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CPI USA NORTH CAROLINA ROXBORO

Quick Summary

  • Released 85,343 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Assessed $0 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
331 ALLIE CLAY RD
ROXBORO, NC 27573
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County
PERSON County
Industry
Utilities
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
221112
Inspections
2 · last Sep 9, 2022
Total Penalties
$0 · last Dec 20, 2019
Registry ID
110000347045

How This Compares

#57 of 729 TRI reporters in NC
#275 of 584 TRI reporters in Utilities

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2021) -93% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 72,711
2016 83,460 +15%
2017 85,343 +2%
2018 81,639 -4%
2019 23,475 -71%
2020 71,316 +204%
2021 4,894 -93%

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 4,128 4,124 4 316,122
Manganese compounds 741 741 0 54,219
Lead compounds 24 24 0 1,552
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 1 1 ♦ Carcinogen

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 45,900 45,900
Zinc compounds 19,901 19,893 8 1,636,859
Manganese compounds 4,263 4,262 1 283,637
Copper compounds 599 598 1 48,208
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 373 372 1 26,726
Lead compounds 142 141 1 7,866
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 96 95 0 24,124
Cobalt compounds 37 37 0 28,917 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 4 4 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 0 0 0 14

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Zinc compounds 22,705 22,696 9 1,821,676
Copper compounds 658 657 1 52,747
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 80 80 0 24,800
Cobalt compounds 32 32 0 32,150 ♦ Carcinogen

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 54,000 54,000
Zinc compounds 22,855 22,851 4 1,801,645
Manganese compounds 3,823 3,823 0 300,938
Copper compounds 664 663 1 52,138
Lead compounds 146 146 0 8,414
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 95 94 1 24,885
Cobalt compounds 52 52 0 31,778 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 4 4 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 0 0 0 14

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 56,000 56,000
Zinc compounds 24,417 24,400 17 2,000,000
Manganese compounds 3,915 3,915 0 320,000
Copper compounds 714 713 1 57,000
Lead compounds 147 147 0 9,200
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 95 95 1 26,000
Cobalt compounds 50 50 0 35,000 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 4 4 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 0 0 0 14

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 56,000 56,000
Zinc compounds 23,250 23,200 50 1,800,000
Manganese compounds 3,430 3,430 300,000
Copper compounds 658 656 2 53,000
Lead compounds 101 101 0 8,600
Cobalt compounds 18 18 32,000 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 3 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 1 0 0 13

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 48,700 48,700
Zinc compounds 20,835 20,800 35 1,600,000
Manganese compounds 2,490 2,490 260,000
Copper compounds 592 591 1 45,000
Lead compounds 76 76 0 7,353
Cobalt compounds 15 15 28,000 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 3 3 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 0 0 0 11

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
UPPER PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL
ROUGEMONT, NC
Zinc compounds 2,000,000
UPPER PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL
ROUGEMONT, NC
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 26,000
UPPER PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL
ROUGEMONT, NC
Cobalt compounds 35,000
UPPER PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL
ROUGEMONT, NC
Copper compounds 57,000
UPPER PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL
ROUGEMONT, NC
Lead compounds 9,200
UPPER PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL
ROUGEMONT, NC
Manganese compounds 320,000
UPPER PIEDMONT ENVIRONMENTAL
ROUGEMONT, NC
Mercury compounds 14

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
caa FRV May 5, 2021 May 27, 2021 Resolved
caa FRV Oct 22, 2019 Nov 18, 2019 Resolved
caa FRV Oct 22, 2019 May 15, 2020 Resolved
caa HPV Mar 6, 2017 Sep 19, 2019 Resolved
caa FRV Jan 24, 2017 Feb 24, 2017 Resolved
cwa Permit Violations - Unapproved Operation Nov 23, 2015 Open

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant Violation Reported Limit Exceedance Period Status
Oil & Grease DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 3.50 mg/L 3.10 +13% Aug 2021 Open
Oil & Grease DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 7.00 mg/L 4.10 +71% Aug 2021 Open
Oil & Grease DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 7.00 mg/L 4.10 +71% Sep 2017 Open
Oil & Grease DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 3.50 mg/L 3.10 +13% Sep 2017 Open
Oil & Grease DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 5.40 mg/L 4.10 +32% Aug 2017 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 9.50 mg/L 8.80 +8% Aug 2017 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 26.00 mg/L 21.10 +23% Jan 2017 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 18.00 mg/L 8.80 +105% Jan 2017 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 12.00 mg/L 8.80 +36% Sep 2016 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 40.00 mg/L 21.10 +90% May 2016 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 26.00 mg/L 8.80 +195% May 2016 Open
Oil & Grease DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 7.00 mg/L 4.10 +71% Mar 2016 Open
Oil & Grease DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 3.50 mg/L 3.10 +13% Mar 2016 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 10.00 mg/L 8.80 +14% Nov 2015 Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NC-LV-2018-0010 · Jan 25, 2018
$139
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NC-LV-2017-0334 · Dec 12, 2017
$289
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NC-LM-2017-0015 · Jun 13, 2017
$114
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NC-LV-2017-0160 · Jun 5, 2017
$139
Administrative - Formal
· Case 04-2009-1794 · Jun 17, 2009
Administrative - Formal
· Case 04-2008-9133 · Aug 18, 2008
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NC-N00007304 · Jul 24, 2006
$3,054
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NC-N00007892 · Apr 22, 2005
$294
Administrative - Formal
· Case 04-2004-1800 · Mar 30, 2004
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NC-N00005679 · Mar 19, 2002
$1,000
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NC-N00002863 · Mar 20, 2000
$3,039
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case NC-N00000233 · Mar 21, 1990
$150

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