EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant
Essexville, MI · Parent: Cms Energy
- Total releases
- 3.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 18
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant: how the 3.5M lbs splits
3.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 3.3M lbs 95.3%
- Air Releases 150.1K lbs 4.3%
- Water Discharges 11.9K lbs 0.3%
- Off-site Transfers 19 lbs <0.1%
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant's 3.5M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 95.3% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.3%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
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 TRACE-CARC
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Essexville, MI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 177.4K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2023, and 3.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 566 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Michigan's 791 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant is pounds #13 and chemical-count #26 at 3.5M lbs. Cleveland-Cliffs Steel Corp Dearborn Works leads reported pounds (53.0M lbs) at 17 chemicals (chemical-count #27). Eq Detroit Inc leads chemical count at 71 chemicals (14.0M lbs, pounds #5). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Mplx Terminals LLC - Bay City Mi Terminal; Bay Cast - Center Street Plant; General Motors LLC - Bay City Plant; Bay Cast - Webster Street Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Michigan: Gilberton Power Co; Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga); Miami Fort Power Co LLC; Independence Steam Electric Station. Other Cms Energy sites in this extract: J H Campbell Generating Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Vanadium compounds.
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (95.3% land disposal) across 18 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 3.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Gilberton Power Co and Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga).
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
3.5M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant inside Bay's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant reports the 105th-largest volume, placing it in the top 20.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 85.5% of every pound reported in Bay. Scale peers outside Michigan include Gilberton Power Co and Whelan Energy Center (wec 1 Hu Wec 2 Ppga).
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Bay's reported pounds (4.1M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant's total reported releases fell from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 177.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant's water releases fell from 8.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 897 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant's land releases fell from 1.0 million lb in 2022 to 165.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant's air releases fell from 42.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 10.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
208.7× more than the comparison
64% 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 De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 73% (646.4K lbs to 177.4K lbs).
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023 0
What this shows De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 73% 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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 646.4K lbs | 11 |
| 2020 | 486.6K lbs | 8 |
| 2021 | 1.1M lbs | 13 |
| 2022 | 1.1M lbs | 12 |
| 2023 | 177.4K lbs | 8 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 18 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 2.0M lbs | - |
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 1.1M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 129.6K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 85.8K lbs | - |
| Manganese compounds | 56.0K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 52.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 29.1K lbs | - |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 28.9K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 26.4K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 12.3K lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 11.9K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 6.6K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 4.8K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 1.9K lbs | - |
| Mercury compounds | 333 lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 182 lbs | - |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 6 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant · LAND-pathway site
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Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant on cumulative reported pounds (3.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (18). Release-pound peers include US Ecology Tulsa Inc, Honeywell International Inc-Baton Rouge Plant, Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6. Chemical-count peers include Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey, Mpm Silicones LLC, Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility. 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.
- US Ecology Tulsa Inc Tulsa, OK · Hazardous Waste 3.5M lbs reported
- Honeywell International Inc-Baton Rouge Plant Baton Rouge, LA · Chemicals 3.5M lbs reported
- Waupaca Foundry Inc Plant 6 Etowah, TN · Primary Metals 3.5M lbs reported
- Spirit Aerosystems Inc Wichita, KS · Transportation Equipment 3.5M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Pride Solvents & Chemical Co of New Jersey Avenel, NJ · Chemical Wholesalers 18 chemicals
- Mpm Silicones LLC Waterford, NY · Chemicals 18 chemicals
- Max Environmental -- Yukon Facility Yukon, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
- Desotec US LLC Darlington Facility Darlington, PA · Hazardous Waste 18 chemicals
Other Cms Energy Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including J H Campbell Generating Plant.
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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Vanadium compounds; nearby reporters include Mplx Terminals LLC - Bay City Mi Terminal. De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND 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 De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Essexville, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 85.5% of Bay TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Ecology Tulsa Inc (Δ 6.3K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
De Karn Jc Weadock Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)). 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