EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Lake Road Station
Saint Joseph, MO · Parent: Evergy Inc
- Total releases
- 127.7K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Lake Road Station: how the 127.7K lbs splits
127.7K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 99.6K lbs 78.0%
- Off-site Transfers 20.3K lbs 15.9%
- Air Releases 7.8K lbs 6.1%
- Water Discharges 14 lbs <0.1%
Lake Road Station's 127.7K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 78.0% of the bar. Next segment: off-site transfers at 15.9%. 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.
MID volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Lake Road Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Joseph, MO, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 35.4K lbs of releases across 2 chemicals in 2023, and 127.7K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,073 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Missouri's 491 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Lake Road Station is pounds #93 and chemical-count #105 at 127.7K lbs. Buick Mine/mill leads reported pounds (48.2M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #66). Buzzi Unicem Usa-Cape Girardeau leads chemical count at 87 chemicals (904.5K lbs, pounds #44). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Omnium; Triumph Foods LLC; Biozyme Inc; Silgan Containers Manufacturing Corp. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Missouri: National Grid Port Jefferson Power Station; Middletown Power LLC; Johnson County Generation Facility; Chambers Cogeneration L.P.. Other Evergy Inc sites in this extract: Jeffrey Energy Center; Iatan Generating Station; La Cygne Generating Station; Lawrence Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Ammonia; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Lake Road Station stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (78.0% land disposal) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 127.7K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include National Grid Port Jefferson Power Station and Middletown Power LLC.
Lake Road Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
128K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lake Road Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Lake Road Station reports the 308th-largest volume (127.7K lbs). Scale peers outside Missouri include National Grid Port Jefferson Power Station and Middletown Power LLC.
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
- Lake Road Station's total reported releases fell from 37.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lake Road Station's chemicals reported fell from 3 in 2022 to 2 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lake Road Station's air releases fell from 215 lb in 2022 to 198 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lake Road Station's land releases fell from 36.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lake Road Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Lake Road Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
3.1× more than the comparison
63% less 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 Lake Road Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 127.7K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 33% (26.6K lbs to 35.4K lbs).
Lake Road Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lake Road Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 33% 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 | 26.6K lbs | 3 |
| 2020 | 3.5K lbs | 2 |
| 2021 | 25.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2022 | 37.2K lbs | 3 |
| 2023 | 35.4K lbs | 2 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 1 of 6 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 72.0K lbs | - |
| Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) | 52.0K lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 2.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 516 lbs | - |
| Lead compounds | 377 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 7 lbs | Carcinogen |
Lake Road Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lake Road Station
Closest other reporters in Missouri - including Omnium, Triumph Foods LLC, Biozyme Inc, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 490 other reporting facilities in Missouri.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Missouri - e.g. National Grid Port Jefferson Power Station, Middletown Power LLC, Johnson County Generation Facility.
Compare beyond Missouri
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lake Road Station on cumulative reported pounds (127.7K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Excello Fabric Finishers Inc, Wisconsin Cheese Group, Air Liquide - Longview Pox. Chemical-count peers include Eaton Intelligent Power Ltd, Leoni Wire Inc, Turf Care Supply-Hatfield 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.
- Excello Fabric Finishers Inc Coshocton, OH · Textiles 127.7K lbs reported
- Wisconsin Cheese Group Monticello, WI · Food 127.7K lbs reported
- Air Liquide - Longview Pox Longview, TX · Chemicals 127.5K lbs reported
- Vopak Logistics Services USA Inc Deer Park Deer Park, TX · Hazardous Waste 127.9K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Evergy Inc Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Jeffrey Energy Center, Iatan Generating Station, La Cygne 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 Barium And Barium Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Ammonia, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Omnium. Lake Road Station stamps MID 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 Lake Road Station TRI extract (MID · LAND · TRACE-CARC · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Lake Road Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Joseph, MO, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 1.7% of Buchanan TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Excello Fabric Finishers Inc (Δ 15 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lake Road Station stamps MID volume · LAND 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