EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Boardman Plant

Boardman, OR · Parent: Portland General Electric

Total releases
32.1K lbs
Chemicals reported
10
Carcinogens
1
Primary pathway
Air Releases

AIR Form-R mix

Boardman Plant: how the 32.1K lbs splits

32.1K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Air Releases 31.8K lbs 99.1%
  • Land Disposal 288 lbs 0.9%
  • Off-site Transfers 4 lbs <0.1%

Boardman Plant's 32.1K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.1% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 0.9%. Leading chemical by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

LIGHT volume AIR pathway TRACE-CARC

Boardman Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Boardman, OR, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 2.5K lbs of releases across 8 chemicals in 2020, and 32.1K lbs in total across its 2019-2020 reporting years. That ranks 7,148 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Oregon's 285 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Boardman Plant is pounds #90 and chemical-count #17 at 32.1K lbs. Dyno Nobel- St.helens Plant leads reported pounds (32.0M lbs) at 6 chemicals (chemical-count #39). Chemical Waste Management of the Northwest Inc. leads chemical count at 56 chemicals (15.6M lbs, pounds #2). Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Alto Columbia LLC; Lamb Weston Inc; Lamb Weston Inc.; Columbia River Technologies. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Oregon: Montana Power Station; City of Tallahassee Arvah B. Hopkins Generating Station; Les-Terry Bundy Generating Station; Lansing Board of Water & Light-Eckert. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Ammonia; n-Hexane; Mercury compounds.

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Boardman Plant stamps LIGHT volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.1% air releases) across 10 chemicals · 1 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 32.1K lbs (2019–2020). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Montana Power Station and City of Tallahassee Arvah B. Hopkins Generating Station.

#7,148 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Boardman Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution

32K lbs Top 28% higher than 72% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

This facility 0 lbs 20M+ lbs every reporting TRI facility, bucketed by value

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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year

Boardman Plant: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)-led volume

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Boardman Plant reports the 358th-largest volume (32.1K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) alone is 78.1% of the total. Scale peers outside Oregon include Montana Power Station and City of Tallahassee Arvah B. Hopkins Generating Station.

Concentrated means ≥60% of Boardman Plant's pounds in one chemical - here Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) at 78.1%. Not a toxicity score.

Boardman Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
LIGHT volume
32.1K lbs
AIR pathway
Air Releases
TRACE-CARC chem count
10 · 1 carc.
Lead chemical
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)

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See how Boardman Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Boardman Plant
32.1K lbs
Alto Columbia LLC
89.6K lbs

64% less than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Boardman Plant
10
Alto Columbia LLC
8

25% 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 Boardman Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 32.1K lbs.

Air Releases 31.8K lbs (99.1%)
Land Disposal 288 lbs (0.9%)
Off-site Transfers 4 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2020, total releases decreased by 92% (29.6K lbs to 2.5K lbs).

Boardman Plant: annual Form-R pounds

LIGHT site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2020

million lbs

What this shows Boardman Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 92% from 2019 to 2020). 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: Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 29.6K lbs 9
2020 2.5K lbs 8

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2020). 1 of 10 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 25.1K lbs -
Ammonia 6.5K lbs -
n-Hexane 181 lbs -
Mercury compounds 168 lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 62 lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 48 lbs -
Copper compounds 48 lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 7 lbs -
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 2 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Boardman Plant · AIR-pathway site

Boardman, OR
45.7918, -119.7996
County TRI context
Morrow · 7.3% of county pounds
Parent company
Portland General Electric

Compare beyond Oregon

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Boardman Plant on cumulative reported pounds (32.1K lbs) and distinct chemical count (10). Release-pound peers include Rps Composites Virginia Inc., Southwire Co Douglas Plant, Kings Mountain International Inc.. Chemical-count peers include Harris Paints Corp., Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Total Guaynabo Bulk Terminal. Neighborhoods are forced disjoint so each axis surfaces a different set of sites.

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 Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Ammonia, n-Hexane, Mercury compounds; nearby reporters include Alto Columbia LLC. Boardman Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR 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.

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This Boardman Plant TRI extract (LIGHT · AIR · TRACE-CARC · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Boardman Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Boardman, OR, latest year 2020. Form-R rows span 2019–2020 (2 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 7.3% of Morrow TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Rps Composites Virginia Inc. (Δ 4 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Boardman Plant stamps LIGHT volume · AIR pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size). 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