EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Spurlock Power Station
Maysville, KY · Parent: East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc
- Total releases
- 8.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 31
- Carcinogens
- 10
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Spurlock Power Station: how the 8.4M lbs splits
8.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 6.6M lbs 78.4%
- Air Releases 1.4M lbs 16.9%
- Water Discharges 391.8K lbs 4.7%
- Off-site Transfers 240 lbs <0.1%
Spurlock Power Station's 8.4M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 78.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 16.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Manganese 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 LAND pathway CARC-LEAN
Spurlock Power Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Maysville, KY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.3M lbs of releases across 18 chemicals in 2023, and 8.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 252 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. Spurlock Power Station is pounds #5 and chemical-count #6 at 8.4M 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). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: International Paper; Green Tokai Co - Maysville; Wald LLC; Carmeuse Lime & Stone Maysville Facility. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Kentucky: Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station; Four Corners Steam Electric Station; Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant; Adm Corn Processing. Other East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc sites in this extract: John S Cooper Power Station; E. Kentucky Power Corp. - J.k. Smith Power Station; Bluegrass Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Manganese compounds; Zinc compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Vanadium compounds.
Spurlock Power Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (78.4% land disposal) across 31 chemicals · 10 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 8.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station and Four Corners Steam Electric Station.
Spurlock Power Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
8.4M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
Each bar is a $1M-wide band; taller bars hold more reporting TRI facilities. The dashed line and filled bar mark this facility. Hover, focus, or tap a bar for its full count, share, and position.
Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Spurlock Power Station inside Mason's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Spurlock Power Station reports the 38th-largest volume, placing it in the top 7.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 96.2% of every pound reported in Mason. Scale peers outside Kentucky include Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station and Four Corners Steam Electric Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mason's reported pounds (8.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Spurlock Power Station's total reported releases fell from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spurlock Power Station's off-site transfers fell from 25 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spurlock Power Station's water releases fell from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 1.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Spurlock Power Station's land releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.0 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Spurlock Power Station Form-R facts
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See how Spurlock Power Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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15.5× 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 Spurlock Power Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 8.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 13% (1.5M lbs to 1.3M lbs).
Spurlock Power Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Spurlock Power Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 13% 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: Manganese compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 1.5M lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 1.9M lbs | 21 |
| 2021 | 2.1M lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 1.7M lbs | 19 |
| 2023 | 1.3M lbs | 18 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 10 of 31 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Spurlock Power Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Spurlock Power Station
Closest other reporters in Kentucky - including International Paper, Green Tokai Co - Maysville, Wald 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. Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station, Four Corners Steam Electric Station, Pacificorp Dave Johnston Plant.
Compare beyond Kentucky
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Spurlock Power Station on cumulative reported pounds (8.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (31). Release-pound peers include Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC, Lsb Chemical L.L.C., Nipsco R.m.schahfer Generating Station. Chemical-count peers include Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations, Mount Storm Power Station, Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant. 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).
- Sappi N.a. Inc. - Somerset Operations Skowhegan, ME · Paper 31 chemicals
- Mount Storm Power Station Mount Storm, WV · Electric Utilities 31 chemicals
- Duke Energy Florida Llc-Crystal River Power Plant Crystal River, FL · Electric Utilities 31 chemicals
- Indorama Ventures Decatur, AL · Chemicals 31 chemicals
Other East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including John S Cooper Power Station, E. Kentucky Power Corp. - J.k. Smith Power Station, Bluegrass 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 Manganese compounds, Zinc compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include International Paper. Spurlock Power Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 Spurlock Power Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Spurlock Power Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Maysville, KY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 96.2% of Mason TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Georgia-Pacific Brewton LLC (Δ 51.5K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Spurlock Power Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Manganese 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