Regulatory Compliance

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Aurora, Colorado

Regulatory Compliance

Storm Water Management

Hazardous Waste Reporting

Hazardous Materials Report

Form R Reporting

Tier II Reporting

Agency Support

Client: Mastercraft Cabinets

Completion: Ongoing Since 1995

Cost: $6,000 per year

Using information provided by Mastercraft, Pinyon maintains a record of hazardous waste generation and toxic chemical release inventory. This information is recorded throughout the year and summarized in the annual EPA Form R Toxic Release Inventory Reporting Forms.

Pinyon prepares the biennial Hazardous Waste Report, the Hazardous Materials Report, and the Tier II Forms for submission to the Colorado Department of Public Health (CDPHE) and the Aurora Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC), respectively.

Pinyon assisted Mastercraft in the past with a Heavy Industry Stormwater Permit, including stormwater discharge sampling. Pinyon assisted Mastercraft in changing procedures, which resulted in the downgrading of the facility to a Light Industry Stormwater Permit. Two comprehensive facility inspections are required yearly for this permit. Pinyon prepares an annual report summarizing the inspections, releases, and changes in best management practices during the past year, and submits the report to the CDPHE.

Pinyon has also assisted Mastercraft with a RCRA facility inspection by the CDPHE and provided response actions for compliance.






Volatile Organic Compound Air Emissions

Denver, Colorado

Air Emissions

Hazardous Air Pollutants

Non-Criteria HAP Reporting

Compliance

Client: City and County of Denver

Completion:

June 2000

Cost: $2,800

Pinyon completed an evaluation of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions at a city maintenance facility for street painting. The scope of services included a review of applicable regulations, a visit to the facility to identify potential VOC emission sources, and an evaluation of VOC emission concentrations. The purpose of the evaluation was to estimate the pounds of VOCs emitted from the facility and to ascertain whether the facility was operating within applicable regulatory guidelines.

The facility included a garage area, a machine shop, a truck maintenance area, a paint storage area, a sign shop, a traffic light storage area, offices, and a materials testing laboratory. A 400-gallon above ground storage tank (AST) was used to store a mixture of toluene and VMP naptha.

Review of Colorado Air Emissions regulations indicated that street painting operations and chemical storage tanks less than 500 gallons in size are exempt from VOC emission reporting (Colorado Regulation No. 3, Parts A and C). The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) requires a permit if any single chemical, or hazardous air pollutant (HAP), is over levels defined by three different facility layout scenarios and three different hazard levels.

Using a mass balance approach, and estimated quantities of chemicals used over time by task in the facility and material safety data sheet information for the chemicals, Pinyon estimated the quantity of VOCs and individual HAPs emitted. Pinyon also evaluated the permitting requirements including an Air Pollutant Emissions Notice (APEN) and Non-Criteria Reportable Air Pollutant Emission Notice Addendum Forms.

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