l^jgf 2000 Toxics Release Inventory
Reported Releases and Waste Management Activities (in pounds)

Original Industry
New Industry
Total
On-site Releases
2,269,148
1,003,612,086
1,005,881,234
Air Emissions
1,389,952
1,931,023
3,320,975
Surface Water Discharges
0
121,808
121,808
Underground Injection Class I Wells
0
0
0
Underground Injection Class II-V Wells
0
1,050
1,050
On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills
0
581,770
581,770
Other On-site Land Releases
879,195
1,000,976,435
1,001,855,630
Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal)*
2,188,791
199,689
2,388,480
Total On- and Off-site Releases
4,457,939
1,003,811,775
1,008,269,713
Recycled On-site
15,720,739
6,326,611
22,047,350
Recycled Off-site
2,826,389
848,603
3,674,992
Energy Recovery On-site
0
0
0
Energy Recovery Off-site
33,134
0
33,134
Treated On-site
8,725,008
255,154,039
263,879,047
Treated Off-site**
64,674
41,896
106,570
Quantity Released On- and Off-site***
3,668,031
1,003,746,732
1,007,414,762
Total Production-related Waste Managed
31,037,975
1,266,117,881
1,297,155,855
Non-production-related Waste Managed
748,658
4
748,662
Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management/Disposal
Recycling
2,896,004
778,191
3,674,195
Energy Recovery
33,134
0
33,134
Treatment
20,886
41,174
62,060
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
34,333
500
34,833
Metals and Metal Compounds*
35
0
35
Non-metal TRI Chemicals**
34,298
500
34,798
Other Off-site Transfers****
0
0
0
Transfers Off-site to Disposal
2,189,206
256,374
2,445,580
(not including metals to POTWs)



Total Transfers Off-site for Further Waste
5,173,563
1,076,239
6,249,802
Management/Disposal



Transfers to POTWs of metals and metal compounds are included in off-site releases. Excludes transfer amounts sent
for disposal to other TRI facilities reporting that amount released on-site.
Transfers to POTWs of non-metals are included in treated off-site waste management activity.
* Excludes non-production-related releases; e.g. releases due to catastrophic events or remedial actions.
** Transfers reported without a valid waste management code.
For More Information
State Contact
Alene Coulson
333 West Nye Lane, Room 138
Carson City, NV 89706-0851
(775) 687-4670, ext. 3006
Fax: (775) 687-6396
acoulson@govmail.state.nv.us
EPA Contact
Adam Browning
USEPA Region^ (CMD-4-2)
75 Hawthorne Street
San Francisco, CA 94105
(415)947-4178
browning.adam@epa.gov
To obtain TRI data use
assistance, call TRI User
Support Service (TRI-US):
(202)566-0250
Fax: (202) 401-2347
tri.us@epa.gov
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""| New Industry
A Original Industry
The largest marker in the state map repre-
sents the largest facility for on-site releas-
es in the state of Nevada. All markers are
proportionally-sized to represent the on-
site releases at each facility within this
state.
State/TRI Data
Population
Square Miles
Total Facilities
Total Forms
Form As
2,018,723
109,806
94
432
29
Original Industry
New Industry
Total
National Rank for Total On- and Off-site Releases*



Rank
43
1
1
Pounds
4,457,939
1,003,811,775
1,008,269,713
National Rank for Total On-site Releases**



Rank
45
1
1
Pounds
2,269,148
1,003,612,086
1,005,881,234
National Rank for Total Releases within State***



Rank
42
1
1
Pounds
5,558,849
1,004,642,114
1,010,200,962
National Rank for Production-related Waste Managed



Rank
44
1
5
Pounds
31,037,975
1,266,117,881
1,297,155,855
* Includes transfers out-of-state for disposal. Excludes transfer amounts sent for disposal to other TRI facilities report-
ing that amount released on-site.
** Includes amounts released at the facility. Excludes amounts transferred to other sites.
*** Excludes transfers for disposal sent out-of-state or sent to other TRI facilities within the state reporting that amount
released on-site.

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On-site and Off-site Releases for Top Five Chemicals Ranked on Total Releases in the State (All Chemicals)


On-site Releases
Off-site Releases

Off-site Transfers to Disposal
CAS
Number
Chemical

Air
Emissions
Pounds
Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds
Underground
Injection
Pounds
On-site
Releases to
Land
Pounds
Transfers
Off-site to
Disposal*
Pounds
Total
Releases in
the State**
Pounds
Transferred
Into
State
Pounds
Transferred
Within
State
Pounds
Transferred
Out of
State
Pounds
—
Arsenic compounds

24,696
3,805
36
411,357,719
132
411,386,388
30,240
130
2
—
Zinc compounds

149,751
877
42
200,485,654
13,367
200,649,691
194,810
14,258
2,294
—
Manganese compounds

20,716
839
0
169,808,409
2,103,030
171,932,994
48,942
2,103,028
2
—
Lead compounds

39,638
50
1
58,388,858
8,192
58,436,739
316,668
822
7,703
—
Vanadium compounds

3,712
0
0
34,053,025
91
34,056,828
19,035
90
1
* Excludes amounts transferred to other TRI facilities in the state reporting that amount released on-site.
** The chemical ranking is based on the amounts in this column.








On-site and Off-site Releases for PBT Chemicals Ranked on Total Releases in the State






On-site Releases
Off-site Releases

Off-site Transfers to Disposal
CAS
Number
Chemical

Air
Emissions
Pounds
Surface
Water
Discharges
Pounds
Underground
Injection
Pounds
On-site
Releases to
Land
Pounds
Transfers
Off-site to
Disposal*
Pounds
Total
Releases in
the State**
Pounds
Transferred
Into
State
Pounds
Transferred
Within
State
Pounds
Transferred
Out of
State
Pounds
—
Mercury compounds
12,675.52
1.00
0.30
2,999,500.96
73.01
3,012,250.79
4.46
0.01
73.00
1336-36-3
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
0.00
0.00
0.00
66,420.00
0.00
66,420.00
22.00
0.00
0.00
—
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
6.45
0.00
0.00
300.00
2,600.70
2,907.15
5.00
2,600.70
0.00
7439-97-6
Mercury
96.76
0.00
0.00
440.40
0.00
537.16
1.00
0.00
0.00
191-24-2
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
0.20
0.00
0.00
2.00
0.00
2.20
0.00
0.00
0.00
—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0.02
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.02
11.46
0.00
0.00
—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (in grams)
10.916
0.000
0.000
0.000
0.000
10.916
5,195.818
0.000
0.000
309-00-2
Aldrin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
57-74-9
Chlordane
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
76-44-8
Heptachlor
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
118-74-1
Hexachlorobenzene
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
465-73-6
Isodrin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
72-43-5
Methoxychlor
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
29082-74-4
Octachlorostyrene
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
40487-42-1
Pendimethalin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
608-93-5
Pentachlorobenzene
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
79-94-7
Tetrabromobisphenol A
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
8001-35-2
Toxaphene
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1582-09-8
Trifluralin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
*** No reports were submitted for these chemicals.

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On-site and Off-site Releases for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Total On-site Releases in the State (All Chemicals)

On-site Releases

Off-site Releases



Underground Injection
On-site Releases to Land

(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)


Surface


RCRA
Other
Total
Transferred
Transferred

Air
Water
Class I
Class II-V
Subtitle C
On-site Land
On-site
Within
Out of
Facility, City, County
Emissions
Discharges
Wells
Wells
Landfills
Releases
Releases*
State
State

Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc., Elko, Elko
85,611
0
0
0
0
346,453,567
346,539,178
0
3,338
Newmont Mining Corp. Twin Creeks Mine, Golconda, Humboldt
179,569
676
0
0
0
219,742,656
219,922,901
0
1,428
Newmont Mining Corp. Carlin South Area, Carlin, Eureka
53,257
1,135
0
0
0
154,157,564
154,211,956
0
75
Echo Bay Minerals Co. McCoy/Cove Mine, Battle Mountain, Lander
48,194
0
0
0
0
141,444,618
141,492,812
0
0
Equatorial Tonopah Inc., Tonopah, Nye
6,839
0
0
0
0
43,384,540
43,391,379
0
0
Newmont Mining Corp. Lone Tree Mine, Valmy, Humboldt
41,368
106,790
0
0
0
35,316,696
35,464,854
0
3
Cortez Gold Mines Pipeline Processing Plant Mill #2, Beowawe, Lander
11,824
0
0
0
0
28,585,980
28,597,804
0
0
Bald Mountain Mine, Elko, White Pine
8,018
0
0
0
0
12,032,000
12,040,018
130
0
Getchell Gold Corp., Golconda, Humboldt
1,670
0
0
0
0
9,651,367
9,653,037
0
0
Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture, Elko, Elko
13,307
0
0
1,050
0
3,008,361
3,022,718
0
0
* The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.








On-site and Off-site Releases for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Total On-site Releases in the State (PBT Chemicals)



On-site Releases

Off-site Releases



Underground Injection
On-site Releases to Land

(Transfers Off-site to Disposal)


Surface


RCRA
Other
Total
Transferred
Transferred

Air
Water
Class I
Class II-V
Subtitle C
On-site Land
On-site
Within
Out of
Facility, City, County
Emissions
Discharges
Wells
Wells
Landfills
Releases
Releases*
State
State

Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc., Elko, Elko
1,513.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
1,646,243.30
1,647,757.10
0.00
0.00
Newmont Mining Corp. Twin Creeks Mine, Golconda, Humboldt
648.00
1.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
500,000.00
500,649.00
0.00
0.00
Newmont Mining Corp. Lone Tree Mine, Valmy, Humboldt
8.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
157,000.00
157,008.00
0.00
0.00
Newmont Mining Corp. Carlin South Area, Carlin, Eureka
106.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
153,310.00
153,416.00
0.00
73.00
Cortez Gold Mines Pipeline Processing Plant Mill #2, Beowawe, Lander
3,110.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
117,000.00
120,110.00
0.00
0.00
Getchell Gold Corp., Golconda, Humboldt
7.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
110,767.00
110,774.00
0.00
0.00
Newmont Mining Corp. Carlin North Area, Carlin, Eureka
25.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
84,000.00
84,025.00
0.00
0.00
US Ecology Inc., Beatty, Nye
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
66,420.00
0.00
66,420.00
0.00
0.00
Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture, Elko, Elko
6,700.80
0.00
0.00
0.30
0.00
55,330.00
62,031.10
0.00
0.00
Echo Bay Minerals Co. McCoy/Cove Mine, Battle Mountain, Lander
226.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
46,300.00
46,526.00
0.00
0.00
The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude transfers out of state.

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Total Production-related Waste for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Quantity Released On- and Off-site (All Chemicals)
Facility, City, County
Recycled
On-site
Pounds
Recycled
Off-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
On-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
Off-site
Pounds
Treated
On-site
Pounds
Treated
Off-site
Pounds
Quantity
Released On-
and Off-site*
Pounds
Total
Production-
related
Waste Managed
Pounds
Total Non-
Production-
related
Waste Managed
Pounds
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc., Elko, Elko
3,503,472
5,500
0
0
198,420
0
346,539,678
350,247,070
0
Newmont Mining Corp. Twin Creeks Mine, Golconda, Humboldt
286,184
1,404
0
0
8,434,150
0
219,912,901
228,634,639
0
Newmont Mining Corp. Carlin South Area, Carlin, Eureka
1,339,540
0
0
0
241,700,000
0
154,212,031
397,251,571
0
Echo Bay Minerals Co. McCoy/Cove Mine, Battle Mountain, Lander
0
0
0
0
1,409,400
0
141,492,818
142,902,218
0
Equatorial Tonopah Inc., Tonopah, Nye
0
0
0
0
0
0
43,386,613
43,386,613
0
Newmont Mining Corp. Lone Tree Mine, Valmy, Humboldt
1,078,286
1
0
0
411,031
0
35,464,854
36,954,172
0
Cortez Gold Mines Pipeline Processing Plant Mill #2, Beowawe, Lander
0
54,350
0
0
990,000
0
28,589,602
29,633,952
0
Bald Mountain Mine, Elko, White Pine
0
0
0
0
0
0
12,040,148
12,040,148
0
Getchell Gold Corp., Golconda, Humboldt
0
0
0
0
0
0
9,652,650
9,652,650
0
Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture, Elko, Elko
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,001,962
3,001,962
0
* The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non
-production-related releases.







Total Production-related Waste for Top Ten Facilities Ranked on Quantity Released On- and Off-site (PBT Chemicals)


Facility, City, County
Recycled
On-site
Pounds
Recycled
Off-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
On-site
Pounds
Energy
Recovery
Off-site
Pounds
Treated
On-site
Pounds
Treated
Off-site
Pounds
Quantity
Released On-
and Off-site*
Pounds
Total
Production-
related
Waste Managed
Pounds
Total Non-
Production-
related
Waste Managed
Pounds
Barrick Goldstrike Mines Inc., Elko, Elko
3,767
0
0
0
0
0
1,647,757
1,651,524
0
Newmont Mining Corp. Twin Creeks Mine, Golconda, Humboldt
4,000
0
0
0
0
0
490,649
494,649
0
Newmont Mining Corp. Lone Tree Mine, Valmy, Humboldt
1,400
0
0
0
0
0
157,008
158,408
0
Newmont Mining Corp. Carlin South Area, Carlin, Eureka
38,000
0
0
0
0
0
153,489
191,489
0
Cortez Gold Mines Pipeline Processing Plant Mill #2, Beowawe, Lander
0
0
0
0
0
0
120,110
120,110
0
Getchell Gold Corp., Golconda, Humboldt
0
0
0
0
0
0
110,387
110,387
0
Newmont Mining Corp. Carlin North Area, Carlin, Eureka
0
0
0
0
0
0
84,025
84,025
0
US Ecology Inc., Beatty, Nye
0
493
0
0
0
311
66,419
67,223
0
Jerritt Canyon Joint Venture, Elko, Elko
0
0
0
0
0
0
62,100
62,100
0
Echo Bay Minerals Co. McCoy/Cove Mine, Battle Mountain, Lander
0
0
0
0
0
0
46,500
46,500
0
The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non-production-related releases.

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