EPA TRI Facility · Primary Metals
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1
Waupaca, WI · Parent: Monomoy Capital Partners
- Total releases
- 5.2M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 20
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1: how the 5.2M lbs splits
5.2M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 5.0M lbs 95.5%
- Air Releases 236.0K lbs 4.5%
- Water Discharges 62 lbs <0.1%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1's 5.2M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 95.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.5%. 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 CARC-LEAN
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Waupaca, WI, in the primary metals sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 12 chemicals in 2023, and 5.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 410 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. Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 is pounds #8 and chemical-count #14 at 5.2M 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: Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3; Alliance Industries Waupaca; Agropur Inc.; Custom Fiberglass Molding Inc. Similar-scale Primary Metals peers outside Wisconsin: Materion Brush Inc; American Cast Iron Pipe Co.; Cleveland-Cliffs Inc.; Cleveland-Cliffs Riverdale LLC. Other Monomoy Capital Partners sites in this extract: Waupaca Foundry Inc. Plant 1 (ironwood). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Zinc compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Manganese compounds; Lead compounds.
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (95.5% off-site transfers) across 20 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Materion Brush Inc and American Cast Iron Pipe Co..
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.2M 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
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 inside Waupaca's TRI pounds
Among the 1,603 Primary Metals facilities in this database, Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 reports the 56th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 42.4% of every pound reported in Waupaca. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Zinc compounds alone is 62.2% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Materion Brush Inc and American Cast Iron Pipe Co..
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Waupaca's reported pounds (12.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Waupaca Foundry Plant 1's total reported releases fell from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waupaca Foundry Plant 1's off-site transfers fell from 1.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Waupaca Foundry Plant 1's air releases fell from 41.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 Form-R facts
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See how Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
23% less than the comparison
18% 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 Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.2M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 2% (1.1M lbs to 1.1M lbs).
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 2% 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 | 1.1M lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 897.9K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 933.1K lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 1.2M lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 1.1M lbs | 12 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 20 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Zinc compounds | 3.2M lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 848.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 520.0K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 151.1K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 120.0K lbs | - |
| Benzene | 114.5K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Toluene | 54.8K lbs | - |
| Phenol | 47.5K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 26.6K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 19.3K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 16.7K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 16.5K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 10.6K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 10.4K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 7.9K lbs | - |
| Ethylene glycol | 4.0K lbs | - |
| Mercury | 56 lbs | - |
| Diisocyanates | 37 lbs | - |
| Phosphorus (yellow or white) | 16 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Waupaca Foundry Plant 1
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3, Alliance Industries Waupaca, Agropur 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. Materion Brush Inc, American Cast Iron Pipe Co., Cleveland-Cliffs Inc..
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 on cumulative reported pounds (5.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (20). Release-pound peers include Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill, Westlake Longview Corp, Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex. Chemical-count peers include Pixelle Specialty Solutions, Chemours Chambers Works, Fisher Scientific Co. L.L.C.. 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.
- Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill Parshall, CO · Metal Mining 5.2M lbs reported
- Westlake Longview Corp Longview, TX · Chemicals 5.2M lbs reported
- Oneok Hydrocarbon LP - Bushton Complex Bushton, KS · Natural Gas Processing 5.2M lbs reported
- Clean Harbors Deer Trail Llc. Deer Trail, CO · Hazardous Waste 5.2M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Monomoy Capital Partners Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Waupaca Foundry Inc. Plant 1 (ironwood).
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 And Manganese Compounds, Manganese compounds, Lead compounds; nearby reporters include Waupaca Foundry Plant 2/3. Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · CARC-LEAN · lead Zinc compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Waupaca, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 331511 · Primary Metals. 42.4% of Waupaca TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Climax Molybdenum Co Henderson Mill (Δ 15.0K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Waupaca Foundry Plant 1 stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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