HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATORS
BOILERS AND INDUSTRIAL FURNACES
UPDATE #2
United States Environmental
Protection Agency
Region VIII	DENVER, COLORADO » DECEMBER 1992
INTRODUCTION
This is the second in a series of information updates
from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
regarding proposed incineration activities in Region
VIII. These updates will be developed in cooperation
with state environmental agencies in Colorado, Utah,
Wyoming, North Dakota, South Dakota and Montana.
The purpose is to keep interested parties informed of
possible incineration activity in their communities.
BACKGROUND
Public interest in the incineration of hazardous waste
has become intense throughout Region VIII. In
response to this interest, EPA and state agencies have
eveloped plans for keeping residents informed,
specially in areas where incineration activities may
occur. To date, the following has been done to meet
this commitment:
1.	August, 1991. Established mailing list of interested
residents and organizations.
2.	September, 1991. Established information
repositories at local libraries in communities where
hazardous waste incineration facilities have been
proposed.
3.	September, 1991. Distributed a Colorado
Department of Health fact sheet on incineration to
selected communities.
4.	September, 1991. Distributed a press release
regarding facilities which had attempted to achieve
interim status.
5.	October, 1991. Updated information repositories
with new information.
6.	November, 1991. Distributed information on the
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA)
regulatory process as it relates to boilers and
industrial furnaces.
7.	April, 1992. Distributed Update #1.
8.	September, 1992. Updated information repositories
with new information.
9.	October, 1992. Expanded the number of
information repositories to 18.
EPA is committed to providing information to the
public on a timely and regular basis. With this mailing,
EPA Region VIII is supplying information related to
the February 21, 1991 Boiler and Industrial Furnace
(BIF) Rules and an update on BLF and incinerator
facilities.
STATUS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE BOILERS & INDUSTRIAL FURNACES
IN REGION VIII
Syntex Chemicals, Boulder, Colorado (Non-
commercial facility)
Syntex has decided to close its solvent boiler and EPA
is currently reviewing Syntex's closure plan. A
compliance test for stack emissions was conducted on
the boiler in August 1992. The compliance test results
iiave been submitted to EPA and are under review.
sh Grove Cement, Company, Clancy, Montana
and Leamington, Utah; Holnam Cement Plant,
Three Forks, Montana; and Mountain Cement
Company, Laramie, Wyoming (potential facilities)
These facilities applied for interim status under the
Boiler and Industrial Furnace Regulations in 1991.
However, EPA determined that they did not qualify for
interim status, and therefore could not store or treat
hazardous waste until RCRA permits are issued. At
this time there have been no further developments
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Status of Region VIII States BIF Regulations	Montana: The Montana Department of Health and
Environmental Sciences has prepared draft
ido: The Colorado Hazardous Waste	state BIF regulations, and has just concluded
Commission will consider draft state BIF	a public comment period,
regulations in 1993.
STATUS OF HAZARDOUS WASTE INCINERATORS IN REGION VIII
APTUS, INC., TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH (COMMERCIAL FACILITY)
Aptus submitted its trial burn report to the Utah Department of Environmental Quality and EPA in August 1992. The facility
is currently incinerating waste under short-term permit conditions. After review of the trial burn report the Utah Department
of Environmental Quality may finalize a long-term permit; this should occur in the next few months.

Aptus Facility
USPCI CLIVE INCINERATION FACILITY, TOOELE COUNTY, UTAH (COMMERCIAL FACILITY)
The facility is under construction and is approximately 70% complete. Construction should be completed by spring 1993 and the
trial burn is tentatively scheduled for August 1993. The Sierra Club's appeal of the permit issued by the Utah Department of
Environmental Quality continues to be reviewed.
WASTE TECH SERVICES, INC., GOLDEN, COLORADO (RESEARCH FACILITY)
1	;arch scale fluidized bed incinerator received a permit in February 1989. The company reports that no hazardous waste
h	i incinerated in the unit since July 1989.
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PUEBLO DEPOT ACTIVITY (PDA), PUEBLO, COLORADO (NON-COMMERCIAL FACILITY)
e U.S. Army submitted a permit application to the Colorado Department of Health and EPA in June 1992. The proposed
Tacility would destroy mustard agent stockpiled at the Pueblo Depot Activity.
Language contained in the 1993 Defense Appropriations Bill has put a hold on planning the construction of the PDA chemical
demilitarization incinerator. The legislation, expected to be signed into law, calls for a study of alternative methods of disposing
of chemical weapons. It is unclear at this time how long this legislation will delay the permitting process for the PDA chemical
demilitarization program.
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY TOOELE ARMY DEPOT - SOUTH
Chemical Demilitarization Facility (CDF) rNon-commercial facility)
The recent legislation referenced above (1993 Defense Appropriations Bill) will not affect the Chemical Demilitarization Facility
at Tooele, which will destroy the chemical agent stockpiled at Tooele Army Depot. Facility construction is 71% complete, and
is expected to be finished in the summer of 1993. Systems checkout should begin in August 1993, and start-up is scheduled for
early 1995.

Chemical Demilitarization Facility
Chemical Agent Munitions Disposal System (CAMPS) ("Research facility)
The facility is currently incinerating chemical agents for research purposes under a Research, Demonstration, and Development
(RD&D) Permit.
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ROCKY MOUNTAIN ARSENAL, DENVER, COLORADO (NON-COMMERCIAL FACILITY)
|tnerged quench incinerator will destroy organic compounds contained in liquids removed from Basin F under a Superfund
m remedial action. Construction at the facility is complete. Systems checkout has begun, and the trial burn test is scheduled
for spring 1993. The trial burn and start-up plans have been reviewed and approved by EPA and the Colorado Department of
Health.
Rocky Mountain Arsenal
CTI, FLAGLER, COLORADO (POTENTIAL FACILITY)
CTI has notified the Colorado Department of Health that it does not plan to submit a permit application for a commercial
hazardous waste incinerator to the Colorado Department of Health and EPA.
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BIT'S
[T] Ash Grove Cement Co.
Clancy, MT
|71 Ash Grove Cement Co.
Leamington, UT
[3] Holnam Cement Plant
Three Forks, MT
R1 Mountain Cement Co.
Laramie, WY
(T) Syntex Chemicals, Inc.
Boulder, CO
EPA Region VIII
Hazardous Waste Incinerators
and
Boilers and Industrial Furnaces
Helena
MT
Bozeman
WY
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(a) Aptus - Aragonite, UT
/B\ USPCI - Clive, UT
] C ) CTI - Flagler, CO
©Chemical Agent Munitions
Disposal Syslem (CAMDS) - Tooele, UT
A Chemical Demilitarization Facility
Z£a (CDF) - Tooele, UT
<£) Pueblo Depot - Pueblo, CO
/^\ Rocky Mountain Arsenal - Denver, CO
(h) Waste Tech - Golden, CO
Facility Status
O existing/operating
~ INTEREST INDICATED
A PERMITTED - UNDER
CONSTRUCTION
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APPLICATION SUBMITTED
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you have technical questions or questions related to Federal regulations, you may contact:
Carl Daly
Regional Combustion Specialist
U S. EPA. Region VIII
999 18th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202-2405
(303) 293-1500
You may also contact the following state representatives:
Colorado	Montana
Dave Waltz
Public Health Engineer
Hazardous Waste Control
Colorado Department of Health
4300 Cherry Creek Drive South
Denver, CO 80222
(303) 692-3360
North Dakota
Neil Knatterud
Acting Director
Waste Management
Department of Health
1200 Missouri Avenue
Room 302
Bismarck. ND 58S20
>1) 221-5166
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Scott Anderson
Chief, Commercial/Federal Facilities Branch
Utah Department of Environmental Qualitv
288 North 1460 West, PO Box 144880
Salt Lake Citv, UT 84U4-4880
(801) 538-6170
Richard Knatterud
Environmental Specialist
Department of Health and Environmental Sciences
836 Front Street
Helena, MT 59620
(406) 444-1430
South Dakota
Vonnie KaJIemevn
Natural Resources Program Scientist
Department of Environmental & Natural
Resources
Office of Waste Management
319 South Coteau
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3153
Wyoming
David Finley
Administrator
Solid and Hazardous Waste Division
Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality
Herschler Building, 122 W 25th
Chevenne. WY 82002
(307) 777-7938
If you would like general background information or publications on incineration of hazardous waste, contact:
Harold Dunning
Office of External Affaire
U.S. EPA Region VIII
999 18th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202-2405
(303) 294-1142
LOCATION OF REPOSITORIES
General information, background publications and these updates on incineration of hazardous waste have been placed at the following locations and are
available to the public:
Florence Public Library, Florence, CO
Ft. Collins Public Library and
Colorado State University Librarv, Ft Collins, CO
Lyons Depot Library, Lyons, CO
Boulder Public Library, Boulder, CO
Burlington Public Library, Burlington, CO
Stratton Public Library, Stratton, CO
U S. EPA Library, 999 18th Street, Denver, CO
Montana State University, Bozeman. MT
Lewis & Clark County Library, Helena, MT
Three Forks Public Library, Three Forks, MT
Rapid City Public Librarv, Rapid City, SD
Delta City Library, Delta, UT
Albany County Public Library, Laramie, WY
Mesa County Public Library,
Grand Junction, CO
Marriott Library, University of Utah,
Salt Lake City, UT
Tooele City Public Library, Tooele, UT
McClelland Library and Bar km an Branch Library,
Pueblo, CO
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MAILING LIST
EPA maintains a mailing list of people interested in incineration
activities in Region VTII. If you did not get this Update by mail
and want your name added to that mailing list, please fill out this
form and mail it to:
Harold Dunning
Office of External Affairs (80EA)
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
999 Eighteenth Street, Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2405
(please pr;nt or type)
NAME 	
AFFILIATION (If Any)	
ADDRESS	
CITY	 STATE	 ZIP CODE	
Please delete my name from the mailing list:	
Are you interested in a specific facility1 	No 	Yes
If yes, name/location of facility	
Note: Reuse/Recycle
Please pass this form on to someone you think would be interested in hazardous waste incineration if you do not wish to use the
form at this Ume.
^ |C ^ i\ U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Wjy ErM Office of External Affairs (80EA)
999 Eighteenth Street
Suite 500
Denver, CO 80202-2405
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