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MERAMEC

Quick Summary

  • Released 404,264 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 $10,500 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
8200 FINE RD
ST LOUIS, MO 63129
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County
SAINT LOUIS County
Industry
Utilities
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
221112
Inspections
3 · last Dec 12, 2025
Total Penalties
$10,500 · last Dec 29, 2022
Registry ID
110001958515

How This Compares

#17 of 454 TRI reporters in MO
#157 of 584 TRI reporters in Utilities

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.

0
Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
4
Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
0
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 (2015–2023) -100% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 369,401
2016 564,389 +53%
2017 404,264 -28%
2018 382,281 -5%
2019 182,254 -52%
2020 35,351 -81%
2021 235,679 +567%
2022 55,578 -76%
2023 0 -100%

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)
Hydrogen fluoride
Copper compounds
Zinc compounds
Mercury compounds 0
Nickel compounds ♦ Carcinogen
Manganese compounds
Lead compounds 58
Vanadium compounds

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 42,798 106 1 42,691
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 4,778 4,778
Vanadium compounds 1,560 8 1,552
Hydrogen fluoride 1,495 1,495
Zinc compounds 1,239 113 2 1,124
Copper compounds 1,086 9 1 1,076
Manganese compounds 902 12 890
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 517 9 508 0
Nickel compounds 468 11 457 ♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds 349 6 343 1
Cobalt compounds 213 2 211 ♦ Carcinogen
Arsenic compounds 167 4 163 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 6 1 6

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 227,318 337 64 226,917
Hydrogen fluoride 6,819 6,819
Lead compounds 1,509 15 1,494 2
Mercury compounds 33 2 31 1
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 35,140 83 133 34,924 3
Lead compounds 211 4 208 2
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 182,254 276 275 181,703

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 362,833 594 3 362,236
Hydrogen fluoride 17,320 17,320
Lead compounds 2,048 27 2,021
Mercury compounds 79 8 72 45
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 388,002 536 3 387,463
Hydrogen fluoride 14,068 14,068
Lead compounds 2,137 23 2,114 12
Mercury compounds 56 7 49 34
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 517,377 798 17 516,562
Hydrogen fluoride 21,039 21,039
Vanadium compounds 16,601 72 16,529
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 6,548 6,548
Lead compounds 2,753 34 2,718
Mercury compounds 71 22 49 0
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 322,092 1,200 17 320,875
Hydrogen fluoride 27,845 27,845
Vanadium compounds 9,923 101 9,822
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 7,919 7,919
Lead compounds 1,509 49 1,461
Mercury compounds 111 97 14
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

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
Hydrogen fluoride 78,671
Mercury compounds 45

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
HERITAGE ENV SERVICES
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Mercury compounds 33
WM LAMPTRACKER INC
WILLIAMSTON, SC
Mercury compounds 1
HERITAGE ENV SERVICES
INDIANAPOLIS, IN
Lead compounds 12

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 Apr 21, 2022 Open
caa FRV Jul 24, 2020 Open
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers Feb 3, 2016 Feb 10, 2016 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Apr 6, 1993 May 26, 1993 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Apr 6, 1993 May 26, 1993 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
Aluminum, total recoverable DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 2.36 mg/L 1.87 +27% Apr 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 35.80 mg/L 30.00 +19% Apr 2023 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 48.30 mg/L 30.00 +61% Feb 2023 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 111.00 mg/L 100.00 +11% Feb 2023 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 149.00 mg/L 100.00 +49% Jan 2023 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 43.10 mg/L 30.00 +44% Jan 2023 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.

Administrative - Formal
Clean Air Act · Case 3603623119 · Dec 29, 2022
$10,500
Notice of Violation
Clean Air Act · Case 3603135201 · Apr 21, 2022
Warning Letter
Clean Air Act · Case 3602245234 · Jul 24, 2020
Judicial
· Case 07-2009-0268 · Sep 30, 2019
Administrative - Formal
· Case 07-1995-0137 · Aug 26, 1996
$9,100
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-MOD086817897-000 · Apr 16, 1993

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