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WISCONSIN POWER AND LIGHT

Quick Summary

  • Released 89,910 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
3739 LAKESHORE DR
SHEBOYGAN, WI 53082
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County
SHEBOYGAN County
Industry
Utilities
NAICS (North American Industry Classification)
221112
Inspections
4 · last May 6, 2025
Total Penalties
$0 · last Jun 18, 2013
Registry ID
110000416871

How This Compares

#38 of 713 TRI reporters in WI
#272 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.

0
Air (CAA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
10
Water (CWA)
Qtrs Non-Compliant
0
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) -57% overall
Year Total Releases (lbs) vs Prior Year
2015 143,384
2016 87,726 -39%
2017 89,910 +2%
2018 95,990 +7%
2019 16,596 -83%
2020 47,702 +187%
2021 104,280 +119%
2022 89,041 -15%
2023 42,618 -52%
2024 61,732 +45%

2024

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene
Ammonia 35,169 35,169
Hydrogen fluoride 25,189 25,189
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 1,237 1,160 77 6,139
Vanadium compounds 71 69 2 300
Lead compounds 46 45 1 1,364
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 8 8
Mercury compounds 6 6 13
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 6 6 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

2023

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene
Hydrogen fluoride 23,417 23,417
Ammonia 18,368 18,368
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 684 616 68 8,075
Vanadium compounds 46 44 2 6,506
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 41 41
Lead compounds 28 27 1 83
Naphthalene 20 20 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 8 8 12
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 5 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

2022

2020

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene
Ammonia 18,042 18,042
Hydrogen fluoride 13,387 13,387
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 12,462 1,342 145 10,975 8,888
Lead compounds 2,422 28 2 2,393 268
Vanadium compounds 1,320 63 5 1,252 813
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 28 28
Mercury compounds 23 7 16 21
Naphthalene 12 12 ♦ Carcinogen
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 5 5 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 0 0 ♦ Carcinogen

2019

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene
Hydrogen fluoride 16,509 16,509
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 45 45
Lead compounds 42 32 10 28

2018

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Ethylene glycol 48,604
Ammonia 43,263 43,263
Hydrogen fluoride 24,287 24,287
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 23,127 23,127
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 3,585 1,511 2,074 46,930
Zinc compounds 498 301 197 11,359
Manganese compounds 416 284 132 3,710
Copper compounds 365 148 217 5,518
Vanadium compounds 199 132 67 5,176
Lead compounds 135 110 24 1,645
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 47 47
Naphthalene 44 44 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 17 17 94
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 6 6 ♦ 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
Ammonia 30,471 30,471
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 27,055 27,055
Hydrogen fluoride 26,817 26,817
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 3,468 592 2,876 24,948
Manganese compounds 537 354 183 4,537
Zinc compounds 467 51 415 18,138
Copper compounds 396 91 305 10,861
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 214 181 33 2,454
Vanadium compounds 170 77 92 8,731
Lead compounds 155 121 34 2,952
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 79 79
Naphthalene 56 56 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 17 17 0 93
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 7 7 ♦ Carcinogen
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds 1 1 ♦ Carcinogen
Benzo[g,h,i]perylene 0 0

2016

Chemical Total (lbs) Air Water Land Off-Site
Hydrogen fluoride 27,896 27,896
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 25,005 25,005
Ammonia 24,855 24,855
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 4,307 4,307
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 3,787 505 3,283 15,518
Zinc compounds 727 24 703 9,886
Copper compounds 430 36 394 5,933
Manganese compounds 310 101 209 2,649
Vanadium compounds 139 34 106 4,822
Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region) 139 62 77 1,345
Lead compounds 71 47 23 1,603
Naphthalene 43 43 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 12 12 0 53
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 4 4 ♦ 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
Hydrogen fluoride 79,307 79,307
Ammonia 23,495 23,495
Hydrochloric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 22,787 22,787
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 11,241 11,241
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 4,477 1,030 3,446 50,476
Zinc compounds 796 57 739 9,143
Copper compounds 491 22 470 2,953
Manganese compounds 468 249 219 5,945
Vanadium compounds 155 44 111 6,100
Lead compounds 77 52 25 2,403
Naphthalene 57 57 ♦ Carcinogen
Mercury compounds 28 28 0 79
Polycyclic aromatic compounds 4 4 ♦ 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.

Chemical Released Recycled Energy Recovery Treated
Hydrogen fluoride 119,737
Sulfuric acid (acid aerosols including mists, vapors, gas, fog, and other airborne forms of any particle size) 34,441

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
ALLIANT ENERGY I-43 LANDFILL
SHEBOYGAN, WI
Vanadium compounds 300
ALLIANT ENERGY I-43 LANDFILL
SHEBOYGAN, WI
Barium compounds (except for barium sulfate (CAS No. 7727-43-7)) 6,139
ALLIANT ENERGY I-43 LANDFILL
SHEBOYGAN, WI
Mercury compounds 13
ALLIANT ENERGY I-43 LANDFILL
SHEBOYGAN, WI
Lead compounds 1,364

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
rcra Standards Applicable to Generators of HW: General Apr 9, 2003 Apr 16, 2003 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 85.90 mg/L 82.00 +5% Aug 2024 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 52.37 mg/L 30.00 +75% May 2020 Open
Solids, total suspended DMR, Limited - Numeric Violation 227.60 mg/L 82.00 +178% May 2020 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.

Judicial
· Case 05-2009-5516 · Jun 18, 2013
$2,450,000
NOTICE OF NONCOMPLIANCE
RCRA (Hazardous Waste) · Case RCRA-WID000713438-001 · Apr 16, 2003

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