Veolia Environmental Solutions' Technical Division in Phoenix, Arizona: Focused on Environmental Services Tech Solutions
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Marcus Aguilar – Permit Writer, Permits Section [email protected]
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Return to: Region 9 Polychlorinated Biphenyls Program
On This Page: * Facility Overview* EPA's Role* Facility Layout* PCB Operations Summary* Resources
Facility Overview
Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions (Veolia) runs a PCB storage and treatment facility at 5736 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ. These services cover PCB-contaminated waste handling, including receiving, documenting, storing, processing, transporting, and recording. The processing operations at Veolia involve draining and dismantling specific electrical equipment (like bushings and cables), metal recovery from scrap electricals, and metal cleanup for off-site recycling.
EPA's Role
EPA regulates PCB management under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), a law enacted to track the roughly 75,000 industrial chemicals in circulation within the U.S. EPA monitors these substances, screening them periodically, and mandates reporting or testing if necessary for potential environmental or health hazards. In cases of unreasonable risks, EPA can prohibit chemical production and import.
The EPA oversees all PCB-related activities at Veolia's facility located in Buildings 2, 3, and 4. Their operations are currently under the TSCA permit, issued in 2015.
Facility Layout
The facility consists of four buildings approximately 8,000 square-feet each, accompanied by a hazardous waste storage area stretching approximately 1,000 square-feet, positioned north of Building 1. Buildings 1 and the storage structure specialize in managing hazardous waste processing and storage under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) supervision by the Arizona Department of Environmental Quality. The PCB operations within Buildings 2, 3, and 4 fall under TSCA oversight by the U.S. EPA.
PCB Operations at Veolia
The Step-by-Step Process
Shipments containing PCBs usually arrive at the facility by truck, where they are unloaded in truck bays or below-grade areas to make transferring equipment or materials a breeze. Once the shipment arrives, the staff reviews the shipping documents for accuracy, and the equipment or materials are carefully inspected. The warehouse buildings segregate PCB containers in designated areas that adhere to TSCA storage guidelines.
The PCB processing involves draining liquids from selected electrical equipment, flushing the emptied equipment, disassembling it, and later recovering metals. The recovered metals are soaked in a decontamination solution, rinsed, tested for adequate decontamination, and sent for recycling off-site if the PCB concentration falls below the required limit (10 μg/100 cm2). The liquid PCBs are segregated in designated storage areas based on their PCB concentration.
Resources
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- Cleanups In My Community (CIMC)
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- EPA Permit ID AZ0000337360: Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions L.L.C, Phoenix, AZ (pdf) (15.37 MB, September 30, 2015) Approval for Commercial Storage of Polychlorinated Biphenyls issued to Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions L.L.C, Phoenix, Arizona. EPA Permit ID: AZ0000337360.
- Final Statement of Basis: Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions LLC, Phoenix, AZ (pdf) (1.13 MB, September 30, 2015) Final Statement of Basis for the Approval for Commercial Storage of Polychlorinated Biphenyls issued to Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions LLC, Phoenix, Arizona. EPA ID: AZ0000337360.
- PCB Approval Decision and Response to Public Comments: Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions LLC, Phoenix, AZ (pdf) (154.63 KB, September 30, 2022) EPA Region 9 is renewing and modifying a Toxic Substances Control Act approval issued to Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions LLC, as the facility operator, to continue operating a commercial polychlorinated biphenyl storage facility.
Insights:
Note: As of the current date, the TSCA approval status for Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions' PCB storage and processing facility in Phoenix, Arizona, remains unconfirmed through public databases or records. To verify the current TSCA approval status, utilize the following actions:
- EPA’s PCB Management Program: Visit the EPA PCB Program website.
- EPA’s Public Resources:
- EPA's e-Documents or FOIA request system for specific approval documents related to Veolia's facility.
- Direct Communication:
- Contact Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions to request compliance and approval information.
- Reach out to the EPA Region 9 office (serving Arizona) for the most up-to-date information: EPA Region 9 Contact
Should you need assistance composing an information request to EPA or Veolia, I'd be more than happy to help! Let me know if you want to proceed with that.
- The facility run by Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions at 5736 West Jefferson Street, Phoenix, AZ, manages PCB-contaminated waste, including recycling off-site clean metals recovered from PCB operations.
- EPA’s role in the facility's operations is overseeing PCB management under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA), which involves periodic monitoring, mandating reporting or testing for potential environmental or health hazards, and prohibiting production or import of chemicals in cases of unreasonable risks.
- In the step-by-step process of PCB operations at Veolia, liquid PCBs are collected, segregated, and sent for recycling off-site if the PCB concentration falls below the required limit (10 μg/100 cm2).
- To verify the current TSCA approval status of Veolia Environmental Services Technical Solutions' PCB storage and processing facility, you can consult EPA’s PCB Management Program on their website, send a FOIA request for specific approval documents, or contact Veolia or the EPA Region 9 office directly.
