EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Muscatine Power & Water Generation
Muscatine, IA
- Total releases
- 364.5K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 9
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Muscatine Power & Water Generation: how the 364.5K lbs splits
364.5K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 302.1K lbs 82.9%
- Off-site Transfers 61.2K lbs 16.8%
- Water Discharges 1.2K lbs 0.3%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Muscatine Power & Water Generation's 364.5K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 82.9% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 16.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds.
MID volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC
Muscatine Power & Water Generation is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Muscatine, IA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 18.9K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 364.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,325 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. Muscatine Power & Water Generation is pounds #57 and chemical-count #63 at 364.5K 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: Grain Processing Corp; Tcc - Muscatine; Central Seating Operations; Hon Co - Oak Steel Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Iowa: Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc; Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center; Edgewater Generating Station; Ninemile Point Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrogen fluoride.
Muscatine Power & Water Generation stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (82.9% air releases) across 9 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 364.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc and Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center.
Muscatine Power & Water Generation vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
365K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Muscatine Power & Water Generation: Barium And Barium Compounds-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Muscatine Power & Water Generation reports the 258th-largest volume (364.5K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium And Barium Compounds alone is 62.4% of the total. Scale peers outside Iowa include Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc and Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center.
Concentrated means ≥60% of Muscatine Power & Water Generation's pounds in one chemical - here Barium And Barium Compounds at 62.4%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Muscatine Power & Water Generation's total reported releases fell from 81.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Muscatine Power & Water Generation's off-site transfers fell from 19.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Muscatine Power & Water Generation's air releases fell from 62.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 15.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Muscatine Power & Water Generation Form-R facts
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See how Muscatine Power & Water Generation stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Muscatine Power & Water Generation releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 364.5K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 77% (82.5K lbs to 18.9K lbs).
Muscatine Power & Water Generation: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Muscatine Power & Water Generation year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 77% 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 | 82.5K lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 79.2K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 102.5K lbs | 8 |
| 2022 | 81.4K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 18.9K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 9 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 227.4K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 77.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 23.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 23.5K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 10.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.4K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 162 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Chlorine | 0 lbs | - |
Muscatine Power & Water Generation · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Muscatine Power & Water Generation
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Grain Processing Corp, Tcc - Muscatine, Central Seating Operations, 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. Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co Inc, Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center, Edgewater Generating Station.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Muscatine Power & Water Generation on cumulative reported pounds (364.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (9). Release-pound peers include Glen-Gery Corp, Chem-Plate Industries Inc, Lta Manufacturing LLC. Chemical-count peers include Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC, Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant, Solutia Inc. 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.
- Glen-Gery Corp Summerville, PA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 364.5K lbs reported
- Chem-Plate Industries Inc Elk Grove Village, IL · Fabricated Metals 364.4K lbs reported
- Lta Manufacturing LLC Elkhart, IN · Plastics and Rubber 364.8K lbs reported
- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co Texarkana, AR · Plastics and Rubber 364.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Viatris Pharmaceuticals LLC Barceloneta, PR · Chemicals 9 chemicals
- Prepa - San Juan Steam Plant Puerto Nuevo, PR · Electric Utilities 9 chemicals
- Solutia Inc Springfield, MA · Plastics and Rubber 9 chemicals
- O'Connell Oil Co Merrill Road Facility Pittsfield, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 9 chemicals
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, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride; nearby reporters include Grain Processing Corp. Muscatine Power & Water Generation stamps MID volume · AIR 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 Muscatine Power & Water Generation TRI extract (MID · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Muscatine Power & Water Generation totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Muscatine, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 2.5% of Muscatine TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Glen-Gery Corp (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Muscatine Power & Water Generation stamps MID volume · AIR 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