EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant
Colorado Springs, CO · Parent: Colorado Springs Utilities
- Total releases
- 103.3K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 8
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant: how the 103.3K lbs splits
103.3K lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 97.4K lbs 94.4%
- Land Disposal 5.0K lbs 4.8%
- Air Releases 857 lbs 0.8%
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant's 103.3K lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 94.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 4.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds.
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.
MID volume OFFSITE pathway CARC-MID
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Colorado Springs, CO, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 46.9K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 103.3K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,516 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Colorado's 277 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant is pounds #49 and chemical-count #30 at 103.3K lbs. Cripple Creek & Victor Gold Mining Co leads reported pounds (22.9M lbs) at 12 chemicals (chemical-count #13). Suncor Energy Commerce City Refinery leads chemical count at 33 chemicals (460.2K lbs, pounds #24). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Holcim Wcr Inc Cs-Main Ready Mix Plant; Atmel Corp; Quantumclean Corp Colo Spgs; Electronics Metal Finishing Corp. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Colorado: Dave Gates Generating Station; Jea Brandy Branch Generating Station; Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station; John S Cooper Power Station. Other Colorado Springs Utilities sites in this extract: Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Asbestos (friable); Lead And Lead Compounds; Hydrogen fluoride.
Compare Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant with
Nearest reporters in Colorado
- Holcim Wcr Inc Cs-Main Ready Mix Plant Colorado Springs · 660 lbs
- Atmel Corp Colorado Springs · 252.4K lbs
- Quantumclean Corp Colo Spgs Colorado Springs · 648 lbs
- Electronics Metal Finishing Corp Colorado Springs · 18.8K lbs
Similar-scale Electric Utilities sites elsewhere: Dave Gates Generating Station (MT) · Jea Brandy Branch Generating Station (FL) · Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station (HI)
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant stamps MID volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (94.4% off-site transfers) across 8 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 103.3K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Dave Gates Generating Station and Jea Brandy Branch Generating Station.
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
103K lbs Top 17% higher than 83% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant reports the 319th-largest volume (103.3K lbs). Scale peers outside Colorado include Dave Gates Generating Station and Jea Brandy Branch Generating Station.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
156.6× more than the comparison
2.7× more 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 Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 103.3K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 211% (15.1K lbs to 46.9K lbs).
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant year-over-year reported totals (increased by 211% 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 And Barium Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 15.1K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 25.6K lbs | 4 |
| 2021 | 15.8K lbs | 4 |
| 2023 | 46.9K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 8 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 54.4K lbs | - |
| Asbestos (friable) | 46.9K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 864 lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 730 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 365 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 22 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 0 lbs | - |
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant
Closest other reporters in Colorado - including Holcim Wcr Inc Cs-Main Ready Mix Plant, Atmel Corp, Quantumclean Corp Colo Spgs, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 276 other reporting facilities in Colorado.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Colorado - e.g. Dave Gates Generating Station, Jea Brandy Branch Generating Station, Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station.
Compare beyond Colorado
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant on cumulative reported pounds (103.3K lbs) and distinct chemical count (8). Release-pound peers include Mount Joy Wire Corp, Americh Corp, Lindsay Manufacturing Co. Chemical-count peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant, Argos Puerto Rico Corp., US Tsubaki Automotive 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Colorado Springs Utilities Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant.
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 And Barium Compounds, Asbestos (friable), Lead And Lead Compounds, Hydrogen fluoride; nearby reporters include Holcim Wcr Inc Cs-Main Ready Mix Plant. Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID 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 Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant TRI extract (MID · OFFSITE · CARC-MID · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Colorado Springs, CO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (4 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 2.4% of El Paso TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mount Joy Wire Corp (Δ 13 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Colorado Springs Utilities Martin Drake Power Plant stamps MID volume · OFFSITE pathway · CARC-MID · lead Barium And Barium Compounds. 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