EPA TRI Facility · Electric Utilities
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station
Gillette, WY · Parent: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
- Total releases
- 5.4M lbs
- Chemicals reported
- 16
- Carcinogens
- 2
- Primary pathway
- Land Disposal
LAND Form-R mix
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station: how the 5.4M lbs splits
5.4M lbs across all reported pathways
- Land Disposal 5.0M lbs 91.0%
- Air Releases 492.8K lbs 9.0%
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station's 5.4M lbs Form-R total is LAND - land disposal is 91.0% of the bar. Next segment: air releases at 9.0%. Leading chemical by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds.
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
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station is an EPA Toxics Release Inventory reporter in Gillette, WY, in the electric utilities sector. It reported 1.3M lbs of releases across 14 chemicals in 2023, and 5.4M lbs in total across its 2019-2023 reporting years. That ranks 391 of 25,986 TRI facilities nationwide by cumulative reported pounds, counting each facility over however many years it has filed. In Wyoming's 70 reporting TRI sites, pounds #1 is not chemical-count #1. Basin Electric Dry Fork Station is pounds #7 and chemical-count #10 at 5.4M lbs. Dyno Nobel Inc-Cheyenne Plant leads reported pounds (27.1M lbs) at 8 chemicals (chemical-count #19). Hf Sinclair Parco Refining LLC leads chemical count at 36 chemicals (1.5M lbs, pounds #10). Reported volume rose against 2022. Pounds reported are not a measure of toxicity or health risk. Nearest other TRI reporters: Buckskin Mining Co Gillette Wy; Pacificorp Wyodak Plant; Black Hills Corp - Neil Simpson Complex; 50 Buttes. Similar-scale Electric Utilities peers outside Wyoming: La Cygne Generating Station; Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant; Weston Power Plant; Basin Electric Leland Olds Station. Other Basin Electric Power Cooperative sites in this extract: Basin Electric Laramie River Station; Basin Electric Leland Olds Station. Largest disclosed chemicals by pounds: Barium And Barium Compounds; Ammonia; Vanadium compounds; Manganese And Manganese Compounds.
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station stamps HEAVY volume with a dominant LAND pathway (91.0% land disposal) across 16 chemicals · 2 carcinogen-classified. Cumulative Form-R extract: 5.4M lbs (2019–2023). All figures are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates, not measured stack emissions or a health-risk score. Scale peers include La Cygne Generating Station and Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant.
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station vs. every reporting TRI facility
Cumulative reported release pounds, with this facility marked in the national distribution
5.4M lbs Top 2% higher than 98% 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
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station inside Campbell's TRI pounds
Among the 513 Electric Utilities facilities in this database, Basin Electric Dry Fork Station reports the 74th-largest volume, placing it in the top 14.4% of its sector. This one site accounts for 28.3% of every pound reported in Campbell. Its reported volume is concentrated rather than spread: Barium And Barium Compounds alone is 80.6% of the total. Scale peers outside Wyoming include La Cygne Generating Station and Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant.
County-dominant here means ≥25% of Campbell's reported pounds (19.2M lbs county total). Shares only print when the site reports ≥1,000 lbs.
Annual disclosure change
What changed: EPA TRI 2023 reporting year
- Basin Electric Dry Fork Station's total reported releases rose from 1.3 million lb in 2022 to 1.3 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basin Electric Dry Fork Station's chemicals reported fell from 15 in 2022 to 14 in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
- Basin Electric Dry Fork Station's land releases rose from 1.1 million lb in 2022 to 1.2 million lb in 2023, based on EPA TRI filings.
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station Form-R facts
Compare this facility
See how Basin Electric Dry Fork Station stacks up against nearby facilities and the typical reporter.
124778.4× more than the comparison
8.0× 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 Basin Electric Dry Fork Station releases toxic chemicals into the environment. Total: 5.4M lbs.
Emissions Trend Summary
From 2019 to 2023, total releases increased by 75% (764.8K lbs to 1.3M lbs).
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station: annual Form-R pounds
HEAVY site · LAND pathway · TRI years 2019–2023
- 2019
- 2020
- 2021
- 2022
- 2023
What this shows Basin Electric Dry Fork Station year-over-year reported totals (increased by 75% 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 And Barium Compounds.
| Year | Total | Chemicals |
|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 764.8K lbs | 14 |
| 2020 | 831.8K lbs | 14 |
| 2021 | 1.2M lbs | 15 |
| 2022 | 1.3M lbs | 15 |
| 2023 | 1.3M lbs | 14 |
Chemical Releases
Aggregated across all reporting years (2019–2023). 2 of 16 chemicals are carcinogens. Sorted by total release volume.
| Chemical | Total | Flags |
|---|---|---|
| Barium And Barium Compounds | 4.4M lbs | - |
| Ammonia | 411.8K lbs | - |
| Vanadium compounds | 115.3K lbs | - |
| Manganese And Manganese Compounds | 111.0K lbs | - |
| Nickel And Nickel Compounds | 102.6K lbs | Carcinogen |
| Copper And Copper Compounds | 93.9K lbs | - |
| Zinc compounds | 69.6K lbs | - |
| Vanadium (except when contained in an alloy) | 56.5K lbs | - |
| Chromium | 27.1K lbs | - |
| Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 17.8K lbs | - |
| Copper compounds | 16.9K lbs | - |
| Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Hydrogen fluoride | 11.7K lbs | - |
| Lead And Lead Compounds | 11.4K lbs | - |
| Mercury And Mercury Compounds | 244 lbs | - |
| Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds | 0 lbs | Carcinogen |
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station · LAND-pathway site
Nearest TRI Facilities to Basin Electric Dry Fork Station
Closest other reporters in Wyoming - including Buckskin Mining Co Gillette Wy, Pacificorp Wyodak Plant, Black Hills Corp - Neil Simpson Complex, ordered by distance.
Showing 8 of 69 other reporting facilities in Wyoming.
Similar Electric Utilities Facilities
Other Electric Utilities facilities with similar total release volumes (±80%), outside Wyoming - e.g. La Cygne Generating Station, Duke Energy Progress LLC - Roxboro Steam Electric Plant, Weston Power Plant.
Compare beyond Wyoming
Nationwide peers by reported pounds & chemical count
Cross-state TRI reporters nearest Basin Electric Dry Fork Station on cumulative reported pounds (5.4M lbs) and distinct chemical count (16). Release-pound peers include Westrock Kraft Paper LLC, US Vanadium LLC, Nucor Steel-Arkansas. Chemical-count peers include Surpass Chemical Co. Inc., The Federal Metal Co, Wheelabrator Frackville Energy Co 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.
- Westrock Kraft Paper LLC Roanoke Rapids, NC · Paper 5.4M lbs reported
- US Vanadium LLC Hot Springs, AR · Other 5.4M lbs reported
- Nucor Steel-Arkansas Blytheville, AR · Primary Metals 5.4M lbs reported
- Enersys Energy Products Inc-Springfield 2 (formerly Northsta Springfield, MO · Electrical Equipment 5.4M lbs reported
Similar chemical count
Nearest out-of-state reporters by distinct Form-R chemicals (deduped against the release-pound neighborhood).
Other Basin Electric Power Cooperative Facilities
Same-parent TRI sites ranked by reported releases - including Basin Electric Laramie River Station, Basin Electric Leland Olds Station.
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 And Barium Compounds, Ammonia, Vanadium compounds, Manganese And Manganese Compounds; nearby reporters include Buckskin Mining Co Gillette Wy. Basin Electric Dry Fork Station 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 Basin Electric Dry Fork Station TRI extract (HEAVY · LAND · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds) joins EPA Form-R filings with facility identity - reported pounds, not a health-risk rating.
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station totals are self-reported EPCRA §313 estimates for Gillette, WY, latest year 2023. Form-R rows span 2019–2023 (5 years). NAICS 221112 · Electric Utilities. 28.3% of Campbell TRI pounds in this extract. Nearest ABS peer: Westrock Kraft Paper LLC (Δ 1.7K lbs). Pounds ≠ exposure.
Basin Electric Dry Fork Station stamps HEAVY volume · LAND pathway · CARC-LEAN · lead Barium And Barium Compounds. 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