Poet Biorefining - Shell Rock Ethanol

Significant noncompliance (1 programs)TRI ReporterClean Air ActClean Water ActRCRA
Inspections5all-program
Penalty actions1
Total penalties$10.0klifetime
On-site releases103.2k lbTRI reported

Location

Address30750 212th Street
CityShell Rock
CountyButler County
StateIowa
ZIP50670
Coordinates42.73630, -92.61740
EPA Registry ID110030490494

Compliance by program

ProgramStatusQuarters NC (last 12)Penalties
Clean Air ActViolation Addressed; State Has Lead Enforcement9$10.0k
Clean Water ActNo Violation Identified1$0
RCRA Hazardous WasteNo Violation Identified0$0

TRI chemical releases

YearChemicalAirWaterLandTotal
2024Acetaldehyde61.8k0061.8k
2024Methanol15.5k0015.5k
2024Acrolein15.2k0015.2k
2024Formic acid5.8k005.8k
2024n-Hexane4.9k004.9k
2024Toluene0000
2024Nitric acid0000
2024Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable …0000
2024Cyclohexane0000
2024Benzene0000
2023Acetaldehyde89.1k0089.1k
2023Formic acid27.0k0027.0k
2023Acrolein14.1k0014.1k
2023Methanol6.8k006.8k
2023n-Hexane4.8k004.8k
2023Toluene0000
2023Nitric acid0000
2023Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable …0000
2023Ethylene glycol0000
2023Cyclohexane0000
2023Benzene0000
2022Acetaldehyde19.1k0019.1k
2022Acrolein10.1k0010.1k
2022Formic acid8.7k008.7k
2022n-Hexane4.4k004.4k
2022Methanol3.4k003.4k
2022Toluene0000
2022Nitric acid0000
2022Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable …0000
2022Cyclohexane0000

What this means

This facility is currently in significant noncompliance with one or more EPA-administered laws. EPA's ECHO database flags facilities as significant violators when they have repeated violations across multiple quarters or unresolved enforcement actions. 10 quarter(s) of noncompliance reported in the last 12. Lifetime penalties: $10.0k.

Significant violators receive enforcement priority. If you live near this facility and have concerns, the EPA Office of Inspector General accepts complaints, and your state environmental agency typically maintains its own enforcement docket.

EPA references

View detailed facility report at echo.epa.gov →