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Quick Summary

  • Released 523 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 $0 in total penalties since records began.
Address
932 N MADISON ST
LANCASTER, WI 53813
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County
GRANT County
Industry
Manufacturing
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
311513
Total Penalties
$0
Registry ID
110000420358

How This Compares

#327 of 713 TRI reporters in WI
#7,870 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.

9
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 (2015–2024) -73% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 1,413
2016 344 -76%
2017 523 +52%
2018 143 -73%
2019 0 -100%
2020 495
2021 626 +26%
2022 346 -45%
2023 592 +71%
2024 381 -36%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 381 381 10,950

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 592 592 14,550

2022

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 346 346 64,007

2021

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 626 626 63,602

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 495 495 90,582

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 143 143 4

2017

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 523 523 10

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 344 344 6

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Nitric acid
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 1,413 1,413 27

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
Nitric acid 244,072

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
MICHAEL WALDVOGEL TRUCKING LLC
ANTIGO, WI
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 10,950

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 Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation May 18, 2024 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Oct 21, 2023 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jun 23, 2023 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jun 11, 2019 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Aug 4, 2018 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Apr 4, 2018 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jan 4, 2018 Open
cwa Monitoring Violations - Analysis not Conducted Jun 30, 2016 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
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 mg/L 0.02 +426% Dec 2025 Open
Chloride [as Cl] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 412.50 mg/L 400.00 +3% Nov 2025 Open
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 mg/L 0.02 +426% Nov 2025 Open
BOD, 5-day, 20 deg. C DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 22.70 kg/d 17.71 +28% Sep 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 14.08 kg/d 11.35 +24% Sep 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 45.00 mg/L 30.00 +50% Sep 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 45.54 kg/d 22.25 +105% Sep 2025 Open
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 mg/L 0.02 +426% Sep 2025 Open
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 mg/L 0.04 +163% Dec 2020 Resolved
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 mg/L 0.04 +163% Nov 2020 Resolved
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 mg/L 0.04 +163% Oct 2020 Resolved
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 mg/L 0.04 +163% Sep 2020 Resolved
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 mg/L 0.04 +163% May 2020 Resolved
Chlorine, total residual DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.10 mg/L 0.04 +163% Feb 2020 Resolved

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