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MONTOUR STEAM ELECTRIC STATION

Quick Summary

  • Released 382,325 lbs of toxic chemicals to the environment in the most recent TRI reporting year.
  • Currently out of compliance in at least one environmental program (CAA, CWA, or RCRA).
  • Assessed $10,200 in total penalties since records began.
  • Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.
Address
18 MCMICHAEL ROAD
WASHINGTONVILLE, PA 17884
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County
MONTOUR County
Industry
Utilities
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
221112
Inspections
21 · last Dec 3, 2025
Total Penalties
$10,200 · last Apr 8, 2021
Registry ID
110000492324

How This Compares

#17 of 920 TRI reporters in PA
#159 of 584 TRI reporters in Utilities

Ranked by most recent year's total TRI releases.

Compliance Status (Last 12 Quarters)

Number of calendar quarters, out of the last 12, in which this facility was in violation of its permit. Zero means no recorded violations in that program over the past three years.

2
Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
2
Hazardous Waste (RCRA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

TRI Toxic Chemical Releases

Annual pounds of each toxic chemical released to air, water, and land, as reported to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory. Carcinogen (♦) and PFAS designations are per EPA and IARC classifications.

Emissions Trend (2015–2024) -79% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 949,224
2016 581,786 -39%
2017 382,325 -34%
2018 443,517 +16%
2019 11,779 -97%
2020 37,147 +215%
2021 195,556 +426%
2022 193,163 -1%
2023 49,316 -74%
2024 198,950 +303%

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Hydrogen fluoride 3,864 3,864
Ammonia 3,664 3,654 10
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 3,603 3,603
Vanadium compounds 648 30 618

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 544,002 544,002
Hydrogen fluoride 14,490 14,490
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 13,546 13,546
Ammonia 3,544 3,544
Manganese compounds 3,145 52 3,093
Zinc compounds 794 665 0 129
Nickel compounds 573 327 246 ♦ Carcinogen
Arsenic compounds 440 32 2 406 ♦ Carcinogen
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 431 126 10 295
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 400 10 390
Vanadium compounds 208 107 101
Copper compounds 105 10 95
Lead compounds 89 28 23 38
Mercury compounds 16 16 0 0
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 2 2 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 1 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 0

2015

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 898,000 898,000
Hydrogen fluoride 21,098 21,098
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 14,748 14,748
Ammonia 6,126 6,126
Manganese compounds 3,517 72 3,445 68
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 1,847 174 1,673
Zinc compounds 1,198 954 244 1
Nickel compounds 932 444 488 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Arsenic compounds 809 44 765 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 571 10 561 5
Lead compounds 160 39 121 0
Copper compounds 122 10 112
Cobalt compounds 64 15 49 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 28 23 5
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 3 3 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 1 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 0

Waste Management & Recycling

How this facility manages toxic chemicals beyond direct releases — through recycling, energy recovery, and on-site or off-site treatment. Data from the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Off-Site Transfer Destinations

Facilities to which toxic chemicals were transferred for disposal, recycling, energy recovery, or treatment during the most recent TRI reporting year. Quantities in pounds.

Destination Chemical Disposal Recycling Energy Rec. Treatment
LANCASTER OIL CO
LANCASTER, PA
Mercury compounds 0
VEOLIA ES TECHNICAL SOLUTIONS LLC
FLANDERS, NJ
Mercury compounds 1
LANCASTER OIL CO
LANCASTER, PA
Lead compounds 0
LANCASTER OIL CO
LANCASTER, PA
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 0

Compliance Violations

Individual permit violations recorded by the EPA across air, water, and hazardous waste programs. Open violations are unresolved as of the most recent ECHO data update.

Program Type Violation Date Return to Compliance Status
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Oct 8, 2025 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jul 8, 2025 Open
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers Mar 27, 2025 Apr 29, 2025 Resolved
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Oct 19, 2023 Open
cwa Permit Violations - Violation Specified in Comment Oct 19, 2023 Open
cwa Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit May 2, 2023 May 5, 2023 Resolved
cwa Permit Violations - Discharge Without a Valid Permit Dec 13, 2022 Jun 13, 2023 Resolved
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation May 19, 2022 Open
cwa Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation Aug 2, 2021 Open
cwa Monitoring Violations - Invalid/Unrepresentative Sample Jan 26, 2021 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Sep 8, 2020 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Mar 10, 2020 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Oct 25, 2019 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jan 29, 2019 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Jan 2, 2019 Open
cwa Effluent Violations - Numeric effluent violation Dec 4, 2018 Open
cwa Monitoring Violations - Frequency of Sampling Violation Nov 1, 2018 Open
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Aug 28, 2018 Aug 28, 2018 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Feb 5, 2015 Feb 5, 2015 Resolved
rcra State Statutory or Regulatory requirements that are broader-in-scope than the federal RCRA requirements Feb 5, 2015 Feb 5, 2015 Resolved
rcra Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers May 3, 2013 May 3, 2013 Resolved
cwa Schedule Event achieved late but reported Jan 31, 2000 Open
cwa Schedule Event unachieved and not reported Jan 31, 2000 Jan 4, 2001 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General May 29, 1996 May 31, 1996 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Pre-Transport Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Feb 22, 1995 Feb 28, 1995 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: Manifest Requirements Applicable to Small and Large Quantity Generators Aug 23, 1993 Feb 22, 1995 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Oct 12, 1984 Oct 12, 1984 Resolved
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Apr 19, 1984 Oct 12, 1984 Resolved

Discharge Limit Exceedances

Instances where this facility's reported discharge monitoring results exceeded its permitted limits under the Clean Water Act. Exceedance percentage shows how far over the permit limit the discharge was.

Pollutant Violation Reported Limit Exceedance Period Status
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 18.90 mg/L 10.00 +89% Oct 2025 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 27.50 mg/L 20.00 +38% Oct 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 22.60 mg/L 10.00 +126% Aug 2025 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 36.50 mg/L 20.00 +83% Aug 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 44.50 mg/L 30.00 +48% Feb 2025 Open
Iron, total [as Fe] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 12.60 mg/L 7.50 +68% Jan 2025 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 31.70 mg/L 30.00 +6% Jan 2025 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 435.20 MPN/100mL 200.00 +118% Sep 2023 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1,986.30 MPN/100mL 1,000.00 +99% Jul 2023 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1,986.30 MPN/100mL 200.00 +893% Jul 2023 Open
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 2,419.60 MPN/100mL 10,000.00 +99,999% Feb 2023 Open
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.41 MGD 0.00 +2,147,483,650% Dec 2022 Open
Flow, in conduit or thru treatment plant DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.41 MGD 0.00 +2,147,483,650% Feb 2022 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 62.00 mg/L 20.00 +210% Dec 2020 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 4.07 mg/L 3.40 +20% Dec 2020 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 62.00 mg/L 10.00 +520% Dec 2020 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 17.00 mg/L 10.00 +70% Nov 2020 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 15.00 mg/L 10.00 +50% Sep 2020 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 4.65 mg/L 3.40 +37% Sep 2020 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 5.49 mg/L 5.30 +4% Aug 2020 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 5.49 mg/L 3.40 +61% Aug 2020 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 48.00 mg/L 20.00 +140% Aug 2020 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 48.00 mg/L 10.00 +380% Aug 2020 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 6.31 mg/L 3.40 +86% Jul 2020 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 8.34 mg/L 5.30 +57% Jul 2020 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 7.95 mg/L 3.40 +134% Jun 2020 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 8.15 mg/L 5.30 +54% Jun 2020 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 12.00 mg/L 10.00 +20% Jun 2020 Resolved
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.00 mg/L 0.00 +4% Dec 2019 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 4.57 mg/L 3.40 +34% Nov 2019 Resolved
Selenium, total [as Se] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 6.73 mg/L 5.30 +27% Nov 2019 Resolved
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 486.70 MPN/100mL 200.00 +143% Sep 2019 Resolved
Coliform, fecal general DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 2,419.60 MPN/100mL 1,000.00 +142% Sep 2019 Resolved
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 10.10 mg/L 10.00 +1% Jan 2019 Resolved
Iron, total [as Fe] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 6.21 mg/L 5.20 +19% Jan 2019 Resolved
Iron, total [as Fe] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 10.10 mg/L 5.20 +94% Dec 2018 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 11.80 mg/L 10.00 +18% Dec 2018 Open
Iron, total [as Fe] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 4.93 mg/L 2.60 +90% Dec 2018 Resolved
Iron, total [as Fe] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 6.06 mg/L 5.20 +17% Nov 2018 Open
Iron, total [as Fe] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 3.69 mg/L 2.60 +42% Nov 2018 Resolved
Iron, total [as Fe] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 3.54 mg/L 3.40 +4% Nov 2018 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 10.10 mg/L 10.00 +1% Oct 2018 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 42.00 mg/L 30.00 +40% Jul 2018 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 25.60 mg/L 20.00 +28% Jan 2018 Open
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.00 mg/L 0.00 +1,373% Dec 2017 Open
Polychlorinated biphenyls [PCBs] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 0.00 mg/L 0.00 +1,704% Dec 2017 Open
Aluminum, total [as Al] DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 1.20 mg/L 1.10 +9% Jul 2015 Open

Enforcement Actions

Formal enforcement cases brought by the EPA or state agencies, including administrative orders and civil penalties assessed. Penalty amounts reflect what was formally assessed, not necessarily what was collected.

Administrative - Formal
· Case 03-1986-0233
CWA 309G2B AO For Class II Penalties
Clean Water Act · Case 03-1991-N008
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case PA-0008443_04082021 · Apr 8, 2021
$10,200
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-PAD075995803-102 · Aug 29, 2018
CONSENT ASSESSMENT OF CIVIL PENALTY
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-PAD075995803-101 · Apr 21, 2015
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-PAD075995803-100 · Feb 9, 2015
State CWA Penalty AO
Clean Water Act · Case PA-0008443_05292009 · May 29, 2009
$3,500
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-PAD075995803-000 · Aug 23, 1993
FINAL 3008(A) COMPLIANCE ORDER
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-PAD075995803-002 · Oct 12, 1984
$1,500
WRITTEN INFORMAL
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-PAD075995803-001 · Apr 24, 1984

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