vvEPA U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Pacific Southwest / Region 9 Land Division Permits Office • September 2016 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA S4105 866-EPA-WEST • www.epa.gov/region9 Fact Sheet: Proposed Permit for the Evoqua Water Technologies LLC Facility Near Parker, Arizona (Formerly Siemens, US Filter, and Westates I 2523 Mutahar St., Parker, AZ 85344) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing to issue a permit for hazardous waste manage- ment for the Evoqua Water Technologies LLC facility (Evoqua) near Parker, Arizona. The public has until November 15, 2016 to provide comments on the proposal and its accompanying draft permit. A public hearing on the proposal will be held by EPA 011 November 1, 2016 at the Bluewater Resort and Casino in Parker. Facility Description Evoqua operates a carbon regeneration facility located on the Colorado River Indian Tribes (CRIT) reserva- tion near Parker, Arizona. Evoquas process involves treating spent carbon in a regeneration furnace to purify it and make it available for reuse as a commercial product. The spent carbon that is shipped to the facility has been used to remove contaminants from air emissions and contaminated water at industrial and cleanup sites throughout the nation. Annually, the Evoqua facility receives over 5,000 tons of spent carbon from 30 - 35 states across the United States. About 11% of this spent carbon is considered hazardous waste and is regulated by EPA. Photo of facility Map of facility RCRA Regulatory History Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA), EPA is responsible for permitting facilities that manage RCRA-regulated hazardous wastes on tribal lands. Starting in 1991, EPA required new carbon regenera- tion furnaces to obtain hazardous waste permits. At that time, the Evoqua facility (then known as US Filter/ Westates) was already undergoing construction of a carbon regeneration furnace which meant it was eligible to operate under "interim status" RCRA regulations while applying for a RCRA hazardous waste permit. The first part of the permit application for the Evoqua facility was submitted to EPA in 1995. There have been several sets of comments and requests for information from EPA that Evoqua addressed. As a result, several revisions to the permit application have been submitted by Evoqua to EPA. On May 9, 2016 EPA found that the permit application - signed by both the operator, Evoqua, and the beneficial landowner, CRIT - was complete. Serving Arizona, California, Hawaii, Nevada, the Pacific Islands and 148 Tribes ------- Current Status Based on the permit application and RCRA regulations, EPA is proposing a permit that sets operating require- ments for the Evoqua facility to ensure protection of public health and the environment. The public has until November 15, 2016 to review the draft permit and supporting documents and provide comments to EPA. The complete application, the draft permit, the statement of basis, and other supporting documentation are avail- able online at www.epa.gov/region9/waste/evoqua. Copies can also be found at the locations indicated below. Please note that earlier documents, including on EPA's website, may still use previous facility names such as Siemens, US Filter, and Westates. Community Involvement EPA would like to hear from you during the public comment period that starts on October 1 and ends on November 15, 2016. EPA will hold a public meeting and public hearing on November 1 at 7 p.m. in the Mohave Conference Room at the Bluewater Resort and Casino, located at 11300 Resort Drive in Parker, Arizona. At the public meeting, general information will be provided about the facility. At the close of the informational public meeting, EPA will open a formal public hearing during which the public may present comments regarding the tentative decision directly to EPA officials. Any comments submitted verbally during the public hearing or in writing during the public comment period will be responded to in writing after the close of the comment period. The complete application, the draft permit, the statement of basis, and other supporting documentation are currently available to the public for review or copying and can be found at the following locations: U.S. EPA CRIT Museum and Library Parker Public Library 75 Hawthorne St., 3rd Floor 26600 Mohave Rd. 1001 South Navajo Ave. San Francisco, CA 94105 Parker, AZ 85344 Parker, AZ 85344 (415) 947-4597 (928) 669-1332 (928) 669-2622 The complete application, the draft permit, the statement of basis, and other supporting documentation are on EPA's website at www.epa.gov/region9/waste/evoqua. Questions regarding this proposal or the draft permit may be directed to the EPA RCRA Project Manager: "Mike" Mahfouz Zabaneh, P.E. at (415) 972-3348 or zabaneh. mahfouz(5>epa.gov- Requests for documents contained in EPA's Administrative Record for this proposed deci- sion may be submitted using the Freedom of Information Act at: https://www.epa.gov/foia. Send comments to: U.S. EPA Region 9, LND-4-2, 75 Hawthorne Street, San Francisco, CA 94105 or zabaneh.mahfouz(q>epa.gov. For media inquiries, please contact: Margot Perez-Sullivan; Phone: (415) 947-4149; perezsullivan.margot@epa.gov. To communicate with the Evoqua facility, please contact: Monte McCue, Plant Manager, Evoqua Water Technologies, L.L.C., 2523 Mutahar St., Parker, Arizona 85344; Phone: (928) 669-5758 Ext. 17; Fax: (928) 669-5775; monte.mccue(q>evoqua.com. ------- |