EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine
Tatum, TX · Parent: Vistra Corp
- Total releases
- 10.1M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 32
- Carcinogens
- 10
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine: how the 10.1M lbs splits
10.1M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 7.9M lbs 78.1%
- Air Releases 2.2M lbs 21.9%
- Water Discharges 35 lbs <0.1%
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine's 10.1M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 78.1% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 21.9%. 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
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Tatum, TX, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.5M lbs of releases across 19 chemicals in 2023, and 10.1M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 208 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. Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine is pounds #17 and chemical-count #49 at 10.1M 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: Carthage Gas Plant; East Texas Gas Plant; Multi-Chem Group Longview Tx Facility; General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 45. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Texas: Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station; Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wilson Station; Choctaw Generation LP L.l.l.p.; Cpi USA North Carolina LLC. Other Vistra Corp sites in this extract: Oak Grove Steam Electric Station; Newton Energy Center; Miami Fort Power Co LLC; Zimmer Power Co LLC. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Hydrogen fluoride; Barium And Barium Compounds; Manganese compounds.
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (78.1% land disposal) across 32 chemicals · 10 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 10.1M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station and Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wilson Station.
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
10M lbs Top 1% higher than 99% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine inside Rusk's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine reports the 27th-largest volume, placing it in the top 5.3% of its sector. This one site accounts for 96.3% of every pound reported in Rusk. Scale peers outside Texas include Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station and Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wilson Station.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Rusk's reported pounds (10.5M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine's total reported releases fell from 1.7 million lb in 2022 to 1.5 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine's air releases fell from 320.3 thousand lb in 2022 to 255.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine's land releases fell from 1.4 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
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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 Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 10.1M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 34% (2.3M lbs to 1.5M lbs).
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 34% 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 | 2.3M lbs | 20 |
| 2020 | 2.1M lbs | 20 |
| 2021 | 2.5M lbs | 21 |
| 2022 | 1.7M lbs | 19 |
| 2023 | 1.5M lbs | 19 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 10 of 32 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine
Closest other reporters in Texas - including Carthage Gas Plant, East Texas Gas Plant, Multi-Chem Group Longview Tx Facility, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 2,015 other reporting facilities in Texas.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Texas - e.g. Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station, Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wilson Station, Choctaw Generation LP L.l.l.p..
Compare beyond Texas
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine on cumulative reported pounds (10.1M lbs) and distinct chemical count (32). Release-pound peers include Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station, US Ecology Idaho Inc., Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wilson Station. Chemical-count peers include Uss-Clairton Plant, Lubrizol Corp Painesvil Le Plant, Helena Industries LLC. 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.
- Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station Nebraska City, NE · Electric Utilities 10.1M lbs reported
- US Ecology Idaho Inc. Grand View, ID · Hazardous Waste 10.2M lbs reported
- Big Rivers Electric Corp. Wilson Station Centertown, KY · Electric Utilities 10.2M lbs reported
- Choctaw Generation LP L.l.l.p. Ackerman, MS · Electric Utilities 10.3M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Vistra Corp Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Oak Grove Steam Electric Station, Newton Energy Center, Miami Fort Power Co LLC.
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)), Hydrogen fluoride, Barium And Barium Compounds, Manganese compounds; nearby reporters include Carthage Gas Plant. Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine 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 Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine 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.
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Tatum, TX, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 96.3% of Rusk TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Omaha Public Power District Nebraska City Station (Δ 460 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Martin Lake Steam Electric Station & Lignite Mine 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