SCHERER STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
SOUTHERN CO CO-OWNED
Facility Summary
10986 HWY 87, JULIETTE, GA, 31046 (MONROE)
In 2022, this facility made toxic releases of:
- Concern to the air
- Onsite air release of Clean Air Act chemicals
- Onsite release Persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs)
- Onsite release of known carcinogens
This facility reported the following greenhouse gas releases for 2022:
- 9,347,095.90 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
- 26,978.00 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 46,784.21 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
18-month enforcement and compliance history summary for this facility:
Facility: Violation Identified
Clean Air Act: No Violation Identified
Clean Water Act: Violation Identified
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act :
Total Penalties: $0
Last Penalty: 07/23/2008
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
| Substance | Total (lbs) |
Air (lbs) |
Water (lbs) |
Land (lbs) |
UnInj (lbs) |
Offsite (lbs) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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BARIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N040 |
582,750.00 | 350.00 | 2,400.00 | 580,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N450 |
38,300.00 | 120.00 | 180.00 | 38,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N770 |
24,083.00 | 83.00 | 0.00 | 24,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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COPPER COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N100 |
18,125.00 | 110.00 | 15.00 | 18,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N090 |
12,164.00 | 63.00 | 5,000.00 | 7,100.00 | 0.00 | 1.00 |
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This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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ZINC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N982 |
10,796.00 | 780.00 | 16.00 | 10,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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THALLIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N760 |
9,220.00 | 20.00 | 0.00 | 9,200.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N495 |
8,817.00 | 87.00 | 630.00 | 8,100.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens)
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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HYDROFLUORIC ACID
CASRN: 7664-39-3 |
8,000.00 | 8,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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SULFURIC ACID
CASRN: 7664-93-9 |
4,000.00 | 4,000.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services 15th Report on Carcinogens)
This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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HYDROCHLORIC ACID
CASRN: 7647-01-0 |
3,700.00 | 3,700.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin.
(Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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LEAD COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N420 |
3,296.80 | 34.60 | 0.00 | 3,261.40 | 0.00 | 0.80 |
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This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs).
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens)
This substance is a neurotoxin.
(Source: Grandjean P, Landrigan PJ. Neurobehavioural effects of developmental toxicity)
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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AMMONIA
CASRN: 7664-41-7 |
1,527.00 | 1,500.00 | 27.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is an endocrine disruptor.
(Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N458 |
157.80 | 25.20 | 0.00 | 132.60 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs).
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N150 |
0.36 | 0.36 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This is a persistent bioaccumulative toxic substance (PBTs).
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a dioxin.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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NAPHTHALENE
CASRN: 91-20-3 |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is a carcinogen.
(Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Toxics Release Inventory Basis of OSHA Carcinogens)
This substance is an endocrine disruptor.
(Source: TEDX (The Endocrine Disruption eXchange))
This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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| Substance | Total | Air | Water | Land | UnInj | Offsite |
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CHLORINE
CASRN: 7782-50-5 |
0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
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This substance is an asthmagen.
(Source: Association of Occupational and Environmental Clinics (AOEC))
This substance is a clean air act chemical.
(Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
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