TRI Pollution Prevention Report for GIBBONS CREEK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION and Hydrogen fluoride

Facility ID: 77830GBBNS25MIL

Facility Name and Address:
GIBBONS CREEK STEAM ELECTRIC STATION
12824 FM 244
ANDERSON, TX 77830

Parent Company: NA

Industry: Fossil Fuel Electric Power Generation (221112)
Chemical: Hydrogen fluoride

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2020

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2016	Barriers: B7-Barriers to P2 B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies.	Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Emissions reported based on new emission factor. New emission factor based on stack test performed in 2015. This stack test reflected for the first time operation of ammonia scrubber. Such a scrubber should significantly reduce emissions of acid gas as these results show. Barriers to P2: B7 - No known substitutes or alternative technologies. - This substance is inherently present in raw material (coal). No known feasible method to remove.
2013		Other Barriers to Source Reduction - Present in coal
2012		Other Barriers to Source Reduction - 7. Other - TMPAhas begun controling emissions of this pollutant as the FGD should also reduce emissions of acid gases. However stack testing has not yet been done to quantify this reduction.

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary

The Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes. The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.