TRI Pollution Prevention Report for GE ENGINE SERVICES MCALLEN LP and Nitric acid

Facility ID: 78503VLLMC6200S

Facility Name and Address:
GE ENGINE SERVICES MCALLEN LP
6200 S 42ND ST
MCALLEN, TX 78503

Parent Company: GENERAL ELECTRIC CO (GE CO)

Industry: Aircraft Engine and Engine Parts Manufacturing (336412)
Chemical: Nitric acid

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

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Waste Management Comparison - 2022

Pollution Prevention Activities for Selected Chemical

Reporting Year	Section 8.10: Newly Implemented Source Reduction Activity	Section 8.10: Methods to Identify Activity	Section 8.11: Optional Pollution Prevention Information*
2022	Source Reduction:: S24: Modified or updated equipment or layout	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	S24: Completed design, installed, and began hydraulic testing of a replacement clean/strip line with automated racks and lids. System is expected to be in use for production in RY2024. Once on-line, the new line is expected to help decrease nitric losses. The reductions in nitric content in site wastewaters will then in turn reduce nitrate generation.
2021	Source Reduction:: S24: Modified or updated equipment or layout	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	S24: Began design of a replacement clean/strip line with automated racks and lids. System is not yet installed. Once on-line, the new line is expected to help decrease nitric losses, and the reduced nitric loss will in turn reduce nitrate generation.
2007	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W64: Improved draining procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2006	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T10: Vendor assistance

*Classifications of Optional Pollution Prevention Information shown in brackets are provided by EPA.

TRI Pollution Prevention Glossary

The Waste Management Hierarchy

The waste management hierarchy established by the Pollution Prevention Act (PPA) guides waste generators toward the best options for managing wastes. The preferred option is to prevent pollution at its source, but for waste that is generated, the preferred management methods are recycling, followed by burning for energy recovery, treatment and, as a last resort, disposing of the waste.

Source Reduction includes activities that eliminate or reduce the generation of chemical waste.
Recycling includes the recovery of a toxic chemical in waste for reuse.
Energy Recovery includes the combustion of toxic chemicals in waste to generate heat or electricity.
Treatment includes the destruction of a toxic chemical in waste.
Disposal or Other Releases includes toxic chemical quantities entering the environment.

The PPA requires facilities to provide the following details about each chemical they report to TRI:

A breakdown of production-related waste managed. This includes all amounts of the chemical released directly to the environment or otherwise managed as waste, other than waste generated by one-time events not associated with normal production processes (e.g., fires or remedial actions).
A production ratio or activity index to provide context for reported toxic chemical quantities. For example, if a chemical is used in the manufacture of refrigerators, the production index would track the number of refrigerators produced and could be used to help gauge how much of the chemical is being released per unit of production.
Any newly implemented source reduction activities, reported using "W-codes" (e.g., "W41: Increased purity of raw materials")

Facilities may also provide optional Pollution Prevention Information describing their source reduction, recycling, or pollution control activities.