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ELLWOOD TEXAS FORGE

Quick Summary

•Released 2,755 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 $17,875 in total penalties since records began.
•Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.

Address: 10908 COUNTY ROAD 419
NAVASOTA, TX 77868
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County: GRIMES County
Industry: Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification): 332111
Inspections: 2 · last May 31, 2022
Total Penalties: $17,875 · last Jan 23, 2025
Registry ID: 110007196676

How This Compares

#757 of 1,879 TRI reporters in TX

#5,842 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) -95% overall

Year	Total Releases (lbs)	vs Prior Year
2015	2,265	—
2016	2,265	0%
2017	2,755	+22%
2018	2,265	-18%
2019	56	-98%
2020	71	+28%
2021	114	+61%
2022	202	+77%
2023	119	-41%
2024	116	-3%

2024

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Manganese	58	58	—	—	108,509
Chromium	26	26	—	—	383,425
Nickel	26	26	—	—	2,236,380	♦ Carcinogen
Copper	4	4	—	—	54,685
Cobalt	2	2	—	—	12,487	♦ Carcinogen

2023

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Manganese	67	67	0	—	24,807
Nickel	20	13	8	—	1,584,068	♦ Carcinogen
Chromium	20	17	3	—	124,438
Cobalt	8	3	5	—	2,481	♦ Carcinogen
Copper	4	2	3	—	12,403

2022

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nickel	91	80	12	—	278,100	♦ Carcinogen
Manganese	79	74	5	—	433,434
Chromium	17	12	5	—	297,746
Copper	15	10	5	—	89,774

2021

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nickel	46	35	11	—	256,496	♦ Carcinogen
Chromium	38	33	5	—	278,237
Copper	15	10	5	—	89,095
Manganese	15	10	5	—	459,152

2020

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Lead compounds	—	—	—	—	60
Nickel	26	21	5	—	1,375,992	♦ Carcinogen
Manganese	15	10	5	—	806,161
Chromium	15	10	5	—	1,391,588
Copper	15	10	5	—	302,310

2019

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nickel	56	45	11	—	483,870	♦ Carcinogen

2018

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nickel	750	500	250	—	7,985,161	♦ Carcinogen
Manganese	505	500	5	—	226,660
Chromium	505	500	5	—	2,052,445
Copper	505	500	5	—	3,418,104

2017

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Nickel	750	500	250	—	6,133,692	♦ Carcinogen
Copper	750	500	250	—	2,631,470
Chromium	750	500	250	—	1,563,167
Manganese	505	500	5	—	157,676

2016

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Copper	750	500	250	—	1,540,899
Chromium	750	500	250	—	910,254
Nickel	750	500	250	—	3,582,274	♦ Carcinogen
Manganese	15	10	5	—	87,720

2015

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Copper	750	500	250	—	2,128,028
Chromium	750	500	250	—	1,410,625
Nickel	750	500	250	—	5,052,178	♦ Carcinogen
Manganese	15	10	5	—	149,656

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
Manganese	—	108,509	—	—
Nickel	—	2,236,380	—	—
Cobalt	—	12,487	—	—
Chromium	—	383,425	—	—
Copper	—	54,685	—	—

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
STI HOUSTON, TX	Chromium	—	383,425	—	—
STI HOUSTON, TX	Manganese	—	108,509	—	—
STI HOUSTON, TX	Cobalt	—	12,487	—	—
STI HOUSTON, TX	Copper	—	54,685	—	—
STI HOUSTON, TX	Nickel	—	2,236,380	—	—

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	Jan 16, 2003	Aug 19, 2003	Resolved
rcra	Land Disposal Restrictions: General	Jan 16, 2003	Aug 19, 2003	Resolved
rcra	State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements	Jan 16, 2003	Aug 19, 2003	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
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	51.10 mg/L	45.00	+14%	Oct 2025	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	34.28 mg/L	30.00	+14%	Oct 2025	Open
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	484.00 mg/L	275.00	+76%	Apr 2025	Open
Mercury, total [as Hg]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.02 mg/L	0.01	+100%	Dec 2024	Open
Mercury, total [as Hg]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.20 mg/L	0.01	+1,900%	Dec 2024	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	19.11 kg/d	15.89	+20%	Jan 2024	Resolved
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	5.95 kg/d	4.99	+19%	Jan 2024	Resolved
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	5.27 kg/d	4.99	+6%	Oct 2023	Resolved
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	95.02 kg/d	71.73	+32%	Sep 2023	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	47.10 mg/L	45.00	+5%	Sep 2023	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	37.59 kg/d	15.89	+137%	Sep 2023	Resolved
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	7.67 kg/d	4.99	+54%	Sep 2023	Resolved
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	38.77 kg/d	15.89	+144%	Aug 2023	Resolved
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	103.42 kg/d	71.73	+44%	Aug 2023	Open
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	10.58 kg/d	4.99	+112%	Aug 2023	Resolved
Flow [dry weather]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	0.51 MGD	0.50	+2%	Aug 2023	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	84.31 kg/d	71.73	+18%	Jun 2023	Open
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	7.58 kg/d	4.99	+52%	Feb 2023	Resolved
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	27.84 kg/d	15.89	+75%	Jan 2023	Resolved
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	11.41 kg/d	4.99	+129%	Jan 2023	Resolved
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	25.23 kg/d	21.79	+16%	Jan 2023	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	90.91 kg/d	71.73	+27%	Jan 2023	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	140.60 kg/d	75.82	+85%	Jan 2023	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	73.79 kg/d	71.73	+3%	Oct 2022	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	22.71 kg/d	15.89	+43%	Oct 2022	Resolved
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	7.44 kg/d	4.99	+49%	Oct 2022	Resolved
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	7.28 kg/d	4.99	+46%	Jul 2022	Resolved
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	21.45 kg/d	15.89	+35%	Jul 2022	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	99.07 kg/d	75.82	+31%	Jul 2022	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	100.56 kg/d	71.73	+40%	Jul 2022	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	80.80 mg/L	45.00	+80%	May 2022	Open
BOD, carbonaceous [5 day, 20 C]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	44.60 mg/L	40.00	+12%	May 2021	Open
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	353.80 mg/L	275.00	+29%	Aug 2020	Open
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	314.20 mg/L	275.00	+14%	Aug 2019	Open
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	15.60 mg/L	15.00	+4%	Jan 2019	Open
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	356.40 mg/L	275.00	+30%	Nov 2018	Open
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	317.80 mg/L	275.00	+16%	Oct 2018	Open
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	886.00 mg/L	275.00	+222%	Jul 2018	Open
Oil and grease, hexane extr method	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	20.70 mg/L	15.00	+38%	Feb 2018	Open
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	598.14 kg/d	522.10	+15%	Nov 2017	Open
Oxygen demand, chem. [high level] [COD]	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	681.80 mg/L	275.00	+148%	Nov 2017	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	61.20 mg/L	45.00	+36%	Mar 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 TX-2023-0675-IWD-E · Jan 23, 2025

$17,875

Administrative - Formal

· Case 06-2005-4560 · Jun 16, 2005

$500

WRITTEN INFORMAL

RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-TXD074206715-1 · Mar 24, 2003

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