EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Lcra Fayette Power Project
La Grange, TX · Parent: Lower Colorado River Authority / City of Austin
- Total releases
- 1.6M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 22
- Carcinogens
- 5
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Lcra Fayette Power Project: how the 1.6M lbs splits
1.6M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 1.4M lbs 83.4%
- Air Releases 223.9K lbs 13.8%
- Water Discharges 44.8K lbs 2.8%
- Off-site Transfers 0 lbs <0.1%
Lcra Fayette Power Project's 1.6M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 83.4% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 13.8%. 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
Lcra Fayette Power Project is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in La Grange, TX, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 164.9K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 1.6M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 983 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. Lcra Fayette Power Project is pounds #105 and chemical-count #84 at 1.6M 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: Great Southern Wood - Columbus Inc.; Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Schulenburg; Lfm-Giddings HQ East; Quikrete - Sand Express Plant. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Texas: American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant; Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center; Southern Illinois Power Cooperative; Florida Power & Light-West County Energy Center Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Barium And Barium Compounds; Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); Hydrogen fluoride.
Lcra Fayette Power Project stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (83.4% land disposal) across 22 chemicals · 5 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 1.6M 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 Flint Creek Plant and Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center.
Lcra Fayette Power Project vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
1.6M lbs Top 4% higher than 96% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Lcra Fayette Power Project inside Fayette's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Lcra Fayette Power Project reports the 157th-largest volume (1.6M lbs). This one site accounts for 96.8% of every pound reported in Fayette. Scale peers outside Texas include American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant and Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Fayette's reported pounds (1.7M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Lcra Fayette Power Project's total reported releases fell from 476.9 thousand lb in 2022 to 164.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lcra Fayette Power Project's land releases fell from 429.2 thousand lb in 2022 to 120.0 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lcra Fayette Power Project's water releases rose from 7.0 thousand lb in 2022 to 9.1 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Lcra Fayette Power Project's air releases fell from 40.6 thousand lb in 2022 to 35.9 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Lcra Fayette Power Project Form-R facts
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See how Lcra Fayette Power Project stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1366.2× more than the comparison
11.0× 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 Lcra Fayette Power Project releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 1.6M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 26% (222.0K lbs to 164.9K lbs).
Lcra Fayette Power Project: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Lcra Fayette Power Project year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 26% 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 | 222.0K lbs | 15 |
| 2020 | 210.1K lbs | 15 |
| 2021 | 545.0K lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 476.9K lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 164.9K lbs | 15 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 5 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Lcra Fayette Power Project · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Lcra Fayette Power Project
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Great Southern Wood - Columbus Inc., Dairy Farmers of America Inc. Schulenburg, Lfm-Giddings HQ East, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. American Electric Power Flint Creek Plant, Virginia City Hybrid Energy Center, Southern Illinois Power Cooperative.
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Lcra Fayette Power Project on cumulative reported pounds (1.6M lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include Federal Cartridge Co-Cci, Cargill Inc, Pilgrim's Pride Live Oak Processing Plant. Chemical-count peers include Seward Power Plant, Pixelle Specialty Solutions LLC, Envirite of Pennsylvania 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.
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 compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Barium And Barium Compounds, Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size), Hydrogen fluoride; nearby reporters include Great Southern Wood - Columbus Inc.. Lcra Fayette Power Project 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 Lcra Fayette Power Project 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.
Lcra Fayette Power Project totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for La Grange, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 96.8% of Fayette TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Federal Cartridge Co-Cci (Δ 1.4K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Lcra Fayette Power Project 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