EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority
Saint Thomas, VI · Parent: Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority
- Total releases
- 2.4K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 7
- Carcinogens
- 3
- Primary pathway
- Water Discharges
MIXED Form-R mix
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority: how the 3.0K lbs splits
3.0K lbs across all reported pathways
- Water Discharges 1.6K lbs 55.0%
- Air Releases 1.3K lbs 45.0%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority's 3.0K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 55.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 45.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
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.
LIGHT volume MIXED pathway CARC-MID
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Saint Thomas, VI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 568 lbs of releases across 7 chemicals in 2024, and 2.4K lbs in total across its 2019-2024 reporting years. That ranks 12,514 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In U.S. Virgin Islands's 8 reporting TRI sites, Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp leads both reported pounds (788.6K lbs) and chemical count (15 chemicals). The two rankings do not invert in this pool. Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Heavy Materials Svi - St Thomas; Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal; Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp; Limetree Bay Terminals LLC DBA Ocean Point Terminals. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside U.S. Virgin Islands: US Tva Sequoyah Nuclear Plant; Ips Vandolah Power; Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP; US Tva Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant. Other Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority sites in this extract: Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene; n-Hexane; Naphthalene; Polycyclic aromatic compounds.
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority is a LIGHT · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Saint Thomas, VI: 2.4K lbs across 7 chemicals (3 carcinogen-classified, CARC-MID). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 55.0%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include US Tva Sequoyah Nuclear Plant and Ips Vandolah Power.
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
2.4K lbs Top 48% higher than 52% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority in the Electric Utilities sector extract
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority reports the 403rd-largest volume (2.4K lbs). Scale peers outside U.S. Virgin Islands include US Tva Sequoyah Nuclear Plant and Ips Vandolah Power.
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
- Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority's total reported releases fell from 599 lb in 2022 to 513 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority's water releases fell from 400 lb in 2022 to 296 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority's air releases rose from 199 lb in 2022 to 217 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
1213.3× more than the comparison
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 Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 3.0K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2024, total releases increased by 43% (398 lbs to 568 lbs).
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority: annual Form-R pounds
LIGHT site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2024
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
- 2024 0
What this shows Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority year-over-year reported totals (increased by 43% from 2019 to 2024). 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: 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 398 lbs | 7 |
| 2020 | 335 lbs | 7 |
| 2021 | 544 lbs | 7 |
| 2022 | 599 lbs | 7 |
| 2023 | 513 lbs | 7 |
| 2024 | 568 lbs | 7 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2024). 3 of 7 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene | 843 lbs | - |
| n-Hexane | 843 lbs | - |
| Naphthalene | 646 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Polycyclic aromatic compounds | 587 lbs | Carcinogen |
| Lead compounds | 38 lbs | - |
| Benzo[g,h,i]perylene | 0 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority in St. Thomas Island
Nearest TRI Facilities to Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority
Closest other reporters in U.S. Virgin Islands - including Heavy Materials Svi - St Thomas, Saint Thomas Bulk Terminal, Port Hamilton Refining & Transportation Lllp, ordered by distance.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside U.S. Virgin Islands - e.g. US Tva Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, Ips Vandolah Power, Pedricktown Cogeneration Co LP.
Compare beyond U.S. Virgin Islands
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority on cumulative reported pounds (2.4K lbs) and distinct chemical count (7). Release-pound peers include Nitrex Inc, Tiger Sul Products LLC, Viking Chemical Co. Chemical-count peers include Hubbell Caribe Ltd, Celanese Microcircuits Industries Ltd., Ls Starrett Co. 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).
Other Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority.
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 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene, n-Hexane, Naphthalene, Polycyclic aromatic compounds; nearby reporters include Heavy Materials Svi - St Thomas. Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority stamps LIGHT volume · MIXED pathway · CARC-MID 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 Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority TRI extract (LIGHT · MIXED · CARC-MID · lead 1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Saint Thomas, VI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2024 (6 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 19.0% of St. Thomas Island TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Nitrex Inc (Δ 1 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Virgin Islands Water & Power Authority stamps LIGHT · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 55.0%). Pipeline-rendered EPA Form-R only - no editor-typed pounds. 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