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IHW-30516-IN
TexasCommissiononEnvironmentalQualityInvestigationReport
Exide
Technologies
CN600129787EXIDEFRISCOBATTERYRECYCLINGPLANT
RN100218643
Investigation
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880260Investigator:DOROTHYLEWISIncident
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SiteClassificationCONTAINERSTORAGEAREACONTAINMENTBUILDINGIHWLANDFILLLARGEQUANTITYGENERATORMISCELLANEOUSSTORAGECONTAINERSRECEIVER·TANKWASTEWATERTREATMENTPLANTNAICCode:331423SICCode:3341SICCode:2819NAICCode:331492Conducted:
05/06/2011--06/29/2011
Program(s):INDUSTRIALANDHAZARDOUSWASTEInvestigationType:ComplianceInvestigationLocation:5MIN
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1MIWOFINTXOFSW121
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289AdditionaIID(s):30516TXD00645109050206Address:
7471
5THST;FRISCO,TX75034
Activity
Type:
REGION04-DFWMETROPLEXIHWSPL22-ReportingSamplingResultsiHWLQG-GEloflargequantitygeneratorIHWTSD-CEIoftreatmenUstoragefdisposalfacilityIHWSPL-SamplingInvestigationPrincipal(s):RoleRESPONDENTContact(s):RoleNameEXIDETECHNOLOGIES
ParticipatedinInvestigation
TitleNamePhone
COMPLIANCEMRJOELLMKELLERWork(225)296-6532CONSULTANT(225)292-3614PLANTMANAGERMRDONALDBARARWork(972)335-2121
x.
21(972)335-2707MANAGJNGDJRECTORMRDANWJTTLIFFWork(512)494-0369ENVIRONMENTAL(512)494-0205SERVICESENVIRONMENTALMRJAMESAMESSERWork(972)335-2121MANAGER(972)377-2707RegulatedEntityContactParticipatedinInvestigationRegulatedEntityContact
 
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ParticipatedinInvestigationENVIRONMENTALMRJAMESAMESSERMANAGERASSISTANTPLANTMRDAVE
(972)335-2707
MANAGERMCKERCHERWork(972)335-2121x.20ASSISTANTPLANTMRDAVEMANAGERMCKERCHERENVIRONMENTALMRWENDELLWork(972)335-2121X.32SUPERINTENDENTCARLILE(972)335-2707ENVIRONMENTALMRWENDELLSUPERINTENDENTCARLILEENVIRONMENTALMREDWARDHARDYMANAGERENVIRONMENTALMRJAMESAMESSERMANAGERASSISTANTCITYMRRONPATTERSON(972)292-5122MANAGERWork(972)292-5102ENVIRONMENTALMREDWARDHARDYWork(972)335-2121x,26MANAGER(972)335-2707PLANTMANAGERMRDONALDBARARRegulatedEntityContactParticipatedinInvestigationRegulatedEntityContactParticipatedinInvestigationPartiCipatedinInvestigationNotifiedParticipatedinInvestigationRegulatedEntityContactParticipatedinInvestigation
OtherStaffMember(s):Role
SupervisorSupervisorQAReviewerInvestigatorQAReviewerOfficeSystemAdQAReviewerInvestigator
Name
SAMUELBARRETTERINGORMANCYNTHIAHACKATHORNPIXIEWETMOREERINGORMANJEFFIEBARBEEPAULASENJILLMEYERS
AssociatedCheckList
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IHWGENERICOTHERISSUESORVIOLATIONS(20ITEMS)IHWINVESTIGATION-EQUIPMENTMONITORINGANDSAMPLINGIHWLANDDISPOSALRESTRICTIONSFORGENERATORfTSDIHWNEWTANKSIHWPERMITCOMPLIANCEIHWPERMITTEDCONTAINERSTORAGEAREA
UnitName
ExideExideExideExideExideExideIHWPERM1TIEDFACILITYGENERALSTANDARDSExideIHWPRE-INVESTIGATIONExideIHWSOURCEREDUCTION&WASTEMINIMIZATIONExide
InvestigationComments:
INTRODUCTIONOnMay6,2011,Ms.DorothyLewis,TCEQDFWRegionEnvironmentalInvestigator,accompaniedbyMs.JillMeyers,TCEQDFWRegionEnvironmentalInvestigator,traveledto
7471
S.5th
si,
Frisco(CollinCounty)(site)andinitiatedanIndustrialandHazardousWaste(IHW)ComplianceEvaluationInvestigation(CEI)ofaLargeQuantityGenerator(LQG),IHWCEIofaPermittedTreatment,Storage,andDisposalFacility(TSDF),andanIHWSamplingInvestigationatExideTechnologies(alsoknownasExideFriscoBatteryRecyclingPlant).Ms.LewiscontactedMeJamesMesser,EnvironmentalandQualityControlManagerforExideTechnologies(Exide)on-sitetoconducttheinvestigation.NotificationoftheinvestigationswasprovidedtoMr.MesseronApril
 
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26,2011.OnMay12,2011,Ms.LewisandMs.Meyeistraveledtothesitetocontinuetheinvestigation.TCEQDFWRegionstaffwasaccompanied
by
Mr.ChrisShaw,TCEQIHWProjectManager,Ms.BrandyBrooks,TCEOIHWPermitsTeam1Leader,andMr.TanveerAnjum,TCEQIHWPermitsSectionManager.TCEQstaffcontactedMr.MesserandMs.JoellKeller,ConsultantforConestoga-Rovers&Associatesatthesite.OnMay17-19,2011andMay26,Ms.Lewis,accompaniedbyMs.Meyers(exceptonMay26,2011),traveledtothesiteandcontinuedtheinvestigation.Duringtheinvestigation,severalallegedviolationsoftherulesforIndustrialSolidWasteandMunicipalHazardousWastewereobservedandnoted.AfterreviewingtheanalyticalresultsofthesamplescollectedduringtheMay19
&
26,2011investigations,severaladditionalallegedviolationswerealsonoted.OnJune28,2011,Ms.LewisaccompaniedbyMs.PixieWetmore,TCEQDFWRegionWastewaterInvestigator,returnedtothesitetoconductaMulti-mediaInvestigation.Ms.LewiscontactedMr.EdwardHardy,interimEnvironmentalManagerforExide(temporaryreplacementforMr.Messer);Mr.DaveMcKercher,AssistantPlantManagerforExide,Mr.WendellCarlile,EnvironmentalSupervisorforExide,Mr.RonPatterson,AssistantCityofFriscoManager;andMr.DanWittliff,ManagingDirectorforGDSAssociatesInc.(CityofFriscoconsultants)atthefacilityandledthemoff-sitetowhereexposedfragmentsofbatterycasingcalled"batterychips"wereobservedduringtheMay19,2011IHWSamplingInvestigation.Ms.LewisalsorequestedcopiesoffacilityrecordsthatwerenotsubmittedduringtheMay2011investigation.FromJune28,2011toJune29,2011,Ms.LewisconductedanadditionallHWSamplingInvestigationatthesite.Basedononeormoreoftheallegedviolationsdocumented,formalenforcementwasinitiated.ANoticeofEnforcement(NOE)letterdatedinSeptember2011wastransmittedtotheentity.Itaddressesthesolidwasteviolationsoutlinedherein.GENERALFACILITYINFORMATIONExideisasecondaryleadsmelterthatmanufactures"soft"lead(Pb>99.997%)ingots,"hard"lead(Pb<99.997%
+
othermetals)ingots,andleadoxide.Theentityoperatesablastfurnaceandreverberatoryfurnacetoreclaimleadfromlead-bearingwasteswhicharegeneratedbyExideorreceivedfromoff-sitegenerators.Exidehasbeenoperatingatthesitesince2000andemploysapproximately130workers.Thefacilityoperates24hoursaday,sevendaysaweek,approximately350daysayear.TheStandardIndustrialCodes(SIC)thatisapplicabletotheiroperationsis3341-SecondarySmeltingandRefiningofNon-ferrousMetals.ExideoperatesunderTCEQSolidWasteRegistration(SWR)No.30516.PreviousTCEQ(formerlyTexasNaturalResourceConservationCommission(TNRCC»SWRNos.50206and83335weremergedintoSWR30516.TheentityalsooperatesunderEnvironmentalProtectionAgency(EPA)No.TXD006451090,TCEQMultisectorGeneralPermit(StormwaterPermit)No.TXR05AE28,WastewaterPermitNo.WQ0002964000,WastewaterEPA10No.TX0103292,TCEQAirPermitNos.1147A,3048A,andFederalOperatingPermitNo.01649(Attachment1:CentralRegistryData)..GeneratedWastes
(Active)
ExideisclassifiedasaLargeQuantityGenerator(LOG)ofhazardouswastes.AccordingtotheNoticeofRegistration(NOR)(Attachment2:NoticeofRegistration),theentityactivelygeneratesthefollowinghazardouswastes(Attachment3:TableofWasteGeneratedatExide):spentsulfuricacid(TexasWasteCode(TWC)0001103H),rubbercasechipscontaininglead(TWC002403),wasteengineoil(TWC0003206H);fluedust(TWC0005304H),untreated(intermediate)blastfurnaceslag(TWC0006304H),refractorybrick(TWC0008304H),scrapPVC(TWC0009319H),stretchfilmandpackaging(cardboard)(TWC0010319H),purgewaterfrombailoutsand
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