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HOWCO METALS MANAGEMENT

Quick Summary

  • Released 32 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
9611 TELGE RD
HOUSTON, TX 77095
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County
HARRIS County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
332996
Total Penalties
$0
Registry ID
110033822923

How This Compares

#1,288 of 1,879 TRI reporters in TX
#10,945 of 16,877 TRI reporters in Manufacturing

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 (2015–2024) +3157% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 7
2016 0 -100%
2017 32
2018 159 +397%
2019 101 -36%
2020 35 -65%
2021 20 -43%
2022 29 +45%
2023 228 +686%
2024 228 0%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel 173 173 37,575 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 54 54 32,584
Copper 1 1 1,436

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel 173 173 37,575 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 54 54 32,584
Copper 1 1 1,436

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 2,171
Nickel 20 20 79,636 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 9 9 55,808

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 1,445
Nickel 15 15 42,405 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 5 5 34,171

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Copper 631
Nickel 26 26 29,373 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 9 9 18,984

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel 101 101 64,923 ♦ Carcinogen

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel 111 111 98,270 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 47 47 65,306
Copper 1 1 2,078

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel 24 24 65,972 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium 8 8 45,354

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Chromium 22,288
Nickel 32,605 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper 758

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nickel 4 3 1 65,254 ♦ Carcinogen
Copper 2 2 883
Chromium 1 1 52,062

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
Chromium 32,584
Copper 1,436
Nickel 37,575

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
ALLIED ALLOYS
HOUSTON, TX
Copper 1,436
ALLIED ALLOYS
HOUSTON, TX
Nickel 37,575
ALLIED ALLOYS
HOUSTON, TX
Chromium 32,584

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
rcra Standards Applicable to Recordkeeping and Reporting Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators May 15, 2019 Jul 23, 2019 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements May 15, 2019 Jun 3, 2019 Resolved

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.

WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-TXR000085093-1 · Jul 11, 2019
Administrative - Formal
· Case 06-2009-0618 · Jul 21, 2009

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