EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station

Eastover, SC · Parent: Dominion Energy Inc

Total releases
685.5K lbs
Chemicals reported
21
Carcinogens
3
Primary pathway
Land Disposal

LAND Form-R mix

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station: how the 685.5K lbs splits

685.5K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Land Disposal 487.3K lbs 71.1%
  • Air Releases 182.8K lbs 26.7%
  • Water Discharges 10.4K lbs 1.5%
  • Off-site Transfers 5.0K lbs 0.7%

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station's 685.5K lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 71.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 26.7%. 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 CARC-LEAN

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Eastover, SC, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 299.6K lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 685.5K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,623 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In South Carolina's 574 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station is pounds #47 and chemical-count #13 at 685.5K lbs. Oceanagold Haile Gold Mine leads reported pounds (30.2M lbs) at 19 chemicals (chemical-count #14). Giant Cement Co leads chemical count at 90 chemicals (53.3K lbs, pounds #185). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Kemira Water Solutions Inc; Sylvamo Eastover Mill; US Dod Usaf Poinsett Bombing Gunnery & Electronic Warfare; Concrete Supply Co. LLC - Shaw. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside South Carolina: Prepa-South Coast Power Plant; Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant; French Island Plant; American Electric Power Northeastern Plant. Other Dominion Energy Inc sites in this extract: Mount Storm Power Station; Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center; Chesterfield Power Station; Clover Power Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Vanadium compounds; Zinc compounds.

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Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station stamps MID volume with a dominant LAND pathway (71.1% land disposal) across 21 chemicals · 3 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 685.5K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant and Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant.

#1,623 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 6.2% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

686K lbs Top 6% higher than 94% 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

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station in the Electric Utilities sector extract

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station reports the 211th-largest volume (685.5K lbs). Scale peers outside South Carolina include Prepa-South Coast Power Plant and Xcel Energy Bay Front Plant.

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

2022 → 2023
  • Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station's total reported releases rose from 181.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 299.6 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station's off-site transfers fell from 4.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 4 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station's land releases rose from 129.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 246.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station's water releases rose from 1.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 2.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
MID volume
685.5K lbs
LAND pathway
Land Disposal
CARC-LEAN chem count
21 · 3 carc.
Lead chemical
Barium And Barium Compounds

Compare this facility

See how Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station
685.5K lbs
Kemira Water Solutions Inc
56.8K lbs

12.1× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station
21
Kemira Water Solutions Inc
4

5.3× 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 Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 685.5K lbs.

Land Disposal 487.3K lbs (71.1%)
Air Releases 182.8K lbs (26.7%)
Water Discharges 10.4K lbs (1.5%)
Off-site Transfers 5.0K lbs (0.7%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 98% (151.6K lbs to 299.6K lbs).

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 98% 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.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 151.6K lbs 14
2020 20.0K lbs 8
2021 33.1K lbs 12
2022 181.2K lbs 14
2023 299.6K lbs 14

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 3 of 21 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Barium And Barium Compounds 147.0K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 114.6K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 67.1K lbs -
Zinc compounds 49.2K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 46.4K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 37.8K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 36.6K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 33.1K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 31.2K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 26.3K lbs Carcinogen
Ammonia 23.3K lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 15.8K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 14.2K lbs -
Manganese compounds 11.2K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 10.0K lbs -
Copper compounds 9.2K lbs -
Nickel compounds 7.3K lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 5.0K lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 202 lbs -
Mercury compounds 83 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station · LAND-pathway site

Eastover, SC
33.8281, -80.6346
County TRI context
Richland · 4.6% of county pounds
Parent company
Dominion Energy Inc

Compare beyond South Carolina

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station on cumulative reported pounds (685.5K lbs) and distinct chemical count (21). Release-pound peers include Red Hills Gas Plant, Commonwealth Rolled Products Inc, Kith Kitchens LLC. 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.

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, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Vanadium compounds, Zinc compounds; nearby reporters include Kemira Water Solutions Inc. Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station stamps MID 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.

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This Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station TRI extract (MID · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Eastover, SC, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 4.6% of Richland TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Red Hills Gas Plant (Δ 8 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Dominion Energy South Carolina - Wateree Station stamps MID volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · 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