EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Prairie Creek Generating Station
Cedar Rapids, IA · Parent: Alliant Energy Corp
- Total releases
- 118.0K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 10
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Prairie Creek Generating Station: how the 118.0K lbs splits
118.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 64.3K lbs 54.5%
- Off-site Transfers 53.7K lbs 45.5%
- Water Discharges 13 lbs <0.1%
Prairie Creek Generating Station's 118.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 54.5% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 45.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride.
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 MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC
Prairie Creek Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Cedar Rapids, IA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 18.1K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2023, and 118.0K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,244 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. Prairie Creek Generating Station is pounds #108 and chemical-count #54 at 118.0K 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: Danisco US Inc; Relco Locomotives Inc.; International Paper Co Cedar River Mill; Kings Ready Mix. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Iowa: Whitewater Generating Station; Empire Generating Co Llc.; Bethlehem Energy Center; Chambers Cogeneration L.P.. Other Alliant Energy Corp sites in this extract: Columbia Energy Center; Ottumwa Generating Station; Edgewater Generating Station; Lansing Power Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Hydrogen fluoride; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Lead compounds; Barium And Barium Compounds.
Prairie Creek Generating Station is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Cedar Rapids, IA: 118.0K lbs across 10 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 54.5%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Whitewater Generating Station and Empire Generating Co Llc..
Prairie Creek Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
118K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Prairie Creek Generating Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Prairie Creek Generating Station reports the 314th-largest volume (118.0K lbs). Scale peers outside Iowa include Whitewater Generating Station and Empire Generating Co Llc..
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Prairie Creek Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 18.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 18.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Prairie Creek Generating Station's off-site transfers fell from 3.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 598 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Prairie Creek Generating Station's air releases rose from 15.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 17.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Prairie Creek Generating Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Prairie Creek Generating Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
24% 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 Prairie Creek Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 118.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 4% (17.4K lbs to 18.1K lbs).
Prairie Creek Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Prairie Creek Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 4% 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: Hydrogen fluoride.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 17.4K lbs | 6 |
| 2020 | 44.0K lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 19.9K lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 18.7K lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 18.1K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Hydrogen fluoride | 60.7K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 54.1K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 2.0K lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 979 lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 90 lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 66 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 25 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 4 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
Prairie Creek Generating Station in Linn
Nearest TRI Facilities to Prairie Creek Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Iowa - including Danisco US Inc, Relco Locomotives Inc., International Paper Co Cedar River Mill, 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. Whitewater Generating Station, Empire Generating Co Llc., Bethlehem Energy Center.
Compare beyond Iowa
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Prairie Creek Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (118.0K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include West Fraser McDavid Lumber Mill, National Cement Co of California Inc, Samuel Packaging Systems Group. 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.
- West Fraser McDavid Lumber Mill Mc David, FL · Wood Products 118.0K lbs reported
- National Cement Co of California Inc Lebec, CA · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 118.0K lbs reported
- Samuel Packaging Systems Group Heath, OH · Fabricated Metals 118.1K lbs reported
- Calumet Electronics Corp Calumet, MI · Computers and Electronic Products 118.1K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Alliant Energy Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Columbia Energy Center, Ottumwa Generating Station, Edgewater 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 Hydrogen fluoride, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Lead compounds, Barium And Barium Compounds; nearby reporters include Danisco US Inc. Prairie Creek Generating Station stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Prairie Creek Generating Station TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Hydrogen fluoride) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Prairie Creek Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Cedar Rapids, IA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 1.0% of Linn TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: West Fraser McDavid Lumber Mill (Δ 23 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Prairie Creek Generating Station stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 54.5%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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