EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining

Centralia, WA · Parent: Transalta USA Inc

Total releases
590.9K lbs
Chemicals reported
22
Carcinogens
4
Primary pathway
Water Discharges

MIXED Form-R mix

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining: how the 590.9K lbs splits

590.9K lbs across all reported pathways

  • Water Discharges 353.4K lbs 59.8%
  • Air Releases 162.3K lbs 27.5%
  • Land Disposal 74.9K lbs 12.7%
  • Off-site Transfers 257 lbs <0.1%

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining's 590.9K lbs Form-R total is MIXED - water discharges is 59.8% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 27.5%. Leading chemical by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

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 MIXED pathway TRACE-CARC

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Centralia, WA, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 104.4K lbs of releases across 15 chemicals in 2023, and 590.9K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 1,755 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Washington's 311 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining is pounds #28 and chemical-count #10 at 590.9K lbs. Lamb Weston Inc Richland Facility leads reported pounds (13.1M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #106). Hf Sinclair Puget Sound Refining LLC leads chemical count at 46 chemicals (711.7K lbs, pounds #26). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Pace Edwards; Sierra Pacific Industries- Centralia; National Frozen Foods Corp-Processing; Darigold - Chehalis. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Washington: National Grid Northport Power Station; Cholla Power Plant; Rm Miller Power; Coffeen Power Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution); Hydrogen fluoride; Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)); Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size).

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Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining is a MID · MIXED-pathway Form-R site in Centralia, WA: 590.9K lbs across 22 chemicals (4 carcinogen-classified, TRACE-CARC). No single media clears 70% of the bar (lead segment water discharges at 59.8%). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include National Grid Northport Power Station and Cholla Power Plant.

#1,755 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by total reported releases - among the top 6.8% of reporting sites by volume. Ranking reflects reported pounds, not toxicity or health risk.

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining vs. every reporting TRI facility

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

591K lbs Top 7% higher than 93% 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

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining inside Lewis's TRI pounds

Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining reports the 225th-largest volume (590.9K lbs). This one site accounts for 81.6% of every pound reported in Lewis. Scale peers outside Washington include National Grid Northport Power Station and Cholla Power Plant.

County-dominant here means ≥25% of Lewis's reported pounds (724.2K 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
  • Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining's total reported releases fell from 111.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 104.4 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining's off-site transfers fell from 64 lb in 2022 to 0 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining's land releases fell from 16.8 thousand lb in 2022 to 8.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
  • Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining's air releases rose from 22.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 27.5 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining Form-R facts

Sector
Electric Utilities
MID volume
590.9K lbs
MIXED pathway
Water Discharges
TRACE-CARC chem count
22 · 4 carc.
Lead chemical
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)

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Total reported releases
Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining
590.9K lbs
Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Pace Edwards
2 lbs

295430.2× more than the comparison

Chemicals reported
Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining
22
Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Pace Edwards
1

22.0× 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 Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 590.9K lbs.

Water Discharges 353.4K lbs (59.8%)
Air Releases 162.3K lbs (27.5%)
Land Disposal 74.9K lbs (12.7%)
Off-site Transfers 257 lbs (<0.1%)
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Emissions Trend Summary

From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 40% (172.6K lbs to 104.4K lbs).

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining: annual Form-R pounds

MID site · MIXED pathway · TRI years 2019–2023

million lbs

What this shows Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 40% 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: Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution).

Source EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI)
Year Total Chemicals
2019 172.6K lbs 15
2020 111.5K lbs 15
2021 90.9K lbs 15
2022 111.5K lbs 15
2023 104.4K lbs 15

Chemical Releases

Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 4 of 22 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.

Chemical Total Flags
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution) 348.5K lbs -
Hydrogen fluoride 98.6K lbs -
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 41.9K lbs -
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 39.1K lbs -
Barium And Barium Compounds 23.5K lbs -
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 10.5K lbs -
Vanadium compounds 8.7K lbs -
Manganese compounds 5.9K lbs -
Manganese And Manganese Compounds 5.0K lbs -
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1.5K lbs -
Copper compounds 1.5K lbs -
Chromium and Chromium Compounds(except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1.2K lbs -
Nickel compounds 1.2K lbs Carcinogen
Copper And Copper Compounds 971 lbs -
Nickel And Nickel Compounds 835 lbs Carcinogen
Lead compounds 579 lbs -
Lead And Lead Compounds 457 lbs -
Mercury And Mercury Compounds 297 lbs -
Mercury compounds 272 lbs -
Naphthalene 221 lbs Carcinogen
1,2,4-Trimethylbenzene 100 lbs -
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 lbs Carcinogen

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining in Lewis

Centralia, WA
46.7547, -122.8633
County TRI context
Lewis · 81.6% of county pounds
Parent company
Transalta USA Inc

Compare beyond Washington

Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count

Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining on cumulative reported pounds (590.9K lbs) and distinct chemical count (22). Release-pound peers include US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay, General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65, Ketjen LLC - Bayport 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.

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 Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution), Hydrogen fluoride, Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)), Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size); nearby reporters include Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Pace Edwards. Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining stamps MID volume · MIXED 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 Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining TRI extract (MID · MIXED · TRACE-CARC · lead Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Centralia, WA, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 81.6% of Lewis TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay (Δ 536 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.

Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining stamps MID · MIXED pathway (water discharges leads at 59.8%). 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