EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Western Farmers Electric Coop
Hugo, OK
- Total releases
- 348.1K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 6
- Carcinogens
- 1
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Western Farmers Electric Coop: how the 348.1K lbs splits
348.1K lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 313.1K lbs 89.9%
- Air Releases 35.0K lbs 10.1%
Western Farmers Electric Coop's 348.1K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 89.9% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 10.1%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds.
MID volume LAND pathway TRACE-CARC
Western Farmers Electric Coop is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Hugo, OK, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 38.5K lbs of releases across 5 chemicals in 2023, and 348.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 2,395 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oklahoma's 350 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Western Farmers Electric Coop is pounds #40 and chemical-count #73 at 348.1K lbs. International Paper Co leads reported pounds (28.8M lbs) at 21 chemicals (chemical-count #10). Clean Harbors Lone Mountain LLC Lone Mountain Facility leads chemical count at 51 chemicals (15.9M lbs, pounds #3). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Julian Lumber Co Inc; International Paper Co; Cmc Steel Oklahoma LLC; Weyerhaeuser Nr Co-Idabel Sawmill. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Oklahoma: U.S. Tva Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant; Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC; Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - W S Lee Steam Station; Fpl-Cape Canaveral Energy Center. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Lead And Lead Compounds.
Western Farmers Electric Coop stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (89.9% land disposal) across 6 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 348.1K 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 Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant and Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC.
Western Farmers Electric Coop vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
348K lbs Top 9% higher than 91% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Western Farmers Electric Coop inside Choctaw's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Western Farmers Electric Coop reports the 262nd-largest volume (348.1K lbs). This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Choctaw. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium And Barium Compounds alone is 85.9% of the total. Scale peers outside Oklahoma include U.S. Tva Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant and Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Choctaw's reported pounds (348.1K lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Western Farmers Electric Coop's total reported releases fell from 73.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 38.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Farmers Electric Coop's land releases fell from 61.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 30.7 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Farmers Electric Coop's air releases fell from 12.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 7.8 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Western Farmers Electric Coop's chemicals reported fell from 6 in 2022 to 5 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Western Farmers Electric Coop Form-R facts
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How does this facility release toxic chemicals?
How Western Farmers Electric Coop releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 348.1K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 12% (43.8K lbs to 38.5K lbs).
Western Farmers Electric Coop: 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 Western Farmers Electric Coop year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 12% 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 | 43.8K lbs | 5 |
| 2020 | 48.1K lbs | 3 |
| 2021 | 144.8K lbs | 6 |
| 2022 | 73.0K lbs | 6 |
| 2023 | 38.5K lbs | 5 |
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 | 299.1K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 34.2K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 13.8K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 1.0K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 48 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Western Farmers Electric Coop · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Western Farmers Electric Coop
Closest other reporters in Oklahoma - including Julian Lumber Co Inc, International Paper Co, Cmc Steel Oklahoma LLC, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Oklahoma - e.g. U.S. Tva Ackerman Combined Cycle Plant, Cheswick Plant Environmental Redevelopment Group LLC, Duke Energy Carolinas LLC - W S Lee Steam Station.
Compare beyond Oklahoma
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Western Farmers Electric Coop on cumulative reported pounds (348.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (6). Release-pound peers include Polynt Composites USA Inc., 1500 South Tibbs LLC, Florestone LLC. 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.
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
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, Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Lead And Lead Compounds; nearby reporters include Julian Lumber Co Inc. Western Farmers Electric Coop 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 Western Farmers Electric Coop 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.
Western Farmers Electric Coop totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Hugo, OK, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221122 · Electric Utilities. 100% of Choctaw TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Polynt Composites USA Inc. (Δ 112 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Western Farmers Electric Coop 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