Cargill
Rank in Toxic 100 Water Polluters: 21
Surface Water releases 2022 (lbs): 6,022,134
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2022 (lbs): 623,409
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2022: 714,374,163
Percentage of national total 2022 surface water and POTW hazard: 0.2%
EJ: Near Poor Share: 28%
EJ: Minority Share: 25%
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CARGILL INC CORN MILLING
CEDAR RAPIDS
IA
55
9,913
415,743,120
58.20%
23.8%
17.1%
6.7%
5.1%
CARGILL INC WET CORN MILLING - WAHPETON
WAHPETON
ND
88,000
0
157,023,000
21.98%
22.4%
11.6%
3.0%
3.0%
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS
CALIFORNIA
MO
0
18,302
82,359,000
11.53%
22.4%
8.6%
0.4%
6.4%
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS INC
DAYTON
VA
0
128,835
18,562,372
2.60%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC - UNION SPRINGS FRESH PLANT
UNION SPRINGS
AL
0
2,915
13,117,500
1.84%
45.0%
79.3%
67.0%
9.1%
50%
CARGILL CORN MILLING NORTH AMERICA
BLAIR
NE
151,630
0
11,397,880
1.60%
31.9%
24.7%
2.7%
17.0%
WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC - ALBERTVILLE FRESH PLANT
ALBERTVILLE
AL
0
2,027
9,121,501
1.28%
46.3%
35.2%
7.7%
24.5%
50%
WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC - DOTHAN FRESH PLANT
DOTHAN
AL
0
1,718
7,731,000
1.08%
41.4%
49.5%
43.2%
3.7%
50%
WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS - DECATUR FRESH PLANT
DECATUR
AL
0
1,237
5,566,500
0.78%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50%
WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC - ENTERPRISE FRESH PLANT
JACK
AL
1,081,962
0
2,643,168
0.37%
57.5%
36.4%
34.5%
0.2%
50%
CARGILL CORN MILLING
EDDYVILLE
IA
469,849
0
2,235,934
0.31%
34.3%
13.4%
2.4%
8.1%
WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC - DOBSON FRESH PLANT
DOBSON
NC
119,541
0
1,200,137
0.17%
35.8%
29.9%
5.2%
21.5%
50%
WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC - PENDERGRASS FRESH PLANT
PENDERGRASS
GA
74,798
0
1,171,965
0.16%
45.8%
46.4%
0.5%
42.1%
50%
CARGILL TEXTURIZING SOLUTIONS
HAMMOND
IN
180,164
21,169
1,010,608
0.14%
48.9%
82.5%
52.1%
28.0%
SANDERSON FARMS INC
BRYAN
TX
1,141,308
0
718,969
0.10%
38.1%
67.6%
18.7%
45.2%
50%
SANDERSON FARMS INC
COLLINS
MS
1,110,966
0
699,889
0.10%
47.8%
38.1%
29.1%
5.8%
50%
SANDERSON FARMS INC
SUMMIT
MS
1,071,166
0
674,835
0.09%
40.0%
29.8%
22.7%
2.7%
50%
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP
SCHUYLER
NE
1,070,279
0
674,073
0.09%
17.3%
50.0%
4.8%
34.4%
SANDERSON FARMS INC
HAMMOND
LA
744,739
0
469,043
0.07%
42.6%
37.2%
28.0%
3.7%
50%
SANDERSON FARMS INC
HAZLEHURST
MS
734,349
0
462,541
0.06%
51.6%
43.4%
38.5%
3.9%
50%
PROVIMI NA INC
LEWISBURG
OH
750
0
377,600
0.05%
24.3%
7.9%
2.1%
2.6%
PROVIMI N.A. INC.
LEWISBURG
OH
750
0
377,600
0.05%
24.3%
7.9%
2.1%
2.6%
PROVIMI N.A. INC.
FREMONT
NE
750
0
377,600
0.05%
16.8%
11.3%
0.5%
6.8%
PROVIMI NA INC
WEATHERFORD
TX
750
0
377,600
0.05%
20.9%
19.7%
1.9%
15.7%
CARGILL INC
SIOUX CITY
IA
0
17,382
295,524
0.04%
33.0%
29.3%
3.3%
16.9%
SANDERSON FARMS INC
WACO
TX
438,509
0
275,992
0.04%
31.2%
40.9%
12.3%
24.7%
50%
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP
FORT MORGAN
CO
430,739
0
272,390
0.04%
41.2%
56.3%
6.7%
46.8%
CARGILL INC
WICHITA
KS
0
228,607
233,277
0.03%
45.3%
35.6%
4.4%
16.6%
WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC - DANVILLE COMPLEX
DANVILLE
AR
276,853
0
232,807
0.03%
44.6%
25.5%
3.7%
18.3%
50%
CARGILL GAINESVILLE
GAINESVILLE
GA
0
11,179
190,065
0.03%
46.1%
70.7%
6.8%
58.6%
CARGILL INC
SIDNEY
OH
0
10,945
180,898
0.03%
33.2%
16.5%
8.7%
3.2%
SANDERSON FARMS PALESTINE PROCESSING
PALESTINE
TX
285,193
0
179,599
0.03%
36.6%
33.3%
6.8%
22.4%
50%
CARGILL INC
IOWA FALLS
IA
0
12,027
131,615
0.02%
27.1%
8.7%
0.9%
6.1%
CARGILL INC.
CEDAR RAPIDS
IA
0
7,604
129,281
0.02%
23.8%
17.1%
6.5%
5.3%
CARGILL INC
FAYETTEVILLE
NC
0
4,310
58,334
0.01%
42.5%
46.2%
31.7%
8.3%
CARGILL INC
CEDAR RAPIDS
IA
0
2,861
48,642
0.01%
23.8%
17.1%
6.5%
5.3%
SANDERSON FARMS TYLER PROCESSING
TYLER
TX
77,027
0
48,405
0.01%
23.8%
47.4%
8.4%
36.5%
50%
CARGILL INC
WEST FARGO
ND
0
2,818
47,906
0.01%
17.1%
15.7%
5.3%
5.2%
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP
DODGE CITY
KS
48,278
0
30,367
0.00%
42.7%
71.5%
3.5%
67.8%
CARGILL
COLUMBUS
NE
0
43,756
27,508
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
DIAMOND V MILLS LLC SOUTH PLANT
CEDAR RAPIDS
IA
0
19,900
12,537
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
CARGILL INC
LAFAYETTE
IN
0
721
12,258
0.00%
43.5%
28.9%
12.0%
11.0%
CARGILL INC
GUNTERSVILLE
AL
0
780
11,127
0.00%
37.8%
48.8%
43.1%
4.0%
OWENSBORO GRAIN BIODIESEL LLC
OWENSBORO
KY
0
9,980
9,980
0.00%
32.7%
11.3%
4.9%
3.0%
CARGILL FEED & NUTRITION SIOUX CITY
SIOUX CITY
IA
15
0
7,552
0.00%
39.7%
45.4%
8.6%
25.1%
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP
WYALUSING
PA
1,915
0
1,163
0.00%
31.6%
10.2%
3.2%
4.3%
OWENSBORO GRAIN CO LLC
OWENSBORO
KY
5
10
255
0.00%
17.4%
5.4%
1.7%
1.8%
CARGILL INC
KANSAS CITY
MO
0
9
138
0.00%
62.8%
59.5%
9.3%
45.5%
CARGILL INC
BLOOMINGTON
IL
0
2
34
0.00%
23.6%
19.3%
8.3%
6.1%
WAYNE-SANDERSON FARMS LLC - DECATUR PREPARED FOODS
DECATUR
AL
0
2,690
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50%
SANDERSON FARMS INC
FLOWOOD
MS
0
180
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50%
SANDERSON FARMS INC
LAUREL
MS
0
3,164
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
50%
CARGILL MEAT SOLUTIONS CORP
FRESNO
CA
0
65,333
0
0.00%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
0.0%
For explanations of most columns above, including the EJ Shares, see the technical notes .
Toxic hazard : Pounds of direct releases to surface water and pounds transferred to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2022, weighted by toxicity of chemicals. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project. For details, see technical notes .
Quantity of toxic surface water releases and POTW transfers : Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water at each TRI facility or transferred off-site to a POTW, without weighting for toxicity or population.
* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's releases have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and hazard are displayed here.
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