EPA TRI Facility · Food
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
Ellsworth, WI
- Total releases
- 419.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 2
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery: how the 419.0K lbs splits
419.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 410.3K lbs 97.9%
- Off-site Transfers 8.7K lbs 2.1%
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery's 419.0K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 97.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
MID volume WATER pathway CLEAN
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Ellsworth, WI, in the food sector. It reported 87.0K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 419.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,172 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. Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery is pounds #58 and chemical-count #451 at 419.0K 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: Crm - River Falls; Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1663; Tclad Inc; McMillan Electric Co. Similar-scale Food peers outside Wisconsin: Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc.; Darling Ingredients Inc.; Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa; 443 - Richmond Oilseeds. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Nitric acid.
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery stamps MID volume with a dominant WATER pathway (97.9% water discharges) across 2 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 419.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc. and Darling Ingredients Inc..
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
419K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery inside Pierce's TRI pounds
Among the 1,979 Food facilities in this database, Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery reports the 261st-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.2% of its sector. This one site accounts for 76.1% of every pound reported in Pierce. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc. and Darling Ingredients Inc..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pierce's reported pounds (550.6K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery's total reported releases rose from 82.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 87.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery's off-site transfers fell from 2.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery's water releases rose from 79.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 85.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 419.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 3% (84.1K lbs to 87.0K lbs).
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery year-over-year reported totals (increased by 3% 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 | 84.1K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 56.0K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 109.3K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 82.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 87.0K lbs | 2 |
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) | 419.0K lbs | - |
| Nitric acid | 0 lbs | - |
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Crm - River Falls, Meyer Utility Structures LLC Plt No 1663, Tclad Inc, ordered by distance.
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Similar Food Facilities
Other Food facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Gossner Foods - Magic Valley Inc., Darling Ingredients Inc., Tyson Fresh Meats Inc Waterloo Iowa.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery on cumulative reported pounds (419.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (2). Release-pound peers include Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC, Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp, Analog Devices Inc. Beaverton. 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.
- Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC Westlake, LA · Chemicals 419.2K lbs reported
- Ball Metal Beverage Container Corp Fort Worth, TX · Fabricated Metals 418.5K lbs reported
- Analog Devices Inc. Beaverton Beaverton, OR · Computers and Electronic Products 418.2K lbs reported
- Crown Cork & Seal Co Inc Mankato, MN · Fabricated Metals 418.2K 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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Nitric acid; nearby reporters include Crm - River Falls. Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery stamps MID 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 Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery TRI extract (MID · 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.
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Ellsworth, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 311513 · Food. 76.1% of Pierce TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westlake Chemicals & Vinyls LLC (Δ 173 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Ellsworth Cooperative Creamery stamps MID 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