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GELITA USA, INC.

Quick Summary

•Released 162,694 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
•Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
•Assessed $8,000 in total penalties since records began.

Address: 2445 PORT NEAL INDUSTRIAL ROAD
SERGEANT BLUFF, IA 51054
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County: WOODBURY County
Industry: Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification): 311999
Inspections: 2 · last Jun 20, 2023
Total Penalties: $8,000 · last Jun 11, 2021
Registry ID: 110005746773

How This Compares

#32 of 420 TRI reporters in IA

#804 of 16,877 TRI reporters in Manufacturing

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

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) -56% overall

Year	Total Releases (lbs)	vs Prior Year
2015	175,385	—
2016	193,927	+11%
2017	162,694	-16%
2018	163,049	0%
2019	136,055	-17%
2020	166,671	+23%
2021	129,164	-23%
2022	87,450	-32%
2023	67,173	-23%
2024	76,980	+15%

2024

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	74,909	37	74,872	—	77,453
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	2,071	—	2,071	—	823

2023

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	64,977	39	64,938	—	90,452
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	2,196	—	2,196	—	771

2022

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	84,050	50	84,000	—	97,000
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	3,400	—	3,400	—	1,400

2021

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	125,064	64	125,000	—	88,000
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	4,100	—	4,100	—	1,500

2020

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	161,071	71	161,000	—	49,000
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	5,600	—	5,600	—	1,200

2019

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	136,055	55	136,000	—	41,000

2018

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	123,049	49	123,000	—	37,000
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	40,000	—	40,000	—	5,200

2017

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	162,694	139	79,425	83,130	8,253

2016

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	193,927	145	96,891	96,891	11,092

2015

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Ammonia	175,385	260	86,694	88,431	3,494

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
Ammonia	—	—	—	49,859
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	—	—	—	10,319

Transfers to Publicly-Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)

Toxic chemicals transferred to municipal wastewater treatment plants during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Chemical	Transferred (lbs)	POTW
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)	823	SIOUX CITY, CITY OF STP, SIOUX CITY
Ammonia	77,453	SIOUX CITY, CITY OF STP, SIOUX CITY

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
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 31, 2010	—	Open
rcra	Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General	Sep 24, 1999	Oct 16, 2000	Resolved

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
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	472.00 mg/L	409.00	+15%	Mar 2025	Open
Iron, total [as Fe]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	10.80 mg/L	10.63	+2%	Feb 2024	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	159.00 mg/L	148.10	+7%	Nov 2023	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	140.00 mg/L	132.00	+6%	Aug 2023	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	436.00 mg/L	409.00	+7%	May 2023	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	279.38 mg/L	248.00	+13%	Feb 2022	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,790.73 kg/d	2,645.09	+6%	Oct 2021	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3,236.77 kg/d	2,645.09	+22%	Sep 2021	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	205.00 mg/L	180.50	+14%	Sep 2021	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	282.28 mg/L	248.00	+14%	Mar 2021	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3,872.93 kg/d	3,603.85	+7%	Mar 2021	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4,535.34 kg/d	3,603.85	+26%	Feb 2021	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	309.88 mg/L	248.00	+25%	Feb 2021	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4,814.10 kg/d	3,603.85	+34%	Dec 2020	Resolved
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3,541.75 kg/d	2,662.94	+33%	Dec 2020	Resolved
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,830.13 kg/d	2,662.94	+6%	Dec 2020	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	6,570.10 kg/d	5,957.39	+10%	Dec 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3,169.09 kg/d	2,173.16	+46%	Nov 2020	Resolved
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,863.74 kg/d	2,173.16	+32%	Nov 2020	Resolved
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4,919.50 kg/d	3,298.31	+49%	Nov 2020	Open
Iron, total [as Fe]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	184.30 kg/d	176.83	+4%	Nov 2020	Open
Iron, total [as Fe]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	184.30 kg/d	176.83	+4%	Nov 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,885.25 kg/d	2,645.09	+9%	Oct 2020	Resolved
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3,713.56 kg/d	3,298.31	+13%	Oct 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3,703.18 kg/d	2,645.09	+40%	Oct 2020	Resolved
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3,202.97 kg/d	2,645.09	+21%	Sep 2020	Open
Iron, total [as Fe]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	195.76 kg/d	176.83	+11%	Aug 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	135.00 mg/L	132.00	+2%	Aug 2020	Open
Iron, total [as Fe]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	195.76 kg/d	176.83	+11%	Aug 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,724.48 kg/d	1,939.40	+40%	Aug 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	3,231.75 kg/d	2,341.73	+38%	Jul 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	189.00 mg/L	159.60	+18%	Jul 2020	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	7,696.76 kg/d	6,182.57	+24%	Jul 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	2,493.47 kg/d	2,341.73	+6%	Jul 2020	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	6,209.24 kg/d	5,957.39	+4%	Apr 2020	Open
Nitrogen, ammonia total [as N]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	151.00 mg/L	149.90	+1%	Apr 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	559.00 mg/L	409.00	+37%	Apr 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	388.51 mg/L	248.00	+57%	Apr 2020	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	6,374.59 kg/d	5,957.39	+7%	Mar 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	556.00 mg/L	409.00	+36%	Mar 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4,609.23 kg/d	3,603.85	+28%	Mar 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	406.88 mg/L	248.00	+64%	Mar 2020	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	389.00 mg/L	248.00	+57%	Feb 2020	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	501.00 mg/L	409.00	+22%	Feb 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	4,504.80 kg/d	3,603.85	+25%	Feb 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	6,652.66 kg/d	5,957.39	+12%	Feb 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	6,854.29 kg/d	5,957.39	+15%	Jan 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	5,873.55 kg/d	3,603.85	+63%	Jan 2020	Resolved
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	467.00 mg/L	409.00	+14%	Jan 2020	Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	389.74 mg/L	248.00	+57%	Jan 2020	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.

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IA-N8645 · Aug 26, 2022

State CWA Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IA-N8602 · Jun 11, 2021

$8,000

Administrative - Formal

· Case 07-2006-0242 · Dec 1, 2006

$34,170

Administrative - Formal

· Case 07-2001-0083 · Jan 22, 2001

Administrative - Formal

· Case 07-2000-0645 · Sep 25, 2000

$5,000

WRITTEN INFORMAL

RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-IAD072905045-000 · Sep 24, 1999

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IA-N2580 · Nov 25, 1998

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IA-N00004264 · Nov 25, 1998

$10,000

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IA-2580 · Nov 25, 1998

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