EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South
Salix, IA · Parent: Berkshire Hathaway Inc
- Total releases
- 501.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South: how the 501.7K lbs splits
501.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 489.4K lbs 97.5%
- Air Releases 12.0K lbs 2.4%
- Water Discharges 272 lbs 0.1%
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South's 501.7K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 97.5% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 2.4%. 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 LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Salix, IA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 73.2K lbs of releases across 6 chemicals in 2023, and 501.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,954 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-George Neal South is pounds #44 and chemical-count #48 at 501.7K 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: Ag Processing Inc; The Andersons Inc. - Sergeant Bluff; Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc-Port Neal Nitrogen Complex; Midamerican Energy Co George Neal North. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Iowa: Ravenswood Generating Station; Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station; Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc; Muskogee Generating Station. Other Berkshire Hathaway Inc sites in this extract: Cerro Wire LLC; Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Pacificorp Jim Bridger Plant & Bridger Coal Co. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Vanadium compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (97.5% land disposal) across 10 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 501.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Ravenswood Generating Station and Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station.
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
502K lbs Top 8% higher than 92% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South: Barium And Barium Compounds-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Midamerican Energy-George Neal South reports the 243rd-largest volume (501.7K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium And Barium Compounds alone is 95.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Ravenswood Generating Station and Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Midamerican Energy-George Neal South's pounds in one chemical - here Barium And Barium Compounds at 95.9%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Midamerican Energy-George Neal South's total reported releases fell from 102.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 73.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midamerican Energy-George Neal South's chemicals reported fell from 9 in 2022 to 6 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midamerican Energy-George Neal South's land releases fell from 100.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 71.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Midamerican Energy-George Neal South's air releases fell from 2.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Midamerican Energy-George Neal South stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
64% less than the comparison
5.0× 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 Midamerican Energy-George Neal South releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 501.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 53% (156.7K lbs to 73.2K lbs).
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Midamerican Energy-George Neal South year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 53% 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 | 156.7K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 29.0K lbs | 5 |
| 2021 | 140.2K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 102.7K lbs | 9 |
| 2023 | 73.2K lbs | 6 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 481.1K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 9.7K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 6.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 4.1K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 98 lbs | - |
| Xylene (mixed isomers) | 20 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 3 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 1 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Naphthalene | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Midamerican Energy-George Neal South
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Ag Processing Inc, The Andersons Inc. - Sergeant Bluff, Cf Industries Nitrogen Llc-Port Neal Nitrogen Complex, 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. Ravenswood Generating Station, Southwestern Public Service Co Harrington Station, Arizona Electric Power Cooperative Inc.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Midamerican Energy-George Neal South on cumulative reported pounds (501.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals, Georgia-Pacific Port Hudson LLC, Gerdau Macsteel Monroe. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. 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 Berkshire Hathaway Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Cerro Wire LLC, Midamerican Energy Co Walter Scott Jr Energy Center, Pacificorp Dave Johnston 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, Ammonia, Vanadium compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Ag Processing Inc. Midamerican Energy-George Neal South stamps MID 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-George Neal South TRI extract (MID · 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-George Neal South totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Salix, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 2.1% of Woodbury TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals (Δ 30 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Midamerican Energy-George Neal South stamps MID 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