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BALDWIN POWER PLANT

Quick Summary

•Released 391,361 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 $0 in total penalties since records began.
•Reports releases of chemicals classified as known or probable carcinogens.

Address: 10901 BALDWIN ROAD
BALDWIN, IL 62217
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County: RANDOLPH County
Industry: Utilities
NAICS (North American Industry Classification): 221112
Inspections: 3 · last May 1, 2025
Total Penalties: $0 · last May 27, 2005
Registry ID: 110011697075

How This Compares

#26 of 914 TRI reporters in IL

#158 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.

Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant

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) -93% overall

Year	Total Releases (lbs)	vs Prior Year
2015	1,598,002	—
2016	954,784	-40%
2017	391,361	-59%
2018	1,069,379	+173%
2019	115,950	-89%
2020	43,936	-62%
2021	131,150	+199%
2022	131,030	-0%
2023	108,878	-17%
2024	114,194	+5%

2024

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)	—	—	—	—	—
Ammonia	48,554	48,095	459	—	—
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	27,181	350	5	26,826	—
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	17,127	17,127	—	—	—
Hydrogen fluoride	10,081	10,081	—	—	—
Manganese compounds	3,472	104	5	3,362	27,222
Zinc compounds	2,223	843	35	1,345	50
Vanadium compounds	1,769	80	—	1,690	—
Copper compounds	1,677	118	29	1,530	24
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	924	78	5	841	62,611
Nickel compounds	696	89	5	602	57,890	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	425	41	25	359	198
Mercury compounds	42	35	0	8	—
Naphthalene	21	21	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	1	1	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0	0	—	—	—

2023

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)	—	—	—	—	—
Ammonia	48,522	48,204	318	—	—
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	24,799	159	5	24,635	—
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	15,904	15,904	—	—	—
Hydrogen fluoride	9,361	9,361	—	—	—
Manganese compounds	3,547	45	52	3,450	45,602
Zinc compounds	1,686	362	5	1,319	72
Vanadium compounds	1,646	36	—	1,610	—
Copper compounds	1,506	53	14	1,440	24
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	855	30	—	825	104,886
Nickel compounds	623	37	—	586	96,948	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	375	37	0	338	672
Mercury compounds	33	26	0	7	—
Naphthalene	19	19	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	1	1	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0	0	—	—	—

2022

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Naphthalene	—	—	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	—	—	—	—	—
Ammonia	67,205	55,400	11,805	—	—
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	26,419	319	1,228	24,872	—
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	16,041	16,041	—	—	—
Hydrogen fluoride	9,460	9,460	—	—	—
Manganese compounds	3,991	96	198	3,697	12,720
Zinc compounds	2,234	772	95	1,367	—
Copper compounds	1,910	108	329	1,472	—
Vanadium compounds	1,732	73	—	1,659	—
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	929	67	—	863	29,256
Nickel compounds	692	81	—	610	27,030	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	383	36	1	346	—
Mercury compounds	32	25	0	7	—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	1	1	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0	0	—	—	—

2021

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)	—	—	—	—	—
Naphthalene	—	—	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Ammonia	62,938	57,642	5,296	—	—
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	27,227	360	531	26,336	—
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	18,042	18,042	—	—	—
Hydrogen fluoride	10,620	10,620	—	—	—
Manganese compounds	4,061	108	86	3,867	94,382
Zinc compounds	2,382	878	41	1,463	—
Copper compounds	1,854	123	144	1,587	—
Vanadium compounds	1,836	82	—	1,754	—
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	986	76	—	910	217,080
Nickel compounds	725	93	—	633	200,563	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	439	56	1	382	85
Mercury compounds	38	30	0	8	—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	1	1	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0	0	—	—	—

2020

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)	—	—	—	—	—
Naphthalene	—	—	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Ammonia	12,857	12,667	190	—	—
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	11,035	262	5	10,769	—
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	10,600	10,600	—	—	—
Hydrogen fluoride	6,223	6,223	—	—	—
Manganese compounds	883	57	—	826	—
Zinc compounds	768	412	—	356	—
Vanadium compounds	491	45	—	446	—
Copper compounds	480	61	5	414	—
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	254	38	—	217	—
Nickel compounds	197	45	—	153	—	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	134	34	1	99	—
Mercury compounds	13	11	0	2	—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	1	1	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0	0	—	—	—

2019

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)	—	—	—	—	—
Ammonia	53,459	52,889	570	—	—
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	28,246	443	29	27,775	—
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	16,225	16,225	—	—	—
Hydrogen fluoride	9,561	9,561	—	—	—
Manganese compounds	2,590	102	5	2,483	—
Zinc compounds	1,804	811	5	988	—
Vanadium compounds	1,285	78	—	1,207	—
Copper compounds	1,234	115	11	1,109	—
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	681	71	—	610	—
Nickel compounds	512	86	—	426	—	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	320	52	1	267	542
Mercury compounds	32	26	0	6	—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	1	1	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0	0	—	—	—

2018

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)	—	—	—	—	—
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	815,455	496	128	814,831	—
Ammonia	83,649	82,031	1,617	—	—
Manganese compounds	34,962	113	20	34,828	—
Copper compounds	30,898	125	37	30,736	—
Vanadium compounds	29,633	85	—	29,548	—
Zinc compounds	23,358	891	5	22,462	—
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	13,501	13,501	—	—	—
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	12,723	79	—	12,644	38
Nickel compounds	8,694	95	—	8,599	—	♦ Carcinogen
Hydrogen fluoride	8,256	8,256	—	—	—
Lead compounds	7,980	41	1	7,938	302
Mercury compounds	216	39	0	176	0
Xylene (mixed isomers)	32	32	—	—	—
Naphthalene	22	22	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	1	1	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0	0	—	—	—

2017

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)	—	—	—	—	—
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	266,726	761	102	265,863	—
Ammonia	47,776	46,494	1,282	—	—
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	14,547	14,547	—	—	—
Manganese compounds	13,032	157	16	12,859	—
Copper compounds	10,779	156	30	10,593	—
Vanadium compounds	10,055	112	—	9,943	—
Zinc compounds	9,092	1,136	8	7,948	—
Hydrogen fluoride	8,902	8,902	—	—	—
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	4,497	108	—	4,389	—
Nickel compounds	2,929	125	—	2,804	—	♦ Carcinogen
Lead compounds	2,890	57	1	2,832	—
Mercury compounds	71	1	—	70	—
Xylene (mixed isomers)	40	40	—	—	—
Naphthalene	24	24	—	—	127	♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	1	1	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen

2016

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	748,623	805	260	747,558	46,261
Ammonia	44,479	41,968	2,511	—	—
Manganese compounds	28,911	165	—	28,746	4,299
Copper compounds	26,873	173	48	26,652	1,884
Vanadium compounds	25,772	119	3	25,650	1,991
Zinc compounds	19,242	1,240	17	17,985	1,637
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	17,596	17,596	—	—	—
Hydrogen fluoride	10,068	10,068	—	—	—
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	9,417	107	—	9,310	937
Lead compounds	9,144	71	1	9,073	618
Thallium compounds	8,957	26	—	8,931	552
Nickel compounds	5,348	118	—	5,230	552	♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds	174	6	—	168	11
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	92	92	—	—	—
Xylene (mixed isomers)	49	49	—	—	—
Naphthalene	31	31	—	—	8	♦ Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	6	6	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	2	2	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene	0	0	—	—	—

2015

Chemical	Total (lbs)	Air	Water	Land	Off-Site
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7))	1,265,094	813	491	1,263,790	49,380
Ammonia	92,778	88,104	4,674	—	1
Manganese compounds	50,200	173	—	50,027	4,640
Vanadium compounds	42,701	126	5	42,570	2,131
Copper compounds	38,207	185	—	38,022	2,009
Zinc compounds	26,739	1,327	22	25,390	1,742
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	18,114	18,114	—	—	—
Thallium compounds	16,635	26	—	16,609	593
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	15,300	113	—	15,187	1,006
Lead compounds	10,727	75	—	10,652	648
Nickel compounds	10,669	126	—	10,543	597	♦ Carcinogen
Hydrogen fluoride	10,385	10,385	—	—	—
Mercury compounds	237	59	34	144	10
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	126	126	—	—	—
Xylene (mixed isomers)	50	50	—	—	—
Naphthalene	32	32	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds	6	6	—	—	—	♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds	2	2	—	—	—	♦ 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.

Chemical	Released	Recycled	Energy Recovery	Treated
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	—	—	—	255,101
Copper compounds	—	24	—	—
Zinc compounds	—	50	—	—
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	—	62,611	—	—
Ammonia	—	—	—	78,871
Manganese compounds	—	27,222	—	—
Lead compounds	—	198	—	—
Nickel compounds	—	57,890	—	—
Hydrogen fluoride	—	—	—	347,534
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size)	—	—	—	83,490

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
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY CINCINNATI, OH	Nickel compounds	—	43	—	—
GROSSMAN IRON & STEEL CO ST. LOUIS, MO	Nickel compounds	—	57,847	—	—
GROSSMAN IRON & STEEL CO ST. LOUIS, MO	Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)	—	62,611	—	—
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY CINCINNATI, OH	Zinc compounds	—	50	—	—
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY CINCINNATI, OH	Copper compounds	—	24	—	—
GROSSMAN IRON & STEEL CO ST. LOUIS, MO	Manganese compounds	—	27,222	—	—
SPRING GROVE RESOURCE RECOVERY CINCINNATI, OH	Lead compounds	—	198	—	—

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	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jan 31, 2026	Mar 3, 2026	Resolved
rcra	Violation of a Federal or State Statute	Jan 13, 2026	—	Open
rcra	Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers	Jan 13, 2026	—	Open
rcra	Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General	Jan 13, 2026	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Jan 31, 2025	Sep 2, 2025	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jan 31, 2025	Sep 2, 2025	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Jan 31, 2025	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 31, 2025	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jul 25, 2024	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Jan 25, 2023	Apr 3, 2023	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Jan 25, 2023	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jan 25, 2023	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Jan 25, 2023	Apr 3, 2023	Resolved
rcra	Violation of a Federal or State Statute	Aug 1, 2019	Feb 9, 2021	Resolved
rcra	Standards for Owners and Operators of HW TSDs: General	Aug 1, 2019	Feb 9, 2021	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event reported late	Feb 28, 2016	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved but reported	Feb 28, 2016	May 31, 2016	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event unachieved and not reported	Feb 28, 2016	May 31, 2016	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Feb 28, 2016	—	Open
rcra	Standards for Universal Waste Management: Standards for Small Quantity Handlers	May 18, 2007	Jun 11, 2007	Resolved
rcra	Standards for Used Oil: Generators	May 18, 2007	May 18, 2007	Resolved
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Jun 30, 2000	—	Open
cwa	Schedule Event achieved late but reported	Oct 26, 1989	—	Open

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
Coliform, fecal general	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	350.00 MPN/100mL	200.00	+75%	Oct 2025	Open
Coliform, fecal general	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	300.00 MPN/100mL	200.00	+50%	Sep 2025	Open
Coliform, fecal general	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	1,800.00 MPN/100mL	200.00	+800%	Jun 2024	Open
Oil and grease	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	28.00 mg/L	20.00	+40%	Jan 2023	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	32.80 mg/L	30.00	+9%	Jan 2021	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	23.00 mg/L	15.00	+53%	Jan 2021	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	24.20 mg/L	15.00	+61%	May 2020	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	65.20 mg/L	30.00	+117%	Nov 2019	Open
Coliform, fecal general	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	300.00 MPN/100mL	200.00	+50%	Oct 2019	Open
Coliform, fecal general	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	320.00 MPN/100mL	200.00	+60%	Jul 2017	Open
Solids, total suspended	DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation	17.00 mg/L	15.00	+13%	Dec 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.

VIOLATION NOTICE (VN)

RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-ILD000805713-YJ1 · Mar 18, 2026

VIOLATION NOTICE (VN)

RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-ILD000805713-JJ1 · Sep 3, 2019

WRITTEN INFORMAL

RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-ILD000805713-DV1 · May 31, 2007

WRITTEN INFORMAL

RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-ILD000805713-DV2 · May 31, 2007

Judicial

· Case 05-1999-0751 · May 27, 2005

$9,000,000

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00005936 · Jun 21, 2000

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00004932 · Jul 8, 1998

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00003310 · Jan 23, 1997

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00004673 · May 2, 1996

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00001654 · Apr 6, 1995

State Administrative Order of Consent

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00002656 · Mar 30, 1994

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00002653 · Mar 3, 1994

State CWA Non Penalty AO

Clean Water Act · Case IL-N00001457 · Aug 31, 1989

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