Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC, American Cast Iron Pipe Co..
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Charter Steel-Saukville on cumulative reported pounds (5.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (15). Release-pound peers include Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta, Sappi Cloquet LLC, Nucor Steel-Arkansas. Chemical-count peers include Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc, Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant. 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.
- Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta Springfield, MO · Electrical Equipment 5.4M lbs reported
- Sappi Cloquet LLC Cloquet, MN · Paper 5.4M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel-Arkansas Blytheville, AR · Primary Metals 5.4M lbs reported
- US Vanadium LLC Hot Springs, AR · Other 5.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp Christiansted, VI · Petroleum 15 chemicals
- Clean Harbors of Connecticut Inc Bristol, CT · Hazardous Waste 15 chemicals
- Infineum USA Lp-Bayway Chemical Plant Linden, NJ · Chemicals 15 chemicals
- Global Cos LLC Albany Terminal Albany, NY · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 15 chemicals
Other Charter Manufacturing Co Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Charter Steel Risingsun, Charter Manufacturing Co. Inc., Aarrowcast Inc.
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 Zinc compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); nearby reporters include Tms International LLC. Charter Steel-Saukville stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Charter Steel-Saukville TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Charter Steel-Saukville totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saukville, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331110 · Primary Metals. 95.3% of Ozaukee TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta (Δ 456 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Charter Steel-Saukville stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Zinc 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