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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 5
Surface Water releases 2014 (lbs): 156,853
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2014 (lbs): 86
Pounds released post-treatment 2014 (lbs): 156,884
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2014: 6,468,521,622
Percentage of national total 2014 surface water and POTW hazard: 2.489%

Chemicals at facilities displayed below: (
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GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Arsenic and arsenic compounds 840 0 840 1,260,000,000 19.48%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING CARROLLTON GA Arsenic and arsenic compounds 820 0 820 1,230,000,000 19.02%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING CARROLLTON GA Chromium and chromium compounds 1,700 0 1,700 850,000,000 13.14%
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT MILLEDGEVILLE GA Chromium and chromium compounds 1,400 0 1,400 700,000,000 10.82%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Chromium and chromium compounds 990 0 990 495,000,000 7.65%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Chromium and chromium compounds 960 0 960 480,000,000 7.42%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Chromium and chromium compounds 630 0 630 315,000,000 4.87%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON GULFPORT MS Chromium and chromium compounds 519 0 519 259,500,000 4.01%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Arsenic and arsenic compounds 170 0 170 255,000,000 3.94%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Chromium and chromium compounds 335 1 335 167,618,000 2.59%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Arsenic and arsenic compounds 110 0 110 165,000,000 2.55%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Arsenic and arsenic compounds 77 0 77 115,500,000 1.79%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Chromium and chromium compounds 140 0 140 70,000,000 1.08%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Copper and copper compounds 17,000 0 17,000 25,500,000 0.39%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Chromium and chromium compounds 39 0 39 19,500,000 0.30%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Copper and copper compounds 12,000 0 12,000 18,000,000 0.28%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Chromium and chromium compounds 27 0 27 13,500,000 0.21%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Copper and copper compounds 4,100 0 4,100 6,150,000 0.10%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Copper and copper compounds 3,900 0 3,900 5,850,000 0.09%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Copper and copper compounds 2,452 0 2,452 3,678,000 0.06%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Copper and copper compounds 1,900 0 1,900 2,850,000 0.04%
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT MILLEDGEVILLE GA Copper and copper compounds 1,700 0 1,700 2,550,000 0.04%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Copper and copper compounds 1,103 0 1,103 1,654,500 0.03%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Copper and copper compounds 1,000 3 1,001 1,501,239 0.02%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Arsenic and arsenic compounds 1 0 1 1,500,000 0.02%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Thallium and thallium compounds 70 0 70 980,000 0.02%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Lead and lead compounds 28 0 28 507,600 0.01%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Lead and lead compounds 14 0 14 246,600 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Nickel and nickel compounds 2,400 0 2,400 218,400 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Nickel and nickel compounds 1,862 0 1,862 169,442 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING CARROLLTON GA Vanadium and vanadium compounds 1,000 0 1,000 140,000 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Nickel and nickel compounds 1,500 0 1,500 136,500 0.00%
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT MILLEDGEVILLE GA Nickel and nickel compounds 1,200 0 1,200 109,200 0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT SCHOLZ SNEADS FL Lead and lead compounds 5 0 5 90,000 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING CARROLLTON GA Nickel and nickel compounds 970 0 970 88,270 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Nickel and nickel compounds 970 0 970 88,270 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Selenium and selenium compounds 320 0 320 64,000 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Vanadium and vanadium compounds 430 0 430 60,200 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON GULFPORT MS Lead and lead compounds 3 0 3 50,400 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Manganese and manganese compounds 7,008 0 7,008 49,757 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Barium and barium compounds 9,400 0 9,400 47,000 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Nickel and nickel compounds 510 0 510 46,410 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON GULFPORT MS Copper and copper compounds 30 0 30 45,000 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Vanadium and vanadium compounds 310 0 310 43,400 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Barium and barium compounds 8,602 0 8,602 43,010 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Barium and barium compounds 7,624 0 7,624 38,120 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Selenium and selenium compounds 176 0 176 35,200 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Selenium and selenium compounds 160 0 160 32,000 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT DANIEL MOSS POINT MS Copper and copper compounds 19 0 19 28,500 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Barium and barium compounds 5,100 0 5,100 25,500 0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH SOUTHPORT FL Lead and lead compounds 1 0 1 25,200 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Nickel and nickel compounds 251 7 255 23,234 0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Lead and lead compounds 1 0 1 21,600 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Nickel and nickel compounds 233 0 233 21,203 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING CARROLLTON GA Barium and barium compounds 3,700 0 3,700 18,500 0.00%
GADSDEN STEAM PLANT GADSDEN AL Lead and lead compounds 1 0 1 18,000 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Barium and barium compounds 3,410 0 3,410 17,050 0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Nickel and nickel compounds 130 0 130 11,830 0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Barium and barium compounds 2,300 0 2,300 11,500 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON GULFPORT MS Barium and barium compounds 2,276 0 2,276 11,380 0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Manganese and manganese compounds 1,600 0 1,600 11,360 0.00%
YATES STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT NEWNAN GA Barium and barium compounds 2,200 0 2,200 11,000 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Barium and barium compounds 1,903 0 1,903 9,515 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON GULFPORT MS Mercury and mercury compounds 1 0 1 8,000 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Zinc and zinc compounds 1,980 0 1,980 6,534 0.00%
GADSDEN STEAM PLANT GADSDEN AL Barium and barium compounds 1,100 0 1,100 5,500 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 5,400 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Mercury and mercury compounds 1 0 1 5,000 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON GULFPORT MS Nickel and nickel compounds 47 0 47 4,277 0.00%
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT MILLEDGEVILLE GA Barium and barium compounds 840 0 840 4,200 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 3,600 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Manganese and manganese compounds 426 0 426 3,025 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING CARROLLTON GA Copper and copper compounds 2 0 2 3,000 0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Zinc and zinc compounds 830 0 830 2,739 0.00%
HAMMOND STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ROME GA Zinc and zinc compounds 700 0 700 2,310 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Zinc and zinc compounds 682 0 682 2,251 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Barium and barium compounds 400 0 400 2,000 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Manganese and manganese compounds 261 0 261 1,853 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 1,800 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Manganese and manganese compounds 200 0 200 1,420 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Zinc and zinc compounds 370 75 395 1,305 0.00%
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT MILLEDGEVILLE GA Manganese and manganese compounds 160 0 160 1,136 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT DANIEL MOSS POINT MS Mercury and mercury compounds 0 0 0 1,000 0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH SOUTHPORT FL Mercury and mercury compounds 0 0 0 1,000 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING CARROLLTON GA Manganese and manganese compounds 140 0 140 994 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Manganese and manganese compounds 140 0 140 994 0.00%
KRAFT STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT PORT WENTWORTH GA Barium and barium compounds 190 0 190 950 0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH SOUTHPORT FL Barium and barium compounds 180 0 180 900 0.00%
MCINTOSH ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT RINCON GA Barium and barium compounds 170 0 170 850 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Manganese and manganese compounds 110 0 110 781 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Zinc and zinc compounds 231 0 231 762 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Zinc and zinc compounds 200 0 200 660 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT DANIEL MOSS POINT MS Barium and barium compounds 94 0 94 470 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Zinc and zinc compounds 79 0 79 261 0.00%
HAMMOND STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ROME GA Manganese and manganese compounds 32 0 32 227 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Manganese and manganese compounds 31 0 31 220 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Zinc and zinc compounds 50 0 50 165 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING CARROLLTON GA Zinc and zinc compounds 26 0 26 86 0.00%
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT MILLEDGEVILLE GA Zinc and zinc compounds 19 0 19 63 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING CARROLLTON GA Ammonia 320 0 320 0 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Ammonia 840 0 840 0 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Ammonia 630 0 630 0 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Cobalt and cobalt compounds 2 0 2 0 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Ammonia 1,901 0 1,901 0 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Ammonia 19,000 0 19,000 0 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Ammonia 97 0 97 0 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Cobalt and cobalt compounds 14 0 14 0 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Ammonia 2,700 0 2,700 0 0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH SOUTHPORT FL Ammonia 15 0 15 0 0.00%
HAMMOND STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ROME GA Ammonia 12 0 12 0 0.00%

Toxic hazard: Pounds of direct releases to surface water and estimated releases from transfers to Publicly Operated Treatment Works (POTW's) reported in the US Environmental Protection Agency's Toxics Release Inventory for the year 2014, weighted by toxicity of chemicals. Weights are from the EPA's Risk-Screening Environmental Indicators project. For details, see technical notes.

Quantity of toxic surface water releases and POTW transfers: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water at each TRI facility or transferred off-site to a POTW, without weighting for toxicity or population.

Quantity of toxic post-treatment releases: Pounds of toxic chemicals released directly to surface water plus released after treatment at POTW's.

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