Facility Profile

BOWEN STEAM ELECTRIC GENERATING PLANT
SOUTHERN CO
Facility Summary
317 COVERED BRIDGE RD, CARTERSVILLE, GA, 30120 (BARTOW)
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:
- 27,786.75 metric tons of Methane (CH4)
- 48,183.32 metric tons of Nitrous Oxide (N2O)
- 9,413,619.90 metric tons of Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
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 : No Violation Identified
Total Penalties: $0
Last Penalty: 03/29/2018
2022 Toxic Substance Releases
Substance Total
(lbs)
Air
(lbs)
Water
(lbs)
Land
(lbs)
UnInj
(lbs)
Offsite
(lbs)
SULFURIC ACID
CASRN: 7664-93-9
380,000.00 380,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
AMMONIA
CASRN: 7664-41-7
65,600.00 64,000.00 1,600.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
BARIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N040
53,102.00 100.00 0.00 53,000.00 0.00 2.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
VANADIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N770
43,180.00 180.00 0.00 43,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
MANGANESE COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N450
28,280.00 140.00 140.00 28,000.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ZINC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N982
24,647.00 1,500.00 147.00 23,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
CHROMIUM COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N090
24,195.00 190.00 0.00 24,000.00 0.00 5.00
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
COPPER COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N100
21,631.00 130.00 12,001.00 9,500.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N495
21,580.00 180.00 1,400.00 20,000.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HYDROCHLORIC ACID
CASRN: 7647-01-0
21,000.00 21,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
This substance is a developmental or reproductive toxin. (Source: Plastichem Project)
This substance is a clean air act chemical. (Source: U.S. EPA Toxics Release Inventory (TRI))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
HYDROFLUORIC ACID
CASRN: 7664-39-3
12,000.00 12,000.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
LEAD COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N420
8,496.30 112.00 0.00 8,381.30 0.00 3.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
COBALT COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N096
5,834.00 34.00 0.00 5,800.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
ARSENIC COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N020
3,779.00 74.00 3.00 3,700.00 0.00 2.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
MERCURY COMPOUNDS
CASRN: N458
95.90 26.50 0.00 69.20 0.00 0.20
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))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
STYRENE
CASRN: 100-42-5
53.00 53.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N590
4.70 4.70 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
DIOXIN AND DIOXIN-LIKE COMPOUNDS (TRI CATEGORY)
CASRN: N150
0.38 0.38 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
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))
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite
NAPHTHALENE
CASRN: 91-20-3
0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00
Substance Total Air Water Land UnInj Offsite