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Rank in Toxic 100 Water: 4
Surface Water releases 2015 (lbs): 136,623
POTW (sewerage plant) transfers 2015 (lbs): 92
Pounds released post-treatment 2015 (lbs): 136,656
Total Surface Water and POTW Toxic Hazard 2015: 5,632,904,982
Percentage of national total 2015 surface water and POTW hazard: 2.3%

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This company is rank 1 on the Greenhouse 100 list.

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GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Arsenic and arsenic compounds 1,900 0 1,900 2,850,000,000 50.60%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARROLLTON GA Chromium and chromium compounds 1,800 0 1,800 900,000,000 15.98%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Chromium and chromium compounds 990 0 990 495,000,000 8.79%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Arsenic and arsenic compounds 281 0 281 421,500,000 7.48%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Chromium and chromium compounds 687 0 687 343,500,000 6.10%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Chromium and chromium compounds 590 0 590 295,000,000 5.24%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Chromium and chromium compounds 190 0 190 95,000,000 1.69%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Chromium and chromium compounds 140 0 140 70,000,000 1.24%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Arsenic and arsenic compounds 27 1 28 41,271,450 0.73%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Copper and copper compounds 17,000 0 17,000 25,500,000 0.45%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Chromium and chromium compounds 39 0 39 19,500,000 0.35%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Copper and copper compounds 12,000 0 12,000 18,000,000 0.32%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON GULFPORT MS Lead and lead compounds 883 0 883 15,894,000 0.28%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Chromium and chromium compounds 27 0 27 13,500,000 0.24%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Arsenic and arsenic compounds 5 0 5 7,500,000 0.13%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Copper and copper compounds 4,200 0 4,200 6,300,000 0.11%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Copper and copper compounds 2,800 0 2,800 4,200,000 0.07%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Copper and copper compounds 2,284 0 2,284 3,426,000 0.06%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Copper and copper compounds 1,900 0 1,900 2,850,000 0.05%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Copper and copper compounds 1,303 0 1,303 1,954,500 0.03%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Thallium and thallium compounds 79 0 79 1,106,000 0.02%
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%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Nickel and nickel compounds 1,800 0 1,800 163,800 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Nickel and nickel compounds 1,633 0 1,633 148,603 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARROLLTON GA Nickel and nickel compounds 970 0 970 88,270 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Nickel and nickel compounds 950 0 950 86,450 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Selenium and selenium compounds 370 0 370 74,000 0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT SCHOLZ SNEADS FL Lead and lead compounds 4 0 4 72,000 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARROLLTON GA Vanadium and vanadium compounds 470 0 470 65,800 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Lead and lead compounds 3 0 4 63,172 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Barium and barium compounds 9,900 0 9,900 49,500 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON GULFPORT MS Barium and barium compounds 9,877 0 9,877 49,385 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Nickel and nickel compounds 531 7 535 48,714 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Barium and barium compounds 9,702 0 9,702 48,510 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Manganese and manganese compounds 5,840 0 5,840 41,464 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Selenium and selenium compounds 206 0 206 41,200 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Nickel and nickel compounds 430 0 430 39,130 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Barium and barium compounds 6,168 0 6,168 30,840 0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH SOUTHPORT FL Lead and lead compounds 2 0 2 30,600 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Mercury and mercury compounds 3 0 3 30,000 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Nickel and nickel compounds 283 0 283 25,753 0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON GULFPORT MS Mercury and mercury compounds 2 0 2 24,000 0.00%
GADSDEN STEAM PLANT GADSDEN AL Lead and lead compounds 1 0 1 23,400 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARROLLTON GA Barium and barium compounds 4,500 0 4,500 22,500 0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Lead and lead compounds 1 0 1 21,600 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Barium and barium compounds 4,110 0 4,110 20,550 0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Barium and barium compounds 2,600 0 2,600 13,000 0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Manganese and manganese compounds 1,800 0 1,800 12,780 0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT FORKLAND AL Nickel and nickel compounds 140 0 140 12,740 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Barium and barium compounds 2,400 0 2,400 12,000 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Manganese and manganese compounds 1,200 0 1,200 8,520 0.00%
MCINTOSH ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT RINCON GA Barium and barium compounds 1,600 0 1,600 8,000 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Barium and barium compounds 1,500 0 1,500 7,500 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Zinc and zinc compounds 1,900 0 1,900 6,270 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 5,400 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%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Zinc and zinc compounds 1,436 0 1,436 4,739 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Manganese and manganese compounds 432 0 432 3,067 0.00%
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT MILLEDGEVILLE GA Barium and barium compounds 550 0 550 2,750 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 Manganese and manganese compounds 350 0 350 2,485 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Zinc and zinc compounds 661 84 689 2,275 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Zinc and zinc compounds 682 0 682 2,251 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Lead and lead compounds 0 0 0 1,800 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Manganese and manganese compounds 231 0 231 1,640 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Barium and barium compounds 310 0 310 1,550 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Manganese and manganese compounds 200 0 200 1,420 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARROLLTON GA Manganese and manganese compounds 140 0 140 994 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Manganese and manganese compounds 110 0 110 781 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Zinc and zinc compounds 200 0 200 660 0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH SOUTHPORT FL Barium and barium compounds 130 0 130 650 0.00%
HAMMOND STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ROME GA Zinc and zinc compounds 190 0 190 627 0.00%
HAMMOND STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ROME GA Barium and barium compounds 100 0 100 500 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Manganese and manganese compounds 68 0 68 483 0.00%
KRAFT STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT PORT WENTWORTH GA Barium and barium compounds 67 0 67 335 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Zinc and zinc compounds 82 0 82 271 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Zinc and zinc compounds 50 0 50 165 0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST PENSACOLA FL Ammonia 98 0 98 0 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Cobalt and cobalt compounds 71 0 71 0 0.00%
MCINTOSH ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT RINCON GA Ammonia 430 0 430 0 0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH SOUTHPORT FL Ammonia 170 0 170 0 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Cobalt and cobalt compounds 14 0 14 0 0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT JULIETTE GA Ammonia 90 0 90 0 0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT QUINTON AL Ammonia 2,900 0 2,900 0 0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARROLLTON GA Ammonia 100 0 100 0 0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT CARTERSVILLE GA Ammonia 620 0 620 0 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Cobalt and cobalt compounds 2 0 2 0 0.00%
HAMMOND STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT ROME GA Ammonia 190 0 190 0 0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT WILSONVILLE AL Ammonia 781 0 781 0 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Ammonia 600 0 600 0 0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT PARRISH AL Cobalt and cobalt compounds 1 0 1 0 0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT BUCKS AL Ammonia 1,300 0 1,300 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 2015, 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.

* Split: if 50% appears in this column, then the facility's releases have been split among two 50/50% ownership parent companies for their parent company data, although the full pounds and hazard are displayed here.

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