EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Whitewater Generating Station
Whitewater, WI · Parent: Wec Energy Group
- Total releases
- 117.2K lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 1
- Latest report
- 2023
- Primary pathway
- Air Releases
AIR Form-R mix
Whitewater Generating Station: how the 117.2K lbs splits
117.2K lbs across all reported pathways
- Air Releases 117.0K lbs 99.8%
- Water Discharges 221 lbs 0.2%
- Land Disposal 0 lbs <0.1%
Whitewater Generating Station's 117.2K lbs Form-R total is AIR - air releases is 99.8% of the bar. Next segment: water discharges at 0.2%. Leading chemical by pounds: Ammonia.
MID volume AIR pathway CLEAN
Whitewater Generating Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Whitewater, WI, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 13.2K lbs of releases across 1 chemical in 2023, and 117.2K lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 4,262 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wisconsin's 836 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Whitewater Generating Station is pounds #147 and chemical-count #670 at 117.2K lbs. Mullins Cheese Inc leads reported pounds (11.2M lbs) at 3 chemicals (chemical-count #319). Ppg Industries Inc-Oak Creek leads chemical count at 32 chemicals (2.2M lbs, pounds #16). Reported volume fell against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Epic Resins; Generac Power Systems Inc-Eagle; East West Wisconsin; Hexpol - Whitewater. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Wisconsin: Prairie Creek Generating Station; Empire Generating Co Llc.; John S Cooper Power Station; Hawaii Electric Light Co Inc Puna Generating Station. Other Wec Energy Group sites in this extract: Weston Power Plant; Oak Creek Site; Presque Isle Power Plant. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Ammonia.
Whitewater Generating Station stamps MID volume with a dominant AIR pathway (99.8% air releases) across 1 chemical. Cumulative Form-R extract: 117.2K lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include Prairie Creek Generating Station and Empire Generating Co Llc..
Whitewater Generating Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
117K lbs Top 16% higher than 84% of 25,986 reporting TRI facilities
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Source U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Toxics Release Inventory · 2023 reporting year
Whitewater Generating Station: Ammonia-led volume
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Whitewater Generating Station reports the 315th-largest volume (117.2K lbs). Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Ammonia alone is 100% of the total. Scale peers outside Wisconsin include Prairie Creek Generating Station and Empire Generating Co Llc..
Concentrated means ≥60% of Whitewater Generating Station's pounds in one chemical - here Ammonia at 100%. Not a toxicity score.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Whitewater Generating Station's total reported releases fell from 19.7 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Whitewater Generating Station's water releases fell from 179 lb in 2022 to 43 lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Whitewater Generating Station's air releases fell from 19.5 thousand lb in 2022 to 13.2 thousand lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Whitewater Generating Station Form-R facts
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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 Whitewater Generating Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 117.2K lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases decreased by 66% (39.3K lbs to 13.2K lbs).
Whitewater Generating Station: annual Form-R pounds
MID site · AIR pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019 0
- 2020 0
- 2021 0
- 2022 0
- 2023 0
What this shows Whitewater Generating Station year-over-year reported totals (decreased by 66% 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: Ammonia.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 39.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2020 | 25.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2021 | 19.3K lbs | 1 |
| 2022 | 19.7K lbs | 1 |
| 2023 | 13.2K lbs | 1 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Ammonia | 117.2K lbs | - |
Whitewater Generating Station · AIR-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Whitewater Generating Station
Closest other reporters in Wisconsin - including Epic Resins, Generac Power Systems Inc-Eagle, East West Wisconsin, ordered by distance.
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Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wisconsin - e.g. Prairie Creek Generating Station, Empire Generating Co Llc., John S Cooper Power Station.
Compare beyond Wisconsin
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Whitewater Generating Station on cumulative reported pounds (117.2K lbs) and distinct chemical count (1). Release-pound peers include American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div, Orenco Systems Inc - Winchester Facility, Red Ewald LLC. Chemical-count peers include Ecoelectrica LP, Planta Penuelas, Tallaboa Puerto Rico 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.
- American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div Winston Salem, NC · Tobacco 117.2K lbs reported
- Orenco Systems Inc - Winchester Facility Roseburg, OR · Plastics and Rubber 117.2K lbs reported
- Red Ewald LLC Karnes City, TX · Plastics and Rubber 117.2K lbs reported
- The Andersons Logansport Terminal Logansport, IN · Chemicals 117.2K lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Wec Energy Group Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Weston Power Plant, Oak Creek Site, Presque Isle Power Plant.
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 Ammonia; nearby reporters include Epic Resins. Whitewater Generating Station stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN 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 Whitewater Generating Station TRI extract (MID · AIR · CLEAN · lead Ammonia) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Whitewater Generating Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Whitewater, WI, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 4.2% of Jefferson TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: American Snuff Co LLC Taylor Brothers Div (Δ 5 lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Whitewater Generating Station stamps MID volume · AIR pathway · CLEAN · lead Ammonia. 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