EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Springerville Generating Station

Springerville, AZ · Parent: Uns Energy Corp

Total releases
13.7M lbs
Chemicals reported
18
Carcinogens
4
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Springerville Generating Station: how the 13.7M lbs splits

13.7M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 12.8M lbs 93.8%
  • Air Releases 840.5K lbs 6.2%
  • Off-site Transfers 213 lbs <0.1%

Springerville Generating Station's 13.7M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 93.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 6.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).

Carcinogen-classified pounds vs other reported pounds

Same cumulative TRI total as above, split by EPA/IARC carcinogen classification on each chemical: pounds share, not chemical count. Classification is not a site health-risk score.

HEAVY volume LAND pathway CARC-LEAN

Springerville Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Springerville, AZ, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 2.5M lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 13.7M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 143 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Arizona's 288 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Springerville Generating Station is pounds #7 and chemical-count #7 at 13.7M lbs. Freeport-McMoran Miami Inc leads reported pounds (129.3M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (36.9M lbs, pounds #4). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Coronado Generating Station; Freeport-McMoran Morenci Inc; Rhinehart Oil Co. Holbrook Bulk Plant; Cholla Power Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Arizona: Oak Grove Steam Electric Station; Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant; Basin Electric Laramie River Station; American Electric Power Amos Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Manganese compounds; Ammonia; Vanadium compounds.

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Springerville Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (93.8% land disposal) across 18 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 13.7M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Oak Grove Steam Electric Station and Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant.

#143 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 0.6% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Springerville Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

14M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.

Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Springerville Generating Station inside Apache's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Springerville Generating Station reports the 16th-largest volume, placing it in the top 3.1% of its sector. This one site accounts for 88.0% of every pound reported in Apache. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) alone is 68.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Arizona include Oak Grove Steam Electric Station and Dte Electric Co-Belle River Power Plant.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Apache's reported pounds (15.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • Springerville Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 2.7 million lb in 2022 to 2.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Springerville Generating Station's land releases fell from 2.6 million lb in 2022 to 2.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Springerville Generating Station's air releases fell from 162.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 156.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Springerville Generating Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
HEAVY volume
13.7M lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
18 · 4 carc.
Lead chemical
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))

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See how Springerville Generating Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Springerville Generating Station
13.7M lbs
Coronado Generating Station
1.9M lbs

7.3× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Springerville Generating Station
18
Coronado Generating Station
20

About the same as the comparison

Comparison reflects reported pounds and chemical counts, not toxicity or health risk. Averages cover facilities reporting any release.

How does this facility release toxic chemicals?

How Springerville Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 13.7M lbs.

Land Disposal 12.8M lbs (93.8%)
Air Releases 840.5K lbs (6.2%)
Off-site Transfers 213 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 18% (3.0M lbs to 2.5M lbs).

Springerville Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Springerville Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 18% from 2019 to 2023). TRI figures are self-reported estimates and can swing with production, waste handling, and reporting changes, not only with controls. Lead chemical in the extract: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 3.0M lbs 16
2020 2.8M lbs 16
2021 2.7M lbs 16
2022 2.7M lbs 16
2023 2.5M lbs 16

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 9.3M lbs -
Manganese compounds 1.3M lbs -
Ammonia 608.4K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 607.7K lbs -
Zinc compounds 399.4K lbs -
Copper compounds 399.0K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 268.8K lbs -
Nickel compounds 192.0K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrogen fluoride 159.9K lbs -
Lead compounds 157.5K lbs -
Arsenic compounds 151.1K lbs Carcinogen
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 49.3K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 46.5K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 6.2K lbs -
Mercury compounds 2.6K lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 1.1K lbs Carcinogen
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 756 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Springerville Generating Station · LAND-pathway site

Springerville, AZ
34.1283, -109.2756
County TRI context
Apache · 88.0% of county pounds
Parent company
Uns Energy Corp

Compare beyond Arizona

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Springerville Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (13.7M lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include Ineos Pigments USA Inc, Oak Grove Steam Electric Station, Wood River Refinery. Chemical-count peers include Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Mpm Silicones LLC, Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

About TRI Data

Data as of 2023 reporting year. Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Toxic Release Inventory.

On this page the largest disclosed chemicals include Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Manganese compounds, Ammonia, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Coronado Generating Station. Springerville Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN carcinogen-lbs on this Form-R extract. Totals are self-reported estimates under EPCRA §313, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score.

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This Springerville Generating Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Springerville Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Springerville, AZ, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 88.0% of Apache TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Ineos Pigments USA Inc (Δ 105.8K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Springerville Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). PlainEnviro renders this EPA Form-R extract from its pipeline; no figure is typed in by an editor. Corrections: editorial policy.

All federal data sources used on this page
  • EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) Basic Data Files - annual self-reported chemical-release filings. epa.gov
  • EPA TRI Program reference - how chemicals and reported releases are counted. epa.gov
  • EPA Facility Registry Service - facility location and identity. epa.gov
  • EPA ECHO - regulatory and compliance context. epa.gov
  • EPA Envirofacts - the EPA data warehouse exposing these datasets. epa.gov