EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station
Owensboro, KY · Parent: Owensboro Municipal Utilities
- Total releases
- 849.9K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 13
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
MIXED Form-R mix
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station: how the 849.9K lbs splits
849.9K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 561.2K lbs 66.0%
- Off-site Transfers 280.3K lbs 33.0%
- Water Discharges 8.4K lbs 1.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station's 849.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - air releases is 66.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 33.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
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 CARC-LEAN
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Owensboro, KY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 133.7K lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2020, and 849.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 1,437 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Kentucky's 422 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station is pounds #47 and chemical-count #42 at 849.9K lbs. North American Stainless leads reported pounds (35.2M lbs) at 15 chemicals (chemical-count #36). Safety-Kleen Systems Inc. leads chemical count at 50 chemicals (725.8K lbs, pounds #50). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Daramic LLC; Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc; Valor LLC; Hunter Douglas. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Kentucky: T.e.s. Filer City Station; Clover Power Station; Okeechobee Clean Energy Center; Colorado Springs Utilities Ray Nixon Power Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Zinc 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).
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Owensboro, KY: 849.9K lbs across 13 chemicals (2 carcinogen-classified, CARC-LEAN). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment air releases at 66.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include T.e.s. Filer City Station and Clover Power Station.
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
850K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station reports the 198th-largest volume (849.9K lbs). Scale peers outside Kentucky include T.e.s. Filer City Station and Clover Power Station.
Sector rank uses reported TRI pounds only. Share callouts need ≥1,000 lbs so tiny totals cannot mint a false signal.
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station Form-R facts
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See how Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
51% less than the comparison
6.5× 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 Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 849.9K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 81% (716.2K lbs to 133.7K lbs).
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2020
- 2019
- 2020 0
What this shows Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 81% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 716.2K lbs | 13 |
| 2020 | 133.7K lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 2 of 13 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 508.5K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 86.3K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 56.2K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 45.3K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 43.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 35.5K lbs | - |
| Nickel compounds | 24.0K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 23.8K lbs | - |
| Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) | 19.3K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 5.7K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 1.3K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 127 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station in Daviess
Nearest TRI Facilities to Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including Daramic LLC, Owensboro Specialty Polymers Inc, Valor LLC, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 421 other reporting facilities in Kentucky.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Kentucky - e.g. T.e.s. Filer City Station, Clover Power Station, Okeechobee Clean Energy Center.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station on cumulative reported pounds (849.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (13). Release-pound peers include Sloan Valve Co, Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant, Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana. 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.
- Sloan Valve Co Augusta, AR · Primary Metals 850.2K lbs reported
- Lhoist Na of Alabama Llc-Montevallo Plant Calera, AL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 850.9K lbs reported
- Formosa Plastics Corp Louisiana Baton Rouge, LA · Chemicals 848.3K lbs reported
- Ineos Oxide Bayport Eo Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 847.9K 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
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 Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Zinc 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); nearby reporters include Daramic LLC. Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station stamps MID volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-LEAN 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 Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station TRI extract (MID · MIXED · CARC-LEAN · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Owensboro, KY, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 14.9% of Daviess TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Sloan Valve Co (Δ 264 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Owensboro Municipal Utilities Elmer Smith Station stamps MID · MIXED pathway (air releases leads at 66.0%). 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