EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Coal Creek Station
Underwood, ND · Parent: Remc Assets LP
- Total releases
- 14.5M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 30
- Carcinogens
- 9
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Coal Creek Station: how the 14.5M lbs splits
14.5M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 13.7M lbs 94.7%
- Air Releases 769.5K lbs 5.3%
- Water Discharges 51 lbs <0.1%
Coal Creek Station's 14.5M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 94.7% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 5.3%. 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 CARC-LEAN
Coal Creek Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Underwood, ND, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 2.4M lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 14.5M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 137 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In North Dakota's 94 reporting TRI sites, Basin Electric Antelope Valley Station leads both reported pounds (167.8M lbs) and chemical count (55 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Blue Flint Ethanol; Basin Electric Leland Olds Station; Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station; Bni Coal Ltd. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside North Dakota: American Electric Power Amos Plant; W H Sammis Plant; Oak Grove Steam Electric Station; Springerville Generating Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Coal Creek Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (94.7% land disposal) across 30 chemicals · 9 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 14.5M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include American Electric Power Amos Plant and W H Sammis Plant.
Coal Creek Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
15M 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
Coal Creek Station inside Mclean's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Coal Creek Station reports the 13th-largest volume, placing it in the top 2.5% of its sector. This one site accounts for 99.5% of every pound reported in Mclean. Scale peers outside North Dakota include American Electric Power Amos Plant and W H Sammis Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Mclean's reported pounds (14.6M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Coal Creek Station's total reported releases fell from 3.1 million lb in 2022 to 2.4 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Coal Creek Station's land releases fell from 2.9 million lb in 2022 to 2.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Coal Creek Station's air releases fell from 157.4 thousand lb in 2022 to 137.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Coal Creek Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Coal Creek Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
204.7× more than the comparison
3.3× 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 Coal Creek Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 14.5M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 10% (2.7M lbs to 2.4M lbs).
Coal Creek Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Coal Creek Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 10% 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 | 2.7M lbs | 18 |
| 2020 | 2.6M lbs | 18 |
| 2021 | 3.7M lbs | 19 |
| 2022 | 3.1M lbs | 19 |
| 2023 | 2.4M lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 9 of 30 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Coal Creek Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Coal Creek Station
Closest other reporters in North Dakota - including Blue Flint Ethanol, Basin Electric Leland Olds Station, Minnkota Power Cooperative Inc. Milton R. Young Station, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 93 other reporting facilities in North Dakota.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside North Dakota - e.g. American Electric Power Amos Plant, W H Sammis Plant, Oak Grove Steam Electric Station.
Compare beyond North Dakota
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Coal Creek Station on cumulative reported pounds (14.5M lbs) and distinct chemical count (30). Release-pound peers include Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill, Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC, American Electric Power Amos Plant. Chemical-count peers include Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant, Amvac Chemical Co, Honda of America Manufacturing Inc. 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.
- Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill Jackson, TN · Primary Metals 14.6M lbs reported
- Georgia Pacific Leaf River Cellulose LLC New Augusta, MS · Paper 14.4M lbs reported
- American Electric Power Amos Plant Winfield, WV · Electric Utilities 14.3M lbs reported
- Viscofan USA Inc Danville, IL · Plastics and Rubber 14.9M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
- Bowen Steam Electric Generating Plant Cartersville, GA · Electric Utilities 30 chemicals
- Amvac Chemical Co Axis, AL · Chemicals 30 chemicals
- Honda of America Manufacturing Inc Marysville, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 chemicals
- Honda Development & Manufacturing of America LLC East Liberty, OH · Transportation Equipment 30 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 Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Blue Flint Ethanol. Coal Creek 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 Coal Creek Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · 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.
Coal Creek Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Underwood, ND, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 99.5% of Mclean TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Gerdau Long Steel North America - Jackson Mill (Δ 82.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Coal Creek Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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