1998 TOXICS RELEASE INVENTORY

MONTANA

State/TRI Data

Reported On-Site Releases (Pounds)
	Original Industries*	

Reported On-Site Releases (Pounds)
New Industries**

Population
Square Miles
Total Facilities

Total Forms
Form As

878,730	Total On-Site Releases	46,531,157

145,556	Air Emissions	4,190,212

42	Surface Water	94,176

254	Underground Injection	-0-

25	Land	42,246,769

Total On-Site Releases

Air Emissions
Surface Water
Underground Injection
Land

76,229,899
1,119,321
10

-0-

75,110,568

National Rank for Total

On-Site Releases (Original Industries)

Rank	19

Pounds	46,531,157

National Rank for Total

On- and Off-Site Releases (Original Industries)

Rank
Pounds

19

47,131,652

Total On-Site Releases
By New Industry Sector

Metal Mining	68,423,630

Electricity Generating 7,780,776
Coal Mining	-0-

Petroleum Bulk Terminals 23,586

Chemical Distributors	1,907

RCRA/Solvent Recovery -0-

Top Ten Facilities for Total Quantity Released (In Pounds)

Quantity Released

Quantity Released

Original Industries

Total

On-Site

Off-Site Disoosal New Industries

Total

On-Site

Off-Site

Disposal(1)















Asarco, East Helena

47,006,116

42,190,096

4,816,020

Montana Tunnels, Jefferson City

25,955,175

25,955,175

-0-

Smurfit-Stone Container, Missoula

2,073,510

2,073,510

-0-

Golden Sunlight Mines, Whitehall

25,790,909

25,790,909

-0-

Plum Creek Mfg., Columbia Falls

666,150

666,150

-0-

Montana Resources, Butte

15,630,505

15,630,505

-0-

Columbia Falls Aluminum, Columbia Falls 310,498

310,498

-0-

Montana Power, Colstrip

6,887,215

6,887,215

-0-

Holly Sugar, Sidney

210,000

210,000

-0-

SMC Nye Mine, Nye

1,018,860

1,018,860

-0-

Exxon Billings Refinery, Billings

195,948

181,820

14,128

Rosebud Power Plant, Colstrip

809,342

809,342

-0-

Lousiana-Pacific, Missoula

194,329

194,329

-0-

Lewis & Clark Station, Sidney

204,759

45,359

159,400

Cenex Harvest States Co-op, Laurel

109,190

109,150

40

Montana Power, Billings

38,860

38,860

-0-

Conoco Billings Refinery, Billings

102,669

102,669

-0-

Stillwater Mining, Big Timber

28,181

28,181

-0-

Montana Refining Co., Great Falls

87,444

87,444

-0-

Conoco Helena Terminal, Helena

13,958

13,958

-0-

(1) Electricity Generating Facilities often send ash off site for disposal as waste

Original Industries include all manufacturing SIC codes (2000-3999) plus Federal Facilities

* New Industries include Metal Mines (SIC code 10 except 1011), Electricity Generating Facilities (SIC Codes 4911 & 4939), Coal Mines (SIC Code 12 except 1241),


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Chemical Distributors (SIC Code 5169), Petroleum Bulk Storge (SIC Code 5171), and RCRA/Solvent Recovery Facilities (SIC Codes 4953 & 7389).


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