EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Catalina Utilities Center
Avalon, CA · Parent: Edison International
- Total releases
- 11.6K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 5
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Catalina Utilities Center: how the 11.6K lbs splits
11.6K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 11.3K lbs 97.2%
- Off-site Transfers 321 lbs 2.8%
Catalina Utilities Center's 11.6K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 97.2% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 2.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
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.
LIGHT volume AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Catalina Utilities Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Avalon, CA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 2.6K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 11.6K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 9,503 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In California's 1,149 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Catalina Utilities Center is pounds #394 and chemical-count #227 at 11.6K lbs. Clean Harbors Buttonwillow LLC leads reported pounds (50.4M lbs) at 45 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Chevron Products Co Richmond Refinery leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (3.0M lbs, pounds #13). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Jankovich Co San Pedro Marine; The Jankovich Co San Pedro Fixed Facility; Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Marine Terminal; Equilon Mormon Island Terminal. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside California: Duke Energy Progress LLC - H F Lee Energy Complex; Ahlstrom Power Windsor Locks LLC; Dte Electric Company-Fermi Power Plant; Commonwealth Utilities Corp (cuc). Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Propylene; Xylene (mixed isomers); 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
Compare Catalina Utilities Center with
Nearest reporters in California
- Jankovich Co San Pedro Marine San Pedro · 1.3K lbs
- The Jankovich Co San Pedro Fixed Facility San Pedro · 1.8K lbs
- Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Marine Terminal Wilmington · 3.1K lbs
- Equilon Mormon Island Terminal Wilmington · 3.9K lbs
Similar-scale Electric Utilities sites elsewhere: Duke Energy Progress LLC - H F Lee Energy Complex (NC) · Ahlstrom Power Windsor Locks LLC (CT) · Dte Electric Company-Fermi Power Plant (MI)
Catalina Utilities Center stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (97.2% air releases) across 5 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 11.6K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Duke Energy Progress LLC - H F Lee Energy Complex and Ahlstrom Power Windsor Locks LLC.
Catalina Utilities Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
12K lbs Top 37% higher than 63% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Catalina Utilities Center: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Catalina Utilities Center reports the 382nd-largest volume (11.6K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 64.4% of the total. Scale peers outside California include Duke Energy Progress LLC - H F Lee Energy Complex and Ahlstrom Power Windsor Locks LLC.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Catalina Utilities Center's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 64.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Catalina Utilities Center's total reported releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Catalina Utilities Center's air releases rose from 1.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Catalina Utilities Center's off-site transfers fell from 111 lb in 2022 to 60 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Catalina Utilities Center Form-R facts
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See how Catalina Utilities Center stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
9.1× more than the comparison
38% less than 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 Catalina Utilities Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 11.6K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 7% (2.4K lbs to 2.6K lbs).
Catalina Utilities Center: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Catalina Utilities Center year-over-year reported totals (increased by 7% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 2.4K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 2.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 2.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2022 | 1.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2023 | 2.6K lbs | 5 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 5 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 7.5K lbs | - |
| Propylene | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 1.2K lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 788 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 599 lbs | Carcinogen |
Catalina Utilities Center · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Catalina Utilities Center
Closest other reporters in California - including Jankovich Co San Pedro Marine, The Jankovich Co San Pedro Fixed Facility, Phillips 66 Los Angeles Refinery Marine Terminal, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside California - e.g. Duke Energy Progress LLC - H F Lee Energy Complex, Ahlstrom Power Windsor Locks LLC, Dte Electric Company-Fermi Power Plant.
Compare beyond California
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Catalina Utilities Center on cumulative reported pounds (11.6K lbs) and distinct chemical count (5). Release-pound peers include Zf Active Safety & Electronics US LLC, Chaparral (va) Inc, Eurotranciatura USA. Chemical-count peers include Abbvie Ltd, Lilly del Caribe Inc Carolin A, Baxter Healthcare of Puerto Rico LLC. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- Zf Active Safety & Electronics US LLC Marshall, IL · Computers and Electronic Products 11.6K lbs reported
- Chaparral (va) Inc Petersburg, VA · Primary Metals 11.6K lbs reported
- Eurotranciatura USA Paris, TN · Electrical Equipment 11.6K lbs reported
- Sun Chemical Corp Northlake, IL · Chemicals 11.6K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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 Ammonia, Propylene, Xylene (mixed isomers), 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; nearby reporters include Jankovich Co San Pedro Marine. Catalina Utilities Center stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.
Use and verify this record
This Catalina Utilities Center TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Catalina Utilities Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Avalon, CA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 0.0% of Los Angeles TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Zf Active Safety & Electronics US LLC (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Catalina Utilities Center stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Ammonia. 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