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).
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.
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
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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
- 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
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See how Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining 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 Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 590.9K lbs.
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
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
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).
| 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.
Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining in Lewis
Nearest TRI Facilities to Transalta Centralia Generation / Mining
Closest other reporters in Washington - including Truck Accessories Group LLC DBA Pace Edwards, Sierra Pacific Industries- Centralia, National Frozen Foods Corp-Processing, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 310 other reporting facilities in Washington.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Washington - e.g. National Grid Northport Power Station, Cholla Power Plant, Rm Miller Power.
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.
Similar reported release pounds
Nearest out-of-state reporters (≥1,000 lbs) by absolute TRI pounds, not same-industry or same-county neighbors.
- US Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay Mcbh Kaneohe Bay, HI · Other 591.4K lbs reported
- General Shale Brick Inc. - Plant 65 Phenix City, AL · Nonmetallic Mineral Product 591.7K lbs reported
- Ketjen LLC - Bayport Plant Pasadena, TX · Chemicals 589.8K lbs reported
- Spreckels Sugar Co Inc. Brawley, CA · Food 589.6K lbs reported
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 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.
Use and verify this record
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