Southern Company
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 has information in PERI's Toxic Air database .
This company is rank 1 on the Greenhouse 100 list .
Chemicals at facilities displayed below: ( display facilities ) ( display chemicals )
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SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
JULIETTE
GA
Copper and copper compounds
17,000
0
17,000
25,500,000
0.45%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARTERSVILLE
GA
Copper and copper compounds
12,000
0
12,000
18,000,000
0.32%
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%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Barium and barium compounds
9,702
0
9,702
48,510
0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT
PARRISH
AL
Barium and barium compounds
6,168
0
6,168
30,840
0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT
PARRISH
AL
Manganese and manganese compounds
5,840
0
5,840
41,464
0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARROLLTON
GA
Barium and barium compounds
4,500
0
4,500
22,500
0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT
BUCKS
AL
Copper and copper compounds
4,200
0
4,200
6,300,000
0.11%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Barium and barium compounds
4,110
0
4,110
20,550
0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Ammonia
2,900
0
2,900
0
0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Copper and copper compounds
2,800
0
2,800
4,200,000
0.07%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT
FORKLAND
AL
Barium and barium compounds
2,600
0
2,600
13,000
0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
JULIETTE
GA
Barium and barium compounds
2,400
0
2,400
12,000
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
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%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT
FORKLAND
AL
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
1,900
0
1,900
2,850,000,000
50.60%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARTERSVILLE
GA
Zinc and zinc compounds
1,900
0
1,900
6,270
0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARTERSVILLE
GA
Nickel and nickel compounds
1,800
0
1,800
163,800
0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARROLLTON
GA
Chromium and chromium compounds
1,800
0
1,800
900,000,000
15.98%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT
FORKLAND
AL
Manganese and manganese compounds
1,800
0
1,800
12,780
0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT
PARRISH
AL
Nickel and nickel compounds
1,633
0
1,633
148,603
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%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT
PARRISH
AL
Zinc and zinc compounds
1,436
0
1,436
4,739
0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Copper and copper compounds
1,303
0
1,303
1,954,500
0.03%
BARRY STEAM PLANT
BUCKS
AL
Ammonia
1,300
0
1,300
0
0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARTERSVILLE
GA
Manganese and manganese compounds
1,200
0
1,200
8,520
0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT
PARRISH
AL
Chromium and chromium compounds
990
0
990
495,000,000
8.79%
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%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON
GULFPORT
MS
Lead and lead compounds
883
0
883
15,894,000
0.28%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT
FORKLAND
AL
Zinc and zinc compounds
830
0
830
2,739
0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Ammonia
781
0
781
0
0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST
PENSACOLA
FL
Chromium and chromium compounds
687
0
687
343,500,000
6.10%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Zinc and zinc compounds
682
0
682
2,251
0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST
PENSACOLA
FL
Zinc and zinc compounds
661
84
689
2,275
0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARTERSVILLE
GA
Ammonia
620
0
620
0
0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT
PARRISH
AL
Ammonia
600
0
600
0
0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT
BUCKS
AL
Chromium and chromium compounds
590
0
590
295,000,000
5.24%
BRANCH STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
MILLEDGEVILLE
GA
Barium and barium compounds
550
0
550
2,750
0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST
PENSACOLA
FL
Nickel and nickel compounds
531
7
535
48,714
0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARROLLTON
GA
Vanadium and vanadium compounds
470
0
470
65,800
0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Manganese and manganese compounds
432
0
432
3,067
0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Nickel and nickel compounds
430
0
430
39,130
0.00%
MCINTOSH ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
RINCON
GA
Ammonia
430
0
430
0
0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARTERSVILLE
GA
Selenium and selenium compounds
370
0
370
74,000
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
Barium and barium compounds
310
0
310
1,550
0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Nickel and nickel compounds
283
0
283
25,753
0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
281
0
281
421,500,000
7.48%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Manganese and manganese compounds
231
0
231
1,640
0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Selenium and selenium compounds
206
0
206
41,200
0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
JULIETTE
GA
Manganese and manganese compounds
200
0
200
1,420
0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
JULIETTE
GA
Zinc and zinc compounds
200
0
200
660
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
Ammonia
190
0
190
0
0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Chromium and chromium compounds
190
0
190
95,000,000
1.69%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH
SOUTHPORT
FL
Ammonia
170
0
170
0
0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT
FORKLAND
AL
Nickel and nickel compounds
140
0
140
12,740
0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARROLLTON
GA
Manganese and manganese compounds
140
0
140
994
0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
JULIETTE
GA
Chromium and chromium compounds
140
0
140
70,000,000
1.24%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH
SOUTHPORT
FL
Barium and barium compounds
130
0
130
650
0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT
BUCKS
AL
Manganese and manganese compounds
110
0
110
781
0.00%
HAMMOND STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
ROME
GA
Barium and barium compounds
100
0
100
500
0.00%
WANSLEY STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARROLLTON
GA
Ammonia
100
0
100
0
0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST
PENSACOLA
FL
Ammonia
98
0
98
0
0.00%
SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
JULIETTE
GA
Ammonia
90
0
90
0
0.00%
BARRY STEAM PLANT
BUCKS
AL
Zinc and zinc compounds
82
0
82
271
0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Thallium and thallium compounds
79
0
79
1,106,000
0.02%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARTERSVILLE
GA
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
71
0
71
0
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%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Zinc and zinc compounds
50
0
50
165
0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT
FORKLAND
AL
Chromium and chromium compounds
39
0
39
19,500,000
0.35%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST
PENSACOLA
FL
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
27
1
28
41,271,450
0.73%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Chromium and chromium compounds
27
0
27
13,500,000
0.24%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
14
0
14
0
0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Lead and lead compounds
14
0
14
246,600
0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT
PARRISH
AL
Arsenic and arsenic compounds
5
0
5
7,500,000
0.13%
GULF POWER CO PLANT SCHOLZ
SNEADS
FL
Lead and lead compounds
4
0
4
72,000
0.00%
GULF POWER CO - PLANT CRIST
PENSACOLA
FL
Lead and lead compounds
3
0
4
63,172
0.00%
BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
CARTERSVILLE
GA
Mercury and mercury compounds
3
0
3
30,000
0.00%
MISSISSIPPI POWER CO - PLANT WATSON
GULFPORT
MS
Mercury and mercury compounds
2
0
2
24,000
0.00%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
2
0
2
0
0.00%
GULF POWER CO PLANT LANSING SMITH
SOUTHPORT
FL
Lead and lead compounds
2
0
2
30,600
0.00%
GADSDEN STEAM PLANT
GADSDEN
AL
Lead and lead compounds
1
0
1
23,400
0.00%
GREENE COUNTY STEAM PLANT
FORKLAND
AL
Lead and lead compounds
1
0
1
21,600
0.00%
GORGAS STEAM PLANT
PARRISH
AL
Cobalt and cobalt compounds
1
0
1
0
0.00%
MILLER STEAM PLANT
QUINTON
AL
Mercury and mercury compounds
1
0
1
5,000
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%
GASTON STEAM PLANT
WILSONVILLE
AL
Lead and lead compounds
0
0
0
1,800
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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