EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
J H Campbell Generating Plant
West Olive, MI · Parent: Cms Energy
- Total releases
- 10.9M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 21
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
J H Campbell Generating Plant: how the 10.9M lbs splits
10.9M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 10.3M lbs 94.8%
- Air Releases 508.9K lbs 4.7%
- Water Discharges 55.5K lbs 0.5%
- Off-site Transfers 8 lbs <0.1%
J H Campbell Generating Plant's 10.9M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 94.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 4.7%. 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
J H Campbell Generating Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in West Olive, MI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.9M lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 10.9M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 193 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. J H Campbell Generating Plant is pounds #8 and chemical-count #20 at 10.9M 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: Npr of Michigan; Perrigo Holland Inc; Request Foods Coldquest; Agritek Industries Inc. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Michigan: U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant; Cardinal Plant; Northside Generating Station; Choctaw Generation LP L.l.l.p.. Other Cms Energy sites in this extract: De Karn Jc Weadock 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.
J H Campbell Generating Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (94.8% land disposal) across 21 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.9M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant and Cardinal Plant.
J H Campbell Generating Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
11M 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
J H Campbell Generating Plant inside Ottawa's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, J H Campbell Generating Plant reports the 22nd-largest volume, placing it in the top 4.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 69.8% of every pound reported in Ottawa. Scale peers outside Michigan include U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant and Cardinal Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Ottawa's reported pounds (15.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- J H Campbell Generating Plant's total reported releases fell from 2.2 million lb in 2022 to 1.9 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- J H Campbell Generating Plant's air releases fell from 104.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 83.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- J H Campbell Generating Plant's land releases fell from 2.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.8 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- J H Campbell Generating Plant's water releases fell from 10.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
J H Campbell Generating Plant Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how J H Campbell Generating Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
362745.3× more than the comparison
10.5× 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 J H Campbell Generating Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.9M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 21% (2.3M lbs to 1.9M lbs).
J H Campbell Generating Plant: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows J H Campbell Generating Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 21% 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 | 2.3M lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 2.0M lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 2.5M lbs | 14 |
| 2022 | 2.2M lbs | 14 |
| 2023 | 1.9M lbs | 13 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 21 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
J H Campbell Generating Plant · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to J H Campbell Generating Plant
Closest other reporters in Michigan - including Npr of Michigan, Perrigo Holland Inc, Request Foods Coldquest, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Michigan - e.g. U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant, Cardinal Plant, Northside Generating Station.
Compare beyond Michigan
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest J H Campbell Generating Plant on cumulative reported pounds (10.9M lbs) and distinct chemical count (21). Release-pound peers include U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant, The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations, Cardinal Plant. Chemical-count peers include Clean Earth of North Jersey Inc, Cleveland-Cliffs Monessen Coke LLC, Uss Mon Valley Works - Edgar Thomson 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.
- U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant West Paducah, KY · Electric Utilities 10.9M lbs reported
- The Dow Chemical Co - Louisiana Operations Plaquemine, LA · Chemicals 10.9M lbs reported
- Cardinal Plant Brilliant, OH · Electric Utilities 10.9M lbs reported
- Exxonmobil Refining & Supply Baytown Refinery (part) Baytown, TX · Petroleum 10.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Cms Energy Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including De Karn Jc Weadock 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 Npr of Michigan. J H Campbell 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 J H Campbell 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.
J H Campbell Generating Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for West Olive, MI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 69.8% of Ottawa TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: U.S. Tva Shawnee Fossil Plant (Δ 8.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
J H Campbell 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