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

Original Industry
New Industry
Total
On-site Releases
46,851,672
70,146,130
116,997,802
Air Emissions
5,248,879
1,026,328
6,275,207
Surface Water Discharges
47,436
25
47,461
Underground Injection Class I Wells
0
0
0
Underground Injection Class II-V Wells
0
0
0
On-site Land Releases to RCRA Subtitle C Landfills
2,298
0
2,298
Other On-site Land Releases
41,553,058
69,119,778
110,672,835
Off-site Releases (Transfers Off-site to Disposal)*
5,013,120
138,517
5,151,637
Total On- and Off-site Releases
51,864,792
70,284,647
122,149,439
Recycled On-site
39,736,081
0
39,736,081
Recycled Off-site
78,637
38,294
116,931
Energy Recovery On-site
6,589,045
0
6,589,045
Energy Recovery Off-site
23,145
0
23,145
Treated On-site
8,076,427
2,604,832
10,681,259
Treated Off-site**
26,423
2,686
29,109
Quantity Released On- and Off-site***
52,213,173
70,176,079
122,389,252
Total Production-related Waste Managed
106,742,931
72,821,892
179,564,822
Non-production-related Waste Managed
99,614
80,332
179,946
Transfers Off-site for Further Waste Management/Disposal
Recycling
111,284
11,294
122,578
Energy Recovery
23,341
0
23,341
Treatment
20,264
307
20,571
Publicly Owned Treatment Works (POTWs)
8,375
0
8,375
Metals and Metal Compounds*
10
0
10
Non-metal TRI Chemicals**
8,365
0
8,365
Other Off-site Transfers****
750
0
750
Transfers Off-site to Disposal
5,392,750
138,517
5,531,267
(not including metals to POTWs)



Total Transfers Off-site for Further Waste
5,556,764
150,119
5,706,883
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
Tom Ellerhoff
1520 East 6th Avenue
Helena, MT 59620-0901
(406) 444-5263
Fax: (406) 444-4386
tellerhoff@state.mt.us
EPA Contact
Joyel Dhieux
USEPA Region 8 (8P- P3T)
999 18th Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202
(303)312-6447
dhieux.joyel@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
MONTANA
""| New Industry
A Original Industry
The largest marker in the state map repre-	State/TRI Data
sents the largest facility for on-site releas-
es in the state of Montana. All markers	Population	903,157
are proportionally-sized to represent the	Square Miles	145,5 5 6
on-site releases at each facility within this	Total Facilities	45
state-	Total Forms	285
Form As	35
Original Industry
New Industry
Total
National Rank for Total On- and Off-site Releases*



Rank
18
13
19
Pounds
51,864,792
70,284,647
122,149,439
National Rank for Total On-site Releases**



Rank
16
12
18
Pounds
46,851,672
70,146,130
116,997,802
National Rank for Total Releases within State***



Rank
19
13
19
Pounds
46,864,068
70,282,276
117,146,344
National Rank for Production-related Waste Managed



Rank
34
22
33
Pounds
106,742,931
72,821,892
179,564,822
* 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



Surface

On-site
Transfers
Total
Transferred
Transferred
Transferred
CAS

Air
Water
Underground
Releases to
Off-site to
Releases in
Into
Within
Out of
Number
Chemical
Emissions
Discharges
Injection
Land
Disposal*
the State**
State
State
State


Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
—
Zinc compounds
14,436
24
0
56,644,425
1,823,550
58,482,435
0
260
1,823,290
—
Lead compounds
17,546
1
0
16,143,969
2,110,415
18,271,931
0
255
2,110,160
—
Copper compounds
12,936
9
0
15,557,393
135,358
15,705,696
0
260
135,098
—
Barium compounds
96,929
10
0
8,118,994
110,250
8,326,183
0
110,250
0
—
Manganese compounds
11,616
28,012
0
4,348,407
45,469
4,433,504
0
34,350
11,119
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



Surface

On-site
Transfers
Total
Transferred
Transferred
Transferred
CAS

Air
Water
LTnderground
Releases to
Off-site to
Releases in
Into
Within
Out of
Number
Chemical
Emissions
Discharges
Injection
Land
Disposal*
the State**
State
State
State


Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
Pounds
—
Polycyclic aromatic compounds
34,144.98
8.00
0.00
525.48
8.21
34,686.67
0.00
6.95
1.26
—
Mercury compounds
4,265.82
0.55
0.00
4,556.20
1,452.60
10,275.17
0.00
10.00
1,442.60
191-24-2
Benzo(g,h,i)perylene
3,489.69
1.90
0.00
0.80
0.50
3,492.89
0.00
0.50
0.00
7439-97-6
Mercury
23.00
0.00
0.00
726.00
0.00
749.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
118-74-1
Hexachlorobenzene
10.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.80
0.00
0.00
0.00
—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
—
Dioxin and dioxin-like compounds (in grams)
16.108
0.162
0.000
0.005
0.003
16.277
0.000
0.003
0.000
309-00-2
Aldrin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
57-74-9
Chlordane
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
76-44-8
Heptachlor
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
465-73-6
Isodrin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
72-43-5
Methoxychlor
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
29082-74-4
Octachlorostyrene
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
40487-42-1
Pendimethalin
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
608-93-5
Pentachlorobenzene
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
1336-36-3
Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)
	***
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
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
Asarco Inc., East Helena, Lewis and Clark
60,327
1,004
0
0
0
41,477,389
41,538,720
0
5,371,047
Montana Tunnels Mining Inc., Jefferson City, Jefferson
27,112
0
0
0
0
26,476,261
26,503,373
0
0
Montana Resources, Butte, Silver Bow
1,000
0
0
0
0
25,407,400
25,408,400
0
0
PP&L Montana Colstrip Steam Electric Station, Colstrip, Rosebud
265,161
10
0
0
0
10,220,160
10,485,331
44,837
21
Golden Sunlight Mines Inc., Whitehall, Jefferson
56,562
0
0
0
0
5,296,689
5,353,251
0
0
Stone Container Corp., Missoula, Missoula
3,073,900
37,220
0
0
0
22,281
3,133,401
12,006
1
SMC Nye Mine Site, Nye, Stillwater
1,338
0
0
0
0
1,318,670
1,320,008
0
0
Colstrip Energy L.P. Rosebud Power Plant, Colstrip, Rosebud
563,080
0
0
0
0
248,667
811,747
0
0
Plum Creek Mdf Inc., Columbia Falls, Flathead
783,250
0
0
0
0
0
783,250
0
0
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. L.L.C., Columbia Falls, Flathead
345,731
0
0
0
0
0
345,731
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
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. L.L.C., Columbia Falls, Flathead
36,535.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
36,535.00
0.00
0.00
SMC Nye Mine Site, Nye, Stillwater
0.10
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
3,822.90
3,823.00
0.00
0.00
Asarco Inc., East Helena, Lewis and Clark
3,273.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
50.00
3,323.00
0.00
1,435.00
PP&L Montana Colstrip Steam Electric Station, Colstrip, Rosebud
925.73
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
660.00
1,585.73
2.00
1.00
Golden Sunlight Mines Inc., Whitehall, Jefferson
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
729.00
729.00
0.00
0.00
ExxonMobil Billings Refy., Billings, Yellowstone
1.89
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
510.00
511.89
0.00
0.26
Conoco Inc. Billings Refy., Billings, Yellowstone
495.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
495.00
0.00
0.00
Cenex Harvest States Co-op. Laurel Refy., Laurel, Yellowstone
473.04
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
0.00
473.04
0.00
7.10
J ,E. Corette Steam Electric Station, Billings, Yellowstone
63.02
0.05
0.00
0.00
0.00
9.00
72.07
0.00
0.00
Stone Container Corp., Missoula, Missoula
49.50
10.40
0.00
0.00
0.00
10.80
70.70
6.40
0.50
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
Asarco Inc., East Helena, Lewis and Clark
29,122,581
0
0
0
0
0
46,909,767
76,032,348
98,425
Montana Tunnels Mining Inc., Jefferson City, Jefferson
0
27,000
0
0
0
0
26,502,293
26,529,293
0
Montana Resources, Butte, Silver Bow
0
0
0
0
0
0
25,399,200
25,399,200
0
PP&L Montana Colstrip Steam Electric Station, Colstrip, Rosebud
0
2,700
0
0
2,320,000
0
10,517,201
12,839,901
0
Golden Sunlight Mines Inc., Whitehall, Jefferson
0
0
0
0
0
0
5,271,879
5,271,879
0
Stone Container Corp., Missoula, Missoula
0
0
6,094,000
1,380
3,491,830
0
3,129,301
12,716,511
0
SMC Nye Mine Site, Nye, Stillwater
0
0
0
0
40,832
0
1,320,009
1,360,841
0
Colstrip Energy L.P. Rosebud Power Plant, Colstrip, Rosebud
0
0
0
0
0
0
811,747
811,747
0
Plum Creek Mdf Inc., Columbia Falls, Flathead
0
0
0
0
0
0
782,000
782,000
0
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. L.L.C., Columbia Falls, Flathead
9,322,068
0
0
0
0
0
338,843
9,660,911
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
Columbia Falls Aluminum Co. L.L.C., Columbia Falls, Flathead
2,217
0
0
0
0
0
36,535
38,752
0
Asarco Inc., East Helena, Lewis and Clark
122,562
0
0
0
0
0
4,758
127,320
91
SMC Nye Mine Site, Nye, Stillwater
0
0
0
0
0
0
3,823
3,823
0
PP&L Montana Colstrip Steam Electric Station, Colstrip, Rosebud
0
0
0
0
0
0
1,589
1,589
0
Golden Sunlight Mines Inc., Whitehall, Jefferson
0
0
0
0
0
0
739
739
0
ExxonMobil Billings Refy., Billings, Yellowstone
0
0
0
0
0
7
512
519
0
Conoco Inc. Billings Refy., Billings, Yellowstone
0
0
0
0
0
0
495
495
430
Cenex Harvest States Co-op. Laurel Refy., Laurel, Yellowstone
317
0
0
0
6
7
473
803
0
Montana Refining Co., Great Falls, Cascade
0
0
0
0
0
6
370
376
0
Stone Container Corp., Missoula, Missoula
0
0
0
0
0
0
77
77
0
The facility ranking is based on the amounts in this column; these quantities exclude non-production-related releases.

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