EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Seminole Generating Station
Palatka, FL · Parent: Seminole Electric Cooperative
- Total releases
- 7.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 21
- Carcinogens
- 7
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Seminole Generating Station: how the 7.1M lbs splits
7.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 5.7M lbs 79.9%
- Land Disposal 1.4M lbs 19.2%
- Water Discharges 49.6K lbs 0.7%
- Off-site Transfers 16.0K lbs 0.2%
Seminole Generating Station's 7.1M lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 79.9% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 19.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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 AIR pathway CARC-LEAN
Seminole Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Palatka, FL, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.1M lbs of releases across 16 chemicals in 2023, and 7.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 296 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Florida's 659 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Seminole Generating Station is pounds #5 and chemical-count #9 at 7.1M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials Operations LLC leads reported pounds (116.3M lbs) at 27 chemicals (chemical-count #2). Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant leads chemical count at 31 chemicals (2.4M lbs, pounds #15). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Certainteed Gypsum Palatka LLC; Tpg Pressure - Palatka; Veritas Steel; Georgia-Pacific Consumer Operations LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Florida: American Electric Power Welsh Plant; Clifty Creek Station; U.S. Tva Gallatin Fossil Plant; Limestone Electric Generating Station. Other Seminole Electric Cooperative sites in this extract: Seci Midulla Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Vanadium compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia.
Seminole Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant AIR pathway (79.9% air releases) across 21 chemicals · 7 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Electric Power Welsh Plant and Clifty Creek Station.
Seminole Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
7.1M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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
Seminole Generating Station inside Putnam's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Seminole Generating Station reports the 50th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.7% of its sector. This one site accounts for 69.0% of every pound reported in Putnam. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 70.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Florida include American Electric Power Welsh Plant and Clifty Creek Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Putnam's reported pounds (10.3M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Seminole Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.1 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Seminole Generating Station's off-site transfers rose from 1.1 thousand lb in 2022 to 12.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Seminole Generating Station's land releases fell from 273.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 185.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Seminole Generating Station's air releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 862.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Seminole Generating Station Form-R facts
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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 Seminole Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 38% (1.7M lbs to 1.1M lbs).
Seminole Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Seminole Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 38% 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.7M lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 1.4M lbs | 17 |
| 2021 | 1.5M lbs | 18 |
| 2022 | 1.4M lbs | 17 |
| 2023 | 1.1M lbs | 16 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 7 of 21 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Seminole Generating Station · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Seminole Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Florida - including Certainteed Gypsum Palatka LLC, Tpg Pressure - Palatka, Veritas Steel, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 658 other reporting facilities in Florida.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Florida - e.g. American Electric Power Welsh Plant, Clifty Creek Station, U.S. Tva Gallatin Fossil Plant.
Compare beyond Florida
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Seminole Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (7.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (21). Release-pound peers include American Electric Power Welsh Plant, Alloy Resource Corp, Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc, Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC, Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson Plant. 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.
- American Electric Power Welsh Plant Pittsburg, TX · Electric Utilities 7.2M lbs reported
- Alloy Resource Corp Muskegon, MI · Primary Metals 7.2M lbs reported
- Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant Broken Bow, OK · Food 7.2M lbs reported
- Koch Foods of Gadsden Gadsden, AL · Food 7.0M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Seminole Electric Cooperative Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Seci Midulla Generating Station.
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 Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vanadium compounds, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia; nearby reporters include Certainteed Gypsum Palatka LLC. Seminole Generating Station stamps HEAVY 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 Seminole Generating Station TRI extract (HEAVY · AIR · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Seminole Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Palatka, FL, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 69.0% of Putnam TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Electric Power Welsh Plant (Δ 26.1K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Seminole Generating Station stamps HEAVY volume · AIR pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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