Public
Health - SEPs may
include examining residents in a community to determine if anyone
has experienced any health problems because of the company's violations.
| City of
Timpson Electric Utility
Identify all existing oil-filled electrical
equipment within City of Timpson electrical utility system
that contains polychlorated biphenyls (PCBs) at 1 (part per
million) ppm or greater. Remove from service and properly
dispose of all PCBs and PCB equipment that contain PCBs at
50 ppm or greater.
Cost = $58,885.00
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Pollution Prevention
- SEPs involve changes so that the company no longer
produces some form of pollution. For example, a company may
make its operation more efficient so that it avoids making a hazardous
waste along with its product.
| Formosa
Plastics Corporation
Replace two ethylene dichloride (EDC)
furnaces seven to eight years before the end of their expected
useful life.
Cost = $6,600,000.00
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Pollution Reduction
- SEPs are like pollution prevention projects.
Instead of eliminating the source of pollution, these projects reduce
the amount and/or danger presented by some form of pollution, often
by providing better treatment and disposal of the pollutant.
| Micro Chemical Company
Sponsor household hazardous waste collection
(HHW) event for Franklin Parish, Louisiana, for the next 5
years. Provide public with educational material concerning
management of HHW at home. Several tons of waste will be kept
out of landfills.
Cost = $25,280.00
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Environmental Restoration
& Protection - SEPs that improve the condition
of the land, air or water in the area damaged by the violation.
For example, by purchasing land or developing conservation programs
for the land, a company could protect a source of drinking water.
| Lead Products Company,
Inc.
Remove contamination from soil and
pave road to reduce exposure; provide public education and
outreach.
Cost = $5,000.00
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Emergency Planning &
Preparedness - SEPs provide technical assistance
and training to state or local emergency planning and response organizations
to help them better respond to chemical emergencies.
| Chem Service, Inc.
Donate $2,000 in equipment, $2,000
to Oklahoma local emergency planning committees (LEPC) regional
conference, and $4,000 in support over two years to LEPC.
Cost = $8,000.00
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Assessments & Audits
- Company identifies opportunities to reduce emissions
and improve environmental performance.
| Camp Stanley Storage Activity
Hire an on-site expert to audit and
implement actions to review all inadequate hazardous waste
management practices.
Cost = $555,000.00
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Environmental Compliance
Promotion - Provides training or technical
support to other members of the regulated community to help achieve
and maintain compliance, or to reduce pollutants beyond legal requirements.
| National Tank Company,
Inc.
Conduct Resource Conservation and Recovery
Act (RCRA) and Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-know
Act (EPCRA) training seminar for local industry. Affected
industry is primarily metal fabrication and coating.
Cost = $9,861.00
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Other Types of Projects
- SEPs that have environmental merit but do not
fit within the categories listed above. These projects must
be fully consistent with all other provisions of the SEP Policy
and be approved by EPA.
| Coco Resources, Inc.
For RCRA violation, install fence around
facility to separate facility from fireworks stand and day
care; construct secondary containment for storage of products
which contain hazardous constituents; install ventilation
vents inside warehouse; and implement risk management plan.
For Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and
Liability Act (CERCLA or Superfund) violation, donate $500
in emergency equipment to LEPC; donate $500 to annual regional
LEPC conference; and attend LEPC meetings for two years.
Cost = $11,650.00
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