EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center
Council Bluffs, IA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 8.8M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 17
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center: how the 8.8M lbs splits
8.8M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 8.7M lbs 98.7%
- Air Releases 100.6K lbs 1.1%
- Water Discharges 11.0K lbs 0.1%
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center's 8.8M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 98.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 1.1%. 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.
HEAVY volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Council Bluffs, IA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.5M lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 8.8M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 244 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Iowa's 460 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center is pounds #6 and chemical-count #13 at 8.8M lbs. Climax Molybdenum Co leads reported pounds (16.4M lbs) at 5 chemicals (chemical-count #117). Helena Industries LLC leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (9.4K lbs, pounds #247). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy; Concrete Supply; Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc.; Plumrose DBA Jbs Prepared Foods - Council Bluffs 1. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Iowa: San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc; Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station; Jeffrey Energy Center; Black Hills Corp - Neil Simpson Complex. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co; Pacificorp Hunter Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Vanadium compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Copper And Copper Compounds.
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (98.7% land disposal) across 17 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.8M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station.
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.8M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center inside Pottawattamie's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center reports the 35th-largest volume, placing it in the top 6.8% of its sector. This one site accounts for 98.2% of every pound reported in Pottawattamie. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium And Barium Compounds alone is 85.8% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc and Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Pottawattamie's reported pounds (9.0M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center's total reported releases fell from 1.9 million lb in 2022 to 1.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center's land releases fell from 1.9 million lb in 2022 to 1.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center's water releases rose from 2.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center's air releases fell from 20.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 19.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center 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 Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.8M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 30% (2.2M lbs to 1.5M lbs).
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 30% 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 | 2.2M lbs | 16 |
| 2020 | 1.4M lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 1.8M lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 1.9M lbs | 16 |
| 2023 | 1.5M lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 17 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 7.5M lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 286.0K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 265.7K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 233.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 196.4K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 82.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 80.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 57.1K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 22.8K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Nickel | 18.4K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 3.5K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 1.5K lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 660 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 220 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 20 lbs | Carcinogen |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 20 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy, Concrete Supply, Bunge N.a. (opd West) Inc., ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 459 other reporting facilities in Iowa.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Iowa - e.g. San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station, Jeffrey Energy Center.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center on cumulative reported pounds (8.8M lbs) and distinct chemical count (17). Release-pound peers include San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc, Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station, US Navy Psns & Imf - Bremerton Site & Naval Base Kitsap. Chemical-count peers include Astro Chemicals Inc, Doremus Terminal LLC, Rq Resins 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.
- San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc Christine, TX · Electric Utilities 8.8M lbs reported
- Public Service Co of Colorado Comanche Station Pueblo, CO · Electric Utilities 8.8M lbs reported
- US Navy Psns & Imf - Bremerton Site & Naval Base Kitsap Bremerton, WA · Other 8.8M lbs reported
- Georgia-Pacific Monticello LLC Monticello, MS · Paper 8.8M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant, Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co.
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, Vanadium compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Copper And Copper Compounds; nearby reporters include Southwest Iowa Renewable Energy. Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC 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 Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Council Bluffs, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 98.2% of Pottawattamie TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: San Miguel Electric Cooperative Inc (Δ 5.2K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · 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