EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Nearman Creek Power Station
Kansas City, KS · Parent: Kansas City Board of Public Utilities
- Total releases
- 5.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Off-site Transfers
OFFSITE Form-R mix
Nearman Creek Power Station: how the 5.6M lbs splits
5.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Off-site Transfers 4.4M lbs 79.8%
- Air Releases 1.1M lbs 20.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Nearman Creek Power Station's 5.6M lbs Form-R total is OFFSITE - off-site transfers is 79.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 20.2%. 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 OFFSITE pathway TRACE-CARC
Nearman Creek Power Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Kansas City, KS, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 480.9K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 5.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 385 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kansas's 317 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Nearman Creek Power Station is pounds #6 and chemical-count #17 at 5.6M lbs. Ecovyst Catalyst Technologies LLC leads reported pounds (19.3M lbs) at 9 chemicals (chemical-count #32). Ash Grove Cement Co leads chemical count at 45 chemicals (929.5K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kansas City Bpu Quindaro Power Station; Bennett-Rogers Pipe Coating; Kellanova Manufacturing LLC; Allegiant Manufacturing LLC. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Kansas: Basin Electric Leland Olds Station; Mount Storm Power Station; Basin Electric Dry Fork Station; Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant. Other Kansas City Board of Public Utilities sites in this extract: Kansas City Bpu Quindaro Power Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Aluminum (fume or dust).
Nearman Creek Power Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant OFFSITE pathway (79.8% off-site transfers) across 13 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.6M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Basin Electric Leland Olds Station and Mount Storm Power Station.
Nearman Creek Power Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.6M 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
Nearman Creek Power Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Nearman Creek Power Station reports the 71st-largest volume, placing it in the top 13.8% of its sector. Scale peers outside Kansas include Basin Electric Leland Olds Station and Mount Storm Power Station.
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
- Nearman Creek Power Station's total reported releases fell from 889.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 480.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nearman Creek Power Station's off-site transfers fell from 632.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 337.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nearman Creek Power Station's air releases fell from 256.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 143.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Nearman Creek Power Station's chemicals reported fell from 10 in 2022 to 8 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Nearman Creek Power Station Form-R facts
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See how Nearman Creek Power Station 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 Nearman Creek Power Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 78% (2.2M lbs to 480.9K lbs).
Nearman Creek Power Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · OFFSITE pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows Nearman Creek Power Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 78% 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 | 9 |
| 2020 | 1.0M lbs | 9 |
| 2021 | 946.1K lbs | 11 |
| 2022 | 889.2K lbs | 10 |
| 2023 | 480.9K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 3.3M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 550.8K lbs | - |
| Aluminum (fume or dust) | 203.6K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 164.2K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 151.9K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 44.5K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 44.4K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 22.2K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 805 lbs | - |
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 437 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 2 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Nearman Creek Power Station · OFFSITE-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Nearman Creek Power Station
Closest other reporters in Kansas - including Kansas City Bpu Quindaro Power Station, Bennett-Rogers Pipe Coating, Kellanova Manufacturing LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 316 other reporting facilities in Kansas.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kansas - e.g. Basin Electric Leland Olds Station, Mount Storm Power Station, Basin Electric Dry Fork Station.
Compare beyond Kansas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Nearman Creek Power Station on cumulative reported pounds (5.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Basin Electric Leland Olds Station, Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine, Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant. Chemical-count peers include Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal, Global Companies LLC, Shell Providence 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.
- Basin Electric Leland Olds Station Stanton, ND · Electric Utilities 5.6M lbs reported
- Nyrstar - Cumberland Mine Carthage, TN · Metal Mining 5.6M lbs reported
- Ascend Performance Materials Operations Llc-Decatur Plant Decatur, AL · Chemicals 5.5M lbs reported
- Mount Storm Power Station Mount Storm, WV · Electric Utilities 5.6M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Puerto Rico Energy LLC - Guaynabo 2 Terminal Guaynabo, PR · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Global Companies LLC Revere, MA · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Shell Providence Terminal Providence, RI · Petroleum Bulk Terminals 13 chemicals
- Sig Sauer Inc Newington, NH · Fabricated Metals 13 chemicals
Other Kansas City Board of Public Utilities Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Kansas City Bpu Quindaro Power 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 Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Aluminum (fume or dust); nearby reporters include Kansas City Bpu Quindaro Power Station. Nearman Creek Power Station stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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 Nearman Creek Power Station TRI extract (HEAVY · OFFSITE · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Nearman Creek Power Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Kansas City, KS, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221122 · Electric Utilities. 17.4% of Wyandotte TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Basin Electric Leland Olds Station (Δ 10.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Nearman Creek Power Station stamps HEAVY volume · OFFSITE 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