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Simplot Phosphates LLC

Rock Springs, WY · Parent: J R Simplot Co

Total releases
10.3M lbs
Chemicals reported
23
Carcinogens
5
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Simplot Phosphates LLC: how the 10.3M lbs splits

10.3M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 9.2M lbs 89.0%
  • Air Releases 1.1M lbs 10.9%
  • Off-site Transfers 13.8K lbs 0.1%

Simplot Phosphates LLC's 10.3M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 89.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.

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 LAND pathway CARC-LEAN

Simplot Phosphates LLC is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Rock Springs, WY, in the chemicals sector. It reported 2.1M lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 10.3M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 204 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wyoming's 70 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Simplot Phosphates LLC is pounds #3 and chemical-count #6 at 10.3M lbs. Dyno Nobel Inc-Cheyenne Plant leads reported pounds (27.1M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #19). Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC leads chemical count at 36 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #10). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Vermillion Gas Plant; Lewis & Lewis Inc Asphalt Paving; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co; Black Butte Coal Co. Similar-scale Chemicals peers outside Wyoming: Roehm America LLC; Fortron Industries LLC; The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations; Equistar Chemicals Clinton Plant. Other J R Simplot Co sites in this extract: J R Simplot Co Don Sid Ing; J. R. Simplot Co; J R Simplot Co; Simplot U.S. Food Group Holdings Llc.. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region); Zinc compounds; Ammonia.

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Simplot Phosphates LLC stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (89.0% land disposal) across 23 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.3M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Roehm America LLC and Fortron Industries LLC.

#204 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.8% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Simplot Phosphates LLC vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

10M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Simplot Phosphates LLC inside Sweetwater's TRI pounds

Among the 3,917 Chemicals facilities in this database, Simplot Phosphates LLC reports the 43rd-largest volume, placing it in the top 1.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 56.9% of every pound reported in Sweetwater. Scale peers outside Wyoming include Roehm America LLC and Fortron Industries LLC.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Sweetwater's reported pounds (18.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Simplot Phosphates LLC's total reported releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 2.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Simplot Phosphates LLC's off-site transfers fell from 432 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Simplot Phosphates LLC's chemicals reported fell from 15 in 2022 to 14 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Simplot Phosphates LLC's air releases rose from 227.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 242.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Simplot Phosphates LLC Form-R facts

Sector
Chemicals
HEAVY volume
10.3M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
23 · 5 carc.
Lead chemical
Hydrogen fluoride

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Total reported releases
Simplot Phosphates LLC
10.3M lbs
Vermillion Gas Plant
32.6K lbs

317.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Simplot Phosphates LLC
23
Vermillion Gas Plant
7

3.3× 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 Simplot Phosphates LLC releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.3M lbs.

Land Disposal 9.2M lbs (89.0%)
Air Releases 1.1M lbs (10.9%)
Off-site Transfers 13.8K lbs (0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 4% (2.2M lbs to 2.1M lbs).

Simplot Phosphates LLC: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Simplot Phosphates LLC year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 4% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 2.2M lbs 15
2020 2.0M lbs 14
2021 1.9M lbs 15
2022 2.1M lbs 15
2023 2.1M lbs 14

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 23 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Hydrogen fluoride 4.8M lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1.6M lbs -
Zinc compounds 1.5M lbs -
Ammonia 721.2K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 338.6K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 306.3K lbs -
Manganese compounds 172.1K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 164.6K lbs -
Chlorine 160.0K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 138.0K lbs -
Nickel compounds 99.1K lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 74.1K lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 68.8K lbs -
Selenium compounds 33.5K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 32.4K lbs -
Arsenic compounds 30.8K lbs Carcinogen
Copper compounds 29.0K lbs -
Arsenic And Arsenic Compounds 18.9K lbs Carcinogen
Selenium And Selenium Compounds 18.4K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 18.1K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 14.8K lbs -
Mercury 663 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 181 lbs Carcinogen

Simplot Phosphates LLC · LAND-pathway site

Rock Springs, WY
41.5829, -109.2174
County TRI context
Sweetwater · 56.9% of county pounds
Parent company
J R Simplot Co

Compare beyond Wyoming

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Simplot Phosphates LLC on cumulative reported pounds (10.3M lbs) and distinct chemical count (23). Release-pound peers include Choctaw Generation LP L.l.l.p., Northside Generating Station, Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wilson Station. Chemical-count peers include Woodland Pulp LLC, Brenntag Northeast LLC, Aes Warrior Run Inc. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Hydrogen fluoride, Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region), Zinc compounds, Ammonia; nearby reporters include Vermillion Gas Plant. Simplot Phosphates LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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.

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This Simplot Phosphates LLC TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Simplot Phosphates LLC totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Rock Springs, WY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 325312 · Chemicals. 56.9% of Sweetwater TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Choctaw Generation LP L.l.l.p. (Δ 39.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Simplot Phosphates LLC stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Hydrogen fluoride. 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