EPA TRI Facility · Paper
St Paper-Oconto Falls
Oconto Falls, WI · Parent: St Paper LLC
- Total releases
- 8.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
WATER Form-R mix
St Paper-Oconto Falls: how the 8.1K lbs splits
8.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 7.9K lbs 98.0%
- Off-site Transfers 158 lbs 2.0%
St Paper-Oconto Falls's 8.1K lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 98.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).
LIGHT volume WATER pathway CLEAN
St Paper-Oconto Falls is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Oconto Falls, WI, in the paper sector. It reported 1.7K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 8.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,281 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. St Paper-Oconto Falls is pounds #401 and chemical-count #374 at 8.1K 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: Saputo Cheese USA Inc; Carfair Composites USA Inc - Gillett; Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 2; Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 1. Similar-scale Paper peers outside Wisconsin: Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc (0511005006); Itwcovid Security Group; The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co; International Converter LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Lead compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
St Paper-Oconto Falls stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant WATER pathway (98.0% water discharges) across 3 chemicals. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.1K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc (0511005006) and Itwcovid Security Group.
St Paper-Oconto Falls vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.1K lbs Top 40% higher than 60% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
St Paper-Oconto Falls: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)-led volume
Among the 384 Paper facilities in this database, St Paper-Oconto Falls reports the 256th-largest volume (8.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) alone is 97.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc (0511005006) and Itwcovid Security Group.
Concentrated means ≥60% of St Paper-Oconto Falls's pounds in one chemical - here Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) at 97.6%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- St Paper-Oconto Falls's total reported releases rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- St Paper-Oconto Falls's water releases rose from 1.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
St Paper-Oconto Falls Form-R facts
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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 St Paper-Oconto Falls releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 5% (1.6K lbs to 1.7K lbs).
St Paper-Oconto Falls: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows St Paper-Oconto Falls year-over-year reported totals (increased by 5% 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 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 1.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 1.6K lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 1.7K 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) | 7.9K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 155 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 35 lbs | - |
St Paper-Oconto Falls · WATER-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to St Paper-Oconto Falls
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Saputo Cheese USA Inc, Carfair Composites USA Inc - Gillett, Kcs International Inc Cruisers Yachts Div Plant 2, ordered by distance.
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Similar Paper Facilities
Other Paper facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Weidmann Electrical Technology Inc (0511005006), Itwcovid Security Group, The Procter & Gamble Paper Products Co.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest St Paper-Oconto Falls on cumulative reported pounds (8.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges, Midland Industries Inc, Sinomax East Inc.. 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.
- US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges Greenville, KY · Other 8.1K lbs reported
- Midland Industries Inc Chicago, IL · Primary Metals 8.1K lbs reported
- Sinomax East Inc. La Vergne, TN · Plastics and Rubber 8.1K lbs reported
- Gcp Applied Technologies Inc Los Angeles, CA · Chemicals 8.1K 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), Lead compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Saputo Cheese USA Inc. St Paper-Oconto Falls stamps LIGHT 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 St Paper-Oconto Falls TRI extract (LIGHT · 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.
St Paper-Oconto Falls totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Oconto Falls, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 322121 · Paper. 1.4% of Oconto TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Army National Guard Wendell Ford Training Center Ranges (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
St Paper-Oconto Falls stamps LIGHT 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