Enforcement in New England
TRI Public Data Release for Reporting Year 2009 New England Trends
Summary of Trends – TRI Releases to Each Media by State for all industries for the 2001 core chemicals and chemical compounds*
- Total Air Releases
- Surface Water Discharges
- Land Releases
- Total On-Site Releases
- Total Off-Site Releases
- Totals On-Site and Off-Site Disposal or Other Releases
Total Air Releases – TRI chemical releases to air (fugitive & stack air emissions) decreased in five of the six New England states from 2008-2009. Overall New England states decreased total air emissions by 620,271 pounds for 2008-2009. All values represent pounds per year.
| State | 2008 Total Air Releases | 2009 Total Air Releases | Direction of Change | Difference | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 2,214,670 | 1,895,394 | Decrease | -319,276 | -14.4% |
| Maine | 4,588,312 | 5,017,061 | Decrease | 428,749 | 9.3% |
| Massachusetts | 3,804,787 | 3,247,046 | Decrease | -557,741 | -14.7% |
| New Hampshire | 2,782,564 | 2,668,581 | Decrease | -113,983 | -4.1% |
| Rhode Island | 220,031 | 173,218 | Decrease | -46,813 | -21.3% |
| Vermont | 36,640 | 25,433 | Decrease | -11,207 | -30.6% |
| Total | 13,647,004 | 13,026,733 | Decrease | -620,271 | -4.5% |
Surface Water Discharges – TRI chemical releases to surface water decreased in five of the six New England states from 2008-2009. New England states decreased water discharges by 639,780 pounds for 2008-2009. All values represent pounds per year.
| State | 2008 On-site Surface Water Discharges | 2009 On-site Surface Water Discharges | Direction of Change | Difference | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 251,677 | 306,541 | Increase | 54,864 | 21.8% |
| Maine | 3,541,975 | 2,872,118 | Decrease | -669,857 | -18.9% |
| Massachusetts | 7,745 | 6,194 | Decrease | -1,551 | -20.0% |
| New Hampshire | 1,754 | 1,719 | Decrease | -35 | -2.0% |
| Rhode Island | 8,203 | 693 | Decrease | -7,510 | -91.6% |
| Vermont | 133,967 | 118,276 | Decrease | -15,691 | -11.7% |
| Total | 3,945,321 | 3,305,541 | Decrease | -639,780 | -16.2% |
Land Releases – TRI chemical releases to on-site land decreased in four states of the six New England states from 2008-2009. New England states decreased land releases by 32,449 pounds for 2008-2009. All values represent pounds per year.
| State | 2008 On-Site Land Releases | 2009 On-Site Land Releases | Direction of Change | Difference | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 3,889 | 11,777 | Increase | 7,888 | 202.8% |
| Maine | 923,902 | 930,087 | Increase | 6,185 | 0.7% |
| Massachusetts | 45,958 | 28,114 | Decrease | -17,844 | -38.8% |
| New Hampshire | 32,109 | 16,347 | Decrease | -15,762 | -49.1% |
| Rhode Island | 1,366 | 788 | Decrease | -578 | -42.3% |
| Vermont | 26,541 | 14,203 | Decrease | -12,338 | -46.5% |
| Total | 1,033,765 | 1,001,316 | Decrease | -32,449 | -3.1% |
Total On-Site Releases – Reported TRI Chemicals released On-Site for air, land & water for all industries decreased in all of the six New England states. Overall, New England states decreased the total on-site releases by 1,292,497 pounds for 2008-2009. All values represent pounds per year.
| State | 2008 Total On-site Disposal or Other Releases | 2009 Total On-site Disposal or Other Releases | Direction of Change | Difference | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 2,470,236 | 2,213,713 | Decrease | -256,523 | -10.4% |
| Maine | 9,054,189 | 8,819,265 | Decrease | -234,924 | -2.6% |
| Massachusetts | 3,858,489 | 3,281,355 | Decrease | -577,134 | -15.0% |
| New Hampshire | 2,816,427 | 2,686,647 | Decrease | -129,780 | -4.6% |
| Rhode Island | 229,600 | 174,700 | Decrease | -54,900 | -23.9% |
| Vermont | 197,148 | 157,912 | Decrease | -39,236 | -19.9% |
| Total | 18,626,089 | 17,333,592 | Decrease | -1,292,497 | -6.9% |
Total Off-Site Releases – Reported TRI Chemicals released Off-Site for all industries decreased in five of the six New England states. Overall the New England states decreased by 1,066,567 pounds from 2008-2009. All values represent pounds per year.
| State | 2008 Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases | 2009 Total Off-site Disposal or Other Releases | Direction of Change | Difference | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 1,547,446 | 1,101,200 | Decrease | -446,246 | -28.8% |
| Maine | 1,444,963 | 810,996 | Decrease | -633,967 | -43.9% |
| Massachusetts | 1,907,301 | 2,093,654 | Increase | 186,353 | 9.8% |
| New Hampshire | 323,763 | 212,627 | Decrease | -111,136 | -34.3% |
| Rhode Island | 239,280 | 220,531 | Decrease | -18,749 | -7.8% |
| Vermont | 142,940 | 100,118 | Decrease | -42,822 | -30.0% |
| Total | 5,605,693 | 4,539,126 | Decrease | -1,066,567 | -19.0% |
Totals On and Off-Site Disposal or Other Releases – Reported TRI Chemicals in Total On and Off-Site Disposal or Other Releases for all industries decreased in all of the six New England states. Overall, the six New England states decreased by 2,359,064 pounds in total on and off-site releases for 2008-2009. All values represent pounds per year.
| State | 2008 Total On-Site and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases | 2009 Total On-Site and Off-site Disposal or Other Releases | Direction of Change | Difference | Percent Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connecticut | 4,017,682 | 3,314,913 | Decrease | -702,769 | -17.5% |
| Maine | 10,499,152 | 9,630,261 | Decrease | -868,891 | -8.3% |
| Massachusetts | 5,765,790 | 5,375,009 | Decrease | -390,781 | -6.8% |
| New Hampshire | 3,140,190 | 2,899,274 | Decrease | -240,916 | -7.7% |
| Rhode Island | 468,880 | 395,231 | Decrease | -73,649 | -15.7% |
| Vermont | 340,088 | 258,030 | Decrease | -82,058 | -24.1% |
| Total | 24,231,782 | 21,872,718 | Decrease | -2,359,064 | -9.7% |
*all TRI data is based on TRI Explorer as of December 2010.