EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

American Electric Power Welsh Plant

Pittsburg, TX · Parent: American Electric Power

Total releases
7.2M lbs
Chemicals reported
21
Carcinogens
4
Primary pathway
Water Discharges

WATER Form-R mix

American Electric Power Welsh Plant: how the 7.2M lbs splits

7.2M lbs across all reported pathways

  • Water Discharges 5.4M lbs 75.4%
  • Land Disposal 1.3M lbs 18.8%
  • Air Releases 408.6K lbs 5.7%
  • Off-site Transfers 1.5K lbs <0.1%

American Electric Power Welsh Plant's 7.2M lbs Form-R total is WATER - water discharges is 75.4% of the bar. Next segment: land disposal at 18.8%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.

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 WATER pathway TRACE-CARC

American Electric Power Welsh Plant is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Pittsburg, TX, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 684.0K lbs of releases across 13 chemicals in 2023, and 7.2M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 295 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Texas's 2,016 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. American Electric Power Welsh Plant is pounds #31 and chemical-count #88 at 7.2M lbs. Ascend Performance Materials-Chocolate Bayou Plant leads reported pounds (94.0M lbs) at 36 chemicals (chemical-count #35). Veolia Es Technical Solutions LLC Port Arthur Facility leads chemical count at 246 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #112). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Lone Star Tubular Operations; Lone Star Specialty Products LLC; Priefert Manufacturing; Atlas Roofing Corp. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Texas: Seminole Generating Station; Clifty Creek Station; U.S. Tva Gallatin Fossil Plant; Plum Point Energy Station. Other American Electric Power sites in this extract: American Electric Power Amos Plant; Rockport Plant; American Electric Power H.w. Pirkey Power Plant; Mountaineer Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia; Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)).

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American Electric Power Welsh Plant stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant WATER pathway (75.4% water discharges) across 21 chemicals · 4 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 7.2M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Seminole Generating Station and Clifty Creek Station.

#295 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 1.1% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

American Electric Power Welsh Plant vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

7.2M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities

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

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

American Electric Power Welsh Plant inside Camp's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, American Electric Power Welsh Plant reports the 49th-largest volume, placing it in the top 9.6% of its sector. This one site accounts for 100% of every pound reported in Camp. Scale peers outside Texas include Seminole Generating Station and Clifty Creek Station.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Camp's reported pounds (7.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.

Annual disclosure change

What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year

2022 → 2023
  • American Electric Power Welsh Plant's total reported releases fell from 717.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 684.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • American Electric Power Welsh Plant's air releases fell from 85.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 72.3 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • American Electric Power Welsh Plant's off-site transfers rose from 152 lb in 2022 to 167 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • American Electric Power Welsh Plant's chemicals reported fell from 14 in 2022 to 13 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

American Electric Power Welsh Plant Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
HEAVY volume
7.2M lbs
WATER pathway
Water Discharges
TRACE-CARC chem count
21 · 4 carc.
Lead chemical
Ammonia

Compare this facility

See how American Electric Power Welsh Plant stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.

Total reported releases
American Electric Power Welsh Plant
7.2M lbs
Lone Star Tubular Operations
10.8K lbs

661.4× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
American Electric Power Welsh Plant
21
Lone Star Tubular Operations
3

7.0× 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 American Electric Power Welsh Plant releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 7.2M lbs.

Water Discharges 5.4M lbs (75.4%)
Land Disposal 1.3M lbs (18.8%)
Air Releases 408.6K lbs (5.7%)
Off-site Transfers 1.5K lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 65% (1.9M lbs to 684.0K lbs).

American Electric Power Welsh Plant: annual Form-R pounds

HEAVY site · WATER pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows American Electric Power Welsh Plant year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 65% 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: Ammonia.

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 1.9M lbs 13
2020 1.8M lbs 13
2021 2.0M lbs 15
2022 717.6K lbs 14
2023 684.0K lbs 13

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 21 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Ammonia 2.9M lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 2.5M lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 531.0K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 500.4K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 234.0K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 163.0K lbs -
Manganese compounds 63.5K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 60.5K lbs -
Copper And Copper Compounds 51.1K lbs -
Zinc compounds 47.9K lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 33.3K lbs Carcinogen
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 18.9K lbs -
Copper compounds 18.5K lbs -
Nickel compounds 9.5K lbs Carcinogen
Lead And Lead Compounds 5.2K lbs -
Lead compounds 1.5K lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 224 lbs -
Mercury compounds 47 lbs -
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 8 lbs Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

American Electric Power Welsh Plant · WATER-pathway site

Pittsburg, TX
32.9485, -94.9049
County TRI context
Camp · 100% of county pounds
Parent company
American Electric Power

Compare beyond Texas

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest American Electric Power Welsh Plant on cumulative reported pounds (7.2M lbs) and distinct chemical count (21). Release-pound peers include Alloy Resource Corp, Seminole Generating Station, Tyson Poultry Inc-Broken Bow Processing Plant. 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 Ammonia, Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); nearby reporters include Lone Star Tubular Operations. American Electric Power Welsh Plant stamps HEAVY volume · WATER 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 American Electric Power Welsh Plant TRI extract (HEAVY · WATER · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

American Electric Power Welsh Plant totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Pittsburg, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 100% of Camp TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Alloy Resource Corp (Δ 21.9K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

American Electric Power Welsh Plant stamps HEAVY volume · WATER pathway · TRACE-CARC · lead Ammonia. 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