TRI Pollution Prevention Report for SCOT INDUSTRIES INC and Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

Facility ID: 53573WSCNS810NE

Facility Name and Address:
SCOT INDUSTRIES INC
810 E NEBRASKA ST
MUSCODA, WI 53573

Parent Company: SCOT INDUSTRIES INC

Industry: Electroplating, Plating, Polishing, Anodizing, and Coloring (332813)
Chemical: Chromium compounds (except for chromite ore mined in the Transvaal Region)

Production Related Waste Management for Selected Chemical

lchemid=N090

Waste Management Comparison - 2015

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:: S41: Improved scheduling, record keeping, or procedures for operations, cleaning, and maintenance[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Barriers: B1-Barriers to P2 B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat	S41: Incremental improvements included tweaking hard chrome plating software programs to extend life of plating baths and a small efficiency improvement with respect to the sequence of maintenance vs. replacement actitivies. Barriers to P2: B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat - After review of alternative non-chemical wastewater treatment method the payback and cost-benefit of such a system was not favorable.
2021	Source Reduction:: S21: Optimized process conditions to increase efficiency[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: S41: Improved scheduling, record keeping, or procedures for operations, cleaning, and maintenance[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s) Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management Barriers: B1-Barriers to P2 B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat	S41: Reviewed hard chrome plating process and improved overall efficiency from maintenance to production. Barriers to P2: B1 - Insufficient capital to install new source reduction equipment or implement new source reduction activities/initiat - Consideration of a non-chemical wastewater treatment method is a possibility moving forward would reduce the flocc formation and subsequent filter cake material disposal containing the chromium compounds.
2020	Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T01: Internal pollution prevention opportunity audit(s)	W78: Keeping steel tubes and steel bar cleaner and free of dust and minute particles prior to and during plating prep ultimately reduces the amount of chromium compound waste generated. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Implementation of an environmental management system with active involvement of front-line team member ideas and suggestions to be implemented if practical.
2019	Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Implementation of an environmental management system with active involvement of front-line team members ideas and suggestions to be implemented if practical.
2018	Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	W78: Optimizing machining to closer tolerances and better finishes to improve hard chrome plating. Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Implementation of an environmental management system with active involvement by team members allowed for potential pollution prevention ideas to be discussed and trialed for effectiveness. Source Reduction: Source Reduction - Improved maintenance scheduling and procedures including scheduled maintenance days to address specific maintenance tasks such as chrome plating tank clean outs and small modifications to plating tank covers are believed to have been successful in reducing the amount of chromium related waste in the air, water, and land.
2017	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	Other Environmental Practices: General Environmental Management - Implementation of an environmental management system led to team members becoming more involved with both the production and waste aspects with those activities dealing with hard chrome plating of steel tubing and steel bar.
2016	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T05: Employee recommendation (independent of a formal company program)	W13: Improving scheduling and administration in some production areas. W78: Slight modifications to cleaning of tubes and bars prior to plating. Source Reduction - Refinement in team coordination. Source Reduction - Incorporating positive feedback from employees working in this area.
2015	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2014	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications[-0-4%] Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications[-0-4%]	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W13: Improvement of processes W49: Improvement of processes W78: Improvement of processes
2013	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2012	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management
2011	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications Source Reduction:: W78: Other surface preparation and finishing modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T04: Participative team management	W13: Increased maintenance of chrome plating and waste water treatment systems. W49: Slightly changed the chemical additions of the chrome plating baths. W78: Emphasized cleaning of tubes and bars before chrome plating to further improve both plating efficiencies and life cycle of chromic acid plating baths. Source Reduction - Plant and asst. plant managers, plating managers, maintenance staff, and environmental engineer considered ways to save money, improve processes, and reduce waste generation.
2010	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Other Environmental Practices - Processes are continuosly reviewed to see where operating efficiencies and cost savings can be implemented. Production increased significantly year over year from RY2009 to RY 2010.
2009	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Other Environmental Practices - Processes are reviewed and portion of chrome plating operation was decommissioned during RY2009.
2008	Source Reduction:: W13: Improved maintenance scheduling, recordkeeping, or procedures Source Reduction:: W49: Other raw material modifications	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other	Other Environmental Practices - Processes are periodically reviewed to determine if any recycle/Recovery techniques could be implemented to generate less waste, use less chemical(S), and save money.
2007			Other Environmental Practices - Processes are periodically reviewed to determine if any recycle/Recovery techniques could be implemented to generate less waste, use less chemical(S), and save money.
2006			Other Environmental Practices - Processes are periodically reviewed to determine if any recycle/recovery techniques could be implemented to generate less waste, use less chemical(s), and save money.
2004	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other
2003	Source Reduction:: W52: Modified equipment, layout, or piping	Methods to Identify SR Opportunities: T11: Other

*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.