EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Watry Industries
Sheboygan, WI · Parent: Ligon Industries LLC
- Total releases
- 9.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 3
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Watry Industries: how the 9.0K lbs splits
9.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 8.3K lbs 92.3%
- Air Releases 690 lbs 7.7%
Watry Industries's 9.0K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 92.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 7.7%. Leading chemical by pounds: Lead.
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-HEAVY
Watry Industries is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Sheboygan, WI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 235 lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 9.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 10,044 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. Watry Industries is pounds #391 and chemical-count #372 at 9.0K 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 fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Edgewater Generating Station; Htt Inc; Hexion Inc-Sheboygan Site; Gardner Denver Thomas. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Grooms Aluminum Recycling; Hydro Aluminum; Almatis Burnside Inc; Michigan Wheel Operations LLC. Other Ligon Industries LLC sites in this extract: Premier Aluminum LLC; Hampton Hydraulics LLC (great Bend Industries); Tpi Arcade LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Lead; Copper; Lead compounds.
Watry Industries stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (92.3% off-site transfers) across 3 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 9.0K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Grooms Aluminum Recycling and Hydro Aluminum.
Watry Industries vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
9.0K lbs Top 39% higher than 61% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Watry Industries: carcinogen-lbs share on Form-R
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Watry Industries reports the 756th-largest volume (9.0K lbs). Carcinogen-classified chemicals make up 51.8% of the reported pounds, not just of the chemical count. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Grooms Aluminum Recycling and Hydro Aluminum.
Carcinogen-heavy means ≥50% of pounds (51.8% here), not of chemical count. EPA/IARC classification ≠ site risk.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Watry Industries's total reported releases fell from 362 lb in 2022 to 235 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Watry Industries's off-site transfers fell from 166 lb in 2022 to 89 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Watry Industries's air releases fell from 196 lb in 2022 to 146 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Watry Industries Form-R facts
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See how Watry Industries stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Watry Industries releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 9.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 24862% (1 lbs to 235 lbs).
Watry Industries: 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 Watry Industries year-over-year reported totals (increased by 24862% 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: Lead.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1 lbs | 2 |
| 2020 | 2 lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 8.4K lbs | 2 |
| 2022 | 362 lbs | 2 |
| 2023 | 235 lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 3 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 4.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper | 4.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 1 lbs | - |
Watry Industries · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Watry Industries
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Edgewater Generating Station, Htt Inc, Hexion Inc-Sheboygan Site, 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. Grooms Aluminum Recycling, Hydro Aluminum, Almatis Burnside Inc.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Watry Industries on cumulative reported pounds (9.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (3). Release-pound peers include Williams Ohio Valley Midstream - Fort Beeler Gas Processing, US Dod Usaf Shaw Afb, US Army Picatinny Arsenal. 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.
- Williams Ohio Valley Midstream - Fort Beeler Gas Processing Cameron, WV · Natural Gas Processing 9.0K lbs reported
- US Dod Usaf Shaw Afb Shaw Afb, SC · Other 9.0K lbs reported
- US Army Picatinny Arsenal Picatinny Arsenal, NJ · Other 9.0K lbs reported
- Barton Solvents Inc Bettendorf Bettendorf, IA · Chemical Wholesalers 9.0K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Ligon Industries LLC Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Premier Aluminum LLC, Hampton Hydraulics LLC (great Bend Industries), Tpi Arcade LLC.
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 Lead, Copper, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Edgewater Generating Station. Watry Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY 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 Watry Industries TRI extract (LIGHT · OFFSITE · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Watry Industries totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Sheboygan, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331523 · Primary Metals. 0.2% of Sheboygan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Williams Ohio Valley Midstream - Fort Beeler Gas Processing (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Watry Industries stamps LIGHT volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-HEAVY · lead Lead. 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